Reply #33: I am bothered by all the condemnation of divorce, as if being divorced is [View All]

[Kitty Herder]

a moral failing. Yes, divorce can sad and if there are children, it can be hard on the children. (Although, in some cases, where there is abuse or constant arguing, it can make life much better for the children.) But divorce frees people from abusive marriages and dreadfully unhappy marriages. My own mother was judged harshly by our little Mormon community for divorcing my father, even though he was abusive to her and seeking a divorce was the best choice for her.

And even when there is no abuse, we shouldn't see the failure of a marriage as the moral failing of the individuals involved. Sometimes no on is at fault. There are simply irreconcilable differences. Should we condemn people who are miserable together to stay together for life?