You are about to make the most important decision in your life, whether to leave your marriage. Compounding the trauma is fear, self-doubt and feeling that the world rests on your shoulders—which it does. Only you can make the decision. Your DivorceNet® editors have reviewed several relationship books in order to assist our visitors.

Should You Stay or Should You Go guides you through a workbook designed to help you make the right decision. Case studies illuminate the decision-making process. Like many self-help books, it relies on self-discovery and is non-judgmental. The book goes deep into your core values and “presents questions, examples and ideas that will help you gain insight….” If you are ready to be “true to yourself, try using this book.

A Practical Guide To Deciding Whether Or Not To Get A Divorce is a structured manual for those who are faced with the decision of whether or not to stay in a difficult marriage. Karl Augustine's system of "action items" and critical questions can enable you to view your relationship in a clearer light. This book uses a step-by-step guide to sorting out your priorities for a successful relationship, and helps you develop the "action plan" you need to move forward in your life.

If extramarital affairs have jeopardized your marriage, Break Free of the Affair may help. It defines seven distinct types of affairs and estimates the odds of saving your marriage on a scale of 1-10. The author takes a cold, hard approach. Without false hope, it forces you to ask, “is my marriage worth saving”? If, against the odds, the answer is “yes,” it provides sober, realistic strategies for repairing the relationship.