The only question that leaves me with is this... if an 'emotional divorce' is all that is needed to relieve someone from living up to their marriage vows, then why do we have marriage at all? Why not just an "emotional marriage"? I mean, I guess these are all really just words that we use... but what do M vows mean if it is as simple to say... "I'm now divorced so I don't have to live up to what I promised you" ??
Denver,
No arguing.
Think about this...
Were you more committed to you W emotionallyAFTER you took you vows, or were you committed to her prior to that?
Simple? Yup, it really is...
You are a lawyer. What is the legal basis of M? Women used to be "property" of men. Men received dowries when they got married. In some places around the world, they still do. Women are still considered "property". There was legal and financial gains to be considered.
There is also the whole religious basis for M. Moral codes to conform to.
So the reasons for the vows, could be numerous.
Weren't you really emotinally married to her before you took those vows?
I know that I was married to my H, before I actually married him.
Just some thoughts...
"Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it."--Michael J. Fox
