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What should I do about my desire to divorce my husband due to years of misery?

If your marriage is a continuous source of misery, recognize that it is not a sacred bond but a neurotic attachment; sometimes, the most spiritual act is to free yourself from what no longer serves your joy.

— Osho
According to Osho, if your marriage has been almost entirely misery for years, leave it—sooner is better. Marriage is a mix of joy and pain; if it’s roughly fifty–fifty, stay, but a hundred-percent misery is neurotic. Don’t hide behind God or ideals: God isn’t a sadist. If joy never happened, the 'divorce' merely acknowledges no real marriage existed.

If your marriage is only making you suffer, it’s okay to leave—don’t stay from religious guilt; choose some real joy in life.

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