For me its that marriage is for life. I don't consider remarriage an alternative. That being said... I also love my wife. No matter how much she hurts me right now, I know I made alot of mistakes in our marriage and I feel like her anger is justified. But I will still take her back no matter what she does because I truly do love her. I don't want to think about the rest of my life without her and her being with someone else which is a reality I am facing right now. The thought of her with someone else truly brings me to my knees. I guess its love more than anything else that makes us willing to take them back. You could say I am a doormat right now. I don't want to be with anyone else, nor do I believe I can be with anyone else. But I really enjoy her when she is not acting like this and I just pray for a change of heart in her. You can overlook alot when you truly love someone. I'm not saying there won't be hurt that needs to be healed. But I would rather have my wife go through whatever it is she feels she needs no matter how much it hurts me and come back to me, than to lose her forever to someone else.
I'm not sure how to answer your question other than true love for that person.
Kevin
Me 36, W 37 M: 08/02/97 D13, D9 1st Bomb 02/08 Reconciled 04/08 2nd Bomb: 09/08 W filed for D 02/04/09 Separated 03/09 D dismissed 06/09/09 Still separated...