Summary: Many couples find themselves at the end of the line, considering ending their marriage but held back by their beliefs that divorce is wrong. If you are in this situation you may be wondering if separation or divorce are ever helpful, or whether there is ever such a thing as a marriage that's beyond recovery.<br> <br> Research shows that a significant number of couples going through divorce still believe that the marriage could be saved. So asking the simple question "do you think we can save our marriage?" to your spouse can give you hope that there is still a chance you can work things out. Research also shows that many of the common reasons couple split up and refuse to reconcile are preventable and treatable with proper marriage counseling.<br> <br> Separation might seem like a way to give each other some space and diffuse a situation that's at breaking point, but statistics and surveys reveal that most couples who separate end up divorcing. It has also been shown that divorcing rarely leads to the increase in happiness you hope it will bring, and even re-marrying rarely improves your mental wellbeing. So even if you find your marriage breaking apart, there is still hope and it is still worth fighting for.
