Staring lovingly into each other’s eyes on their wedding day, couples promise “for better and for worse, through sickness and health, until death do us part…” However, these vows are only really tested when the marriage goes through stormy seas.
While no one gets married to get divorced, sometimes the bad times overshadow the good and the only way out is ending the marriage. This week, we took to Facebook to find out when our readers think divorce is justified…
Abuse of my (our) children. If you do that, no counselling, no trail separation, straight up divorce. And you won’t get a cent from me.
I would divorce you if you cheat on me or if there is any abuse present, whether it’s physical, mental, financial or emotional abuse. Abuse is a big no no!
There is nothing as bad as cheating and unfaithfulness. I could personally live with any trouble in my marriage, but if I find out about adulterous affairs, I will call it quits!
Divorce is justified when you no longer love your partner the same way. Life is too short to be married just for the sake of marriage. Do what makes you happy.
If the marriage is abusive and there is cheating, a lack of trust and lack of respect, I will quit.
When we start bringing out the worst in each other, then there’s no way we can stay together as we’re no longer interested in building one another.
No matter what the situation is, I’ll never get divorced. You don’t get married to divorce, that’s like living to die.
Divorce cannot be justified at any time. When you have signed that contract in church, there is a clause (“for better or for worse”) that’s a legally and religiously binding term. There is also another clause that goes “what has been put together by God shall not be separated”. Why would you marry someone if you don’t want to go through it all? Just think of the pain you’re going to put your significant other through when you ask for that divorce.
When one partner violates the unity and intimacy of a marriage by sexual sin (adultery, homosexuality, bestiality and incest) and forsakes his or her covenant obligation, the faithful partner is placed in an extremely difficult situation. And the only way out is divorce.
Divorce can only be justified in the rarest of circumstances because it often tears people’s lives apart and shreds a family’s happiness. Frequently, parties who go through a divorce lose much more than they gain.
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