For people like Morgan, however, no-fault divorce has stripped him of what he views as a constitutional right to protest the dissolution.

He told Chron his views were shaped by watching his father go through a divorce and later experiencing divorce himself, one he did not want.

“When we utter our vows, many people say, ‘Till death do you part.’…My vows are more important than anything… I made this vow to God, and my wife was the beneficiary of my vow,” Morgan argued.

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    stuff like this is going to lead to a lot of husbands becoming “suddenly ill” after eating dinner. in biblical days, women had ways of getting out of abusive relationships.

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      Apparently a common story before divorce.

      If anything, this should be what encourages religious chuds to accept no-fault divorce. Either let go of the relationship, or die.

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        When one party wants to terminate the relationship and the other disallows that from happening, that is by definition an abusive relationship. There’s no such thing as a non-abusive relationship with someone who doesn’t want to be in that relationship in the first place.

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          But they TOOK a VOW…to DEATH in front of a male (better have been a male) preacher…

          I’m also 100% sure any asshole making this argument hasn’t actually done anything to preserve a relationship with their partner.

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            You can’t just say “that isn’t what I said” and then delete what you said, lol

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        which is okay? The women that leave because theyre not happy? Ive had men leave me because they werent happy? I didnt cry (much) about it, and moved on to find someone I could make happy?

        Women can leave a safe relationship without poisen. A controlling nightmare a person could be trapped in… anyone with their back against the wall will make choices.

        Your statement also completely ignores the men who end up in abusive situations.