Quote: She is willing to be a roommate, a coparent, a beloved companion, but not a wife. Cutting all sexual ties and declaring that she is lesbian has effectively ended the marriage. I think that one has to aspire to being a wife before they can legitimately say that they are part of a marriage, don't you think?
This is an interesting response and very well put, especially the first sentence. My question is: isn't this more or less what a lot of us are faced with? It's not as clear cut as Bolete's but the outcome is similar. Replace lesbian with LD and cutting all sexual ties with most. Less absolute but nearly as painful.