OceanGoddess
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Calvin said:But ultimately... that is what it comes down to... putting your energies into the relationship.... communicating and loving... and if your partner cannot or will not return the commitment and love... being strong enough and righteous enough to end the situation without violating your own integrity and hurting your partner by cheating.
Get back to me when you have been working on your marriage for 7 years or so, married for 10, and when you have a small child who will be hurt terribly if you divorce, mkay?
It's easy to make assumptions about another's situation when you have not been in their marriage or situation. I have judged and made assumptions about others, and I realize it's difficult not to judge or assume.
Sometimes the partner *is* loving and committed, but just does NOT have a sex drive to speak of . . .what then? And it's easy to say "just get divorced first" but unless you've been divorced with small children, you have NO CLUE when it's like for them and the pain they endure. And I don't care if you're the most intelligent, mature, kind, loving parents on the planet . . .the children will be upset and hurt by the divorce and having to live in two households.
There are no easy answers.
Now, *if* you are married and childless, that is a whole 'nother ballgame!
I was married before, and childless at that time, and thankfully, I realized that we were not suited to be together forever, and I got out before we had children. I am proud of my choice there. It would have been easier to stay and it took a lot to get out.
I do not understand why one would stay in a childless marriage where they weren't happy most of the time . . .but again, who am I to judge? People have their reasons.