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To: Nifster
Stay married to a drunken abuser.

Even the Catholic Church will make an exception for this; at least, it did for my cousin and that was at least 20 years ago. My cousin's husband was a dedicated alcoholic and was not interested in being helped. She went to her parish priest and he told her to divorce him. I remember my father said, "boy, priests have changed since I was young".

She divorced him, and eventually found a nice guy and they have been married for a long time. I don't think there is anyone, anymore, who insists that a woman should stay with a man who is a serial adulterer, or an alcoholic who refuses help, or a drug addict.

30 posted on 06/29/2017 10:05:57 AM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: LibertarianLiz

The point is this article makes no such exception


40 posted on 06/29/2017 12:58:13 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: LibertarianLiz
Someone who is in the throes of addiction is not capable of keeping their marriage vows and indeed it may be argued that they were incapable of making valid vows in the first place.

But most divorces are not about that.

Mostly they are about people not wanting to put in the effort to stay married. There might be some work involved or they might have to (gasp!) actually change a habit or two.

Marriage is about putting someone else's needs above your own wants. It is not for the weak or faint of heart.

54 posted on 06/29/2017 6:17:13 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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