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[missmyfriend]

RCR, I usually agree with you but I think that the definition of "courage" is being modified to mean something entirely different.

Courage = mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.

I see the departure as being bereft of any moral compass. They left children behind, not to protect the family but to seek out their own selfish desires. Someone who is courageous seeks help and will have the courage to share with people close to them to get help instead of fleeing and hiding in their own little world. I see no courage in leaving a marriage.

It may help those "left behind" to see something "noble" in the decision of their loved one to leave but I find that to be as much a concern as someone who is unforgiving toward the spouse who has left.

I respect both your opinion and PB's but I disagree that it is courage. It completely contradicts people who show courage which is the willingness to risk their own lives for others.