Really Bad Relationship Advice

I came across an article today that I felt offered some really, really terrible relationship advice:

Options For Your Mediocre Marriage:  http://www.cnn.com/2013/LIVING/06/02/marriage.with.issues/index.html?hpt=hp_bn8

For people that are stuck in a loveless marriage, it can be hell to figure out what to do about it.  The article covered some alternative arrangements people who are in such a situation could consider.

“Open” marriage was one of the alternatives.  I have never met or heard of any marriage or long-term relationship that was able to survive such a concept.  You’re either married or your not. Personally, I have always felt that this concept is a just a way for people to ease their guilt about wanting to fool around with other people.  Same thing for the marriage “sabatical” idea.

One option I can sort of understand is divorced cohabitation.  In this economy, many people’s finances are strained and they may not be able to afford a separation or divorce.  If they feel they just can’t stay married anymore but can’t separate due to financial reasons, this could be a reasonable short-term solution.  But their long-term plan should be to move out and divorce completely – there will be too much baggage to maintain a relationship of this sort long-term.

Overall, I feel that if you are not mostly content with your life in your marriage then you should make plans to get out of it and move on with your life.  Living in limbo is not good for anyone and will only hold you back from finding happiness.