A morality question ... on ATOT no less - LMAO

[Armitage]

in sickness or in health.

So years later, one half of the couple formed on this promise calls it splitsville - and it isn't pretty of course. Two years after the divorce it becomes apparent that this decision was likely an early symptom or sign of mental illness - which may be getting worse.

So - in sickness or in health ... if the divorce was a result of sickness, is the other partner still bound by that promise?

 

[notfred]

Nothing holds after the divorce. I'm cunfused as to what you're asking. Are you saying that the divorce should be nullified because one partner was sick?

 

[Kadarin]

No, the partner would not be bound.

 

[Fritzo]

I feel like divorce is quitting. I worked at my marriage like nothing else in my life...now I'm going on 11 years and it's neve been better.

 

[dugweb]

she had a rare case of "Iwantadivorceiosis"?

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: dugweb
she had a rare case of "Iwantadivorceiosis"?

:laugh:

 

[d3lt4]

Originally posted by: notfred
I'm cunfused as to what you're asking. Are you saying that the divorce should be nullified because one partner was sick?

answer please

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I feel like divorce is quitting. I worked at my marriage like nothing else in my life...now I'm going on 11 years and it's neve been better.

I agree 100% - but that only helps if both parties do.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: notfred
I'm cunfused as to what you're asking.

^^^

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: d3lt4

Originally posted by: notfred
I'm cunfused as to what you're asking. Are you saying that the divorce should be nullified because one partner was sick?

answer please

Shrug - not divorced by reason of insanity?
You promised to stick by the person in sickness or in health - what if the sickness causes your partner to leave you - delusions basically, though undistinguishable from lack of character or such at the time. Those delusions grow over time until they become psychotic. You can draw a pretty clear line between the current extreme delusions and the delusions that ended the marriage.

Since the divorce was the result of the disease - and the promise was to stick by each other is sickness & in health, does the divorce relieve the sane partner of their obligation to the sick partner?

 

[FoBoT]

divorce totally breaks any all promises, so what difference does it make if she is wacko or not?

 

[Armitage]

I'm curious about the 8 yes votes with no comments (other then Fritzo)?
(aka bump for the day crowd)

 

[gigapet]

You only live once there is no reason to remain in any relationship or situation that makes you unhappy.

 

[dullard]

A promiss in like a contract. If one side pulls out of a contract, the contract is over. The other side does not need to continue to pretend the contract is still in effect. Once your marriage contract is broken by the other side, you do NOT need to feel obligated to your promiss that the other person broke first.

<- Very hapilly married, and now very happily divorced.