I think that BBJ has been extremely heroic in her efforts to save this M. And it is her choice to make on whether or not she is going to pursue this D. I don't encourage it and I wish others on this site did not as well. I'm sure there are plenty of sites out there for people to go to if they are wanting encouragement on filing for a D.
I understand this will upset some people as some people unfortunately have no issue with D.
I think that BBJ is doing a tremendous job of doing everything she can to keep this M alive even with all the setbacks that have occured.
Sometimes I don't step in until I see someone starting to grow weary and tired and starting to cave to the D. Sometimes I may not have known their thread even existed until that point. But it doesn't really matter when someone steps in so much as what they are trying to do to help keep this stander still standing for what is sacred.
Obviously it isn't easy to keep putting up with setbacks. It never is. It is the challenge of a lifetime. It is entering the race and not giving up no matter what until the reward is yours.
BBJ,
As far as what your pastor told you about men's hardness of hearts, Moses allowed that because those men were killing their wives. It was better to save the lives of those wives than to not permit something that was clearly against God's teaching. As Jesus said later it was not like that in the beginning and it is no longer like that. Jesus reinstitued the laws of M. So I have to disagree with your pastor.
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...