Yes, sometimes parents in a bad relationships can fix their relationship. Marriage counselling is a great idea for couples who's relationships are on the rocks

Yes, sometimes parents in a bad relationships can fix their relationship. Marriage counselling is a great idea for couples who's relationships are on the rocks. Very often however the situation is well beyond repair. Sometimes the relationships were built on a foundation of abuse in the first place, so there isn't even anything positive to restore. In those situations, we should provide all the encouragement and assistance to single parents as we can muster. > "Coming from someone who's lived it. 2 parents (in a bad relationship) > 1 parent" Your experience, while valuable, should be taken for what it is: your experience. (In the interest of disclosure, I feel that I should mention that my parents have never been separated. I was lucky.)