“divorce is USUALLY worse than a problematic marriage”
For a change, Joe has a valid point with the noted caveat. For many years, women in really bad and borderline abusive relationships “held on” for the sake of the kids or in prior generations, simply because of the lack of an economically viable alternative. B”h today, women have both the economic option of leaving an abusive relationship and support from their rabbonim and local mosdos if that is their choice. Clearly, tyring to work through a “problematic” relationship is preferable but if that is a code word for abuse, than leaving is without a doubt the right path.