Why we stay in relationships, even when they’re not working

Finding comfort and security in the familiar is often easier than facing unpredictable change – despite the potential for a positive outcome, according to Debbie LewisSomeone I know just ended a very unhappy relationship with a man she had been with for more than 20 years. Now that she has managed to extricate herself, she is wondering why on earth she didn’t get out sooner. It’s a question many of us will have asked ourselves at some stage. And the reasons for sticking with so