Possible divorce

I may have been a bit one-sided in my original description of the situation, but only because it hinges on him. She is at least as dysfunctional as he is, but in different ways. They seemed destined to be together. Purple prose aside, the situation is fairly dire and only made worse by the fact that they have kids together. They have ... three? ... four? ... man, I can't even keep track of them; they were procreating like bunnies for a while. (Also, we don't see them very often as we live in different states now, so I sometimes forget how many they have.)

No, I've thought this, too. I wondered if they would even accept my opinion about their situation. I understand it's something they have to deal with, but it looks like divorce is an inevitable conclusion as things are going now. I just want to try to show them some perspective.

The thing that's strange about the whole master's degree thing is that he's not using the one he has and has absolutely no plans to use the one he wants to get. It sounds to me like he's avoiding something. From what I understand, they've been going to couples counseling and now they're at this point. It doesn't seem a necessary step for them. Or a logical one.