Even the most earnest of nature lovers who advocate setting animals found in the wild free will take them in and nurse them back to health.
This presumes they want to accept help
and
...also presumes somewhat of a sanctimonious attitude that we know what's best for them.
I disagree. A drunk doesn't want help, we still help them, and it IS what's best for them.
For a period of time. At some point, as Allen himself says, you reach a point where you can't let the drowning person pull you under with them, but doing whatever you can to fight for your marriage, INCLUDING actively fighting the infidelity, is -- in my opinion -- the most compassionate thing you can do.
