1. Who will be affected by your decision to stay, or get divorced? Whether or not you have kids may play a big part in whether or not it is worth it to stay in an unhappy marriage. If your home life is volatile and unstable as a result of the unhappiness in the marriage, you may want to get a divorce in order to give your children a chance at having a more stable condition to be brought up in. On the other hand, you have to realize that getting divorced often affects children negatively. They may blame themselves, or feel like they are broken because their family is. This may lead to them having the inability to make a relationship work in their life. The fact is, you and the person you are married to are not the only ones who will be affected by your divorce, so consider that, and who else may be before you make such a big decision.

2. What are your personal beliefs about marriage and divorce? If you have strong beliefs about it, your religion is against it, or something similar, you may find that you have far more grief leaving the relationship then you ever had while in it. The guilt, and the torment you inflict on yourself about your soul may not warrant getting a divorce. If you have causal views about divorce, this may come into play as well. If you consider it a reasonable option, you may not try as hard to make your marriage work because yourself an escape option. It is like not facing problems, but running away from them. So is it worth it, ask yourself what you believe about divorce before answering the question.

3. What kind of person are you married to, and how will they act/treat you, after you are divorced if you choose that route? While most people do not think this matters, it does, in fact, it matters a lot. Imagine if you are married to a very controlling, vindictive, or crazy person. If you were to divorce them, and remarry, they may make your new spouse's life a living hell. What if you marry an angry person, and they take their anger at you out on your children. There are many things to consider, and so decide carefully.

In addition to the above three questions, you need to ask yourself if you have tried to find happiness again in your marriage. Many people give up on a marriage before they ever put in any efforts to fix the problems that are causing the unhappiness. This will matter. There are always consequences and a domino effect of a big decision such as getting divorced. It may reflect badly on you and make it more difficult for you to get a job in the future because the owner may see it as a lack of commitment, etc. So, do what you can to fix the problems before you abandon the union. So is it worth staying in an unhappy marriage? Sometimes, especially if you are willing to take the steps to try and make it happy.