Exactly. And I wonder how much our EZ-divorce culture contributed to their thinking PARTY PARTY PARTY.
As for a “free country”, I needn’t remind you that divorce was much much more rare before we were a big-government nanny-state. I think limitations on divorce is perfectly consonant with freedom.
If my spouse doesn’t want to love me and be faithful to me, then she is the agent of destruction in the marriage. I don’t see though why I should do her one better and kill it with my own hands.
We can agree to disagree then.
I have no problem with NFD, in the sense that if the marriage is dead, you can part civil, versus being made to call someone ‘evil’ and actually create bad feelings where there may not have been any.
Sometimes, it IS hard to find the fault. Sometimes, it’s simply a very very bad marriage.
So you’d be happy being unfulfilled with someone who hates you?
Granted, I’m happily married and can’t see that happening to myself, or, likely, you either.
I have friends though who were in such situations.