Safety

• In physically abusive households, divorce may save your life.Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images
  
  When domestic violence is an issue, many victims find that the divorce itself is the only positive outcome of a physically abusive marriage. When spousal abuse is consistently present in the marriage, the victim is in constant jeopardy of personal injury at the hands of the abuser: her spouse. In the most unfortunate incidents, wives and sometimes husbands have lost their lives to domestic abuse, leaving orphaned children behind to bear the emotional scars. Ultimately, safety and survival of both a physical and emotional nature are positive outcomes of divorce in abusive marriages.
  
  

Relationship Value

• Many times, divorcees place a higher value on healthy, quality relationships.Hemera Technologies/AbleStock.com/Getty Images
  
  Unfortunately, many people do not realize the quality of what they have until it is gone. This holds true in marriages as well. Many divorcees come to see the value of a stable and loving relationship only after the marriage is dissolved. This holds especially true for the guilty party who suffers the loss of a good spouse due to their own unacceptable behavior. In many instances, victims of divorce experience an increased level of appreciation and value in future quality relationships.
  
  

Revelation

• In some instances, divorce brings clarity to distorted perceptions of reality.George Doyle/Valueline/Getty Images
  
  It's not uncommon for love and emotions to cloud your rational thought process when marital issues are present in a relationship. Sometimes emotionally wounded partners turn a blind eye to the problems within their marriage or with their spouse that are clearly evident to neutral parties. Other times, the person causing the problems is oblivious to their own shortcomings, or in denial of any personal responsibility for the strain on the marriage. In many cases, it is not until after a divorce is finalized and considerable time has passed that a divorcee begins to see the error of her -- or their spouse's -- ways.
  
  

Self-Sufficiency and Independence

• Some divorcees experience a renewed sense of self-sufficiency and independence.MM Productions/Lifesize/Getty Images
  
  Many times people in long-term relationships such as marriages become dependent and reliant upon their partner. In some situations, one spouse may begin to believe they cannot function, succeed or even make a decision without the help of the other; the spouse becomes more of a crutch than a companion. Learning to live without another person in your life and fend for yourself can be a very liberating steppingstone for people who have failed to see themselves as individuals outside of the marital unit. A potentially positive outcome of divorce is a renewed sense of independence and self-sufficiency.
  
  

Overall Serenity

• When a divorce is final, many divorcees experience a calming sense of serenity.Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Getty Images
  
  No matter what specific problems in your marriage led you to divorce, one positive outcome is that those problems are now over. As difficult as the legal and healing process may be for divorcees, ultimately the problems associated with the union are dissolved with the marriage during the divorce. Many former spouses find that when the marriage is over, the arguing, betrayal, discomfort, emotional exhaustion and verbal and sometimes physical abuse and are also over and they are able to achieve a feeling of overall serenity.