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Chapter Nine
WHAT TO DO
WHEN YOUR
MATE WILL NOT!
H
AVE YOU ever thought about leaving your mate be–
cause he-or she-refuses to fulfill his-or
her-fam–
ily responsibilities? What is a person supposed to do
when a mate will not?
The answer is simple and effective: YOU do when your
mate
will
not!
Why Divorce?
Divorce destroys lives.
It
reaches in and tears apart the
very heart and soul of a family. Some people, in the depths of
the pain and suffering of an unhappy marriage, naturally feel
it
is better to break up rather than to continue living
in
misery.
Although
it
may seem like the quick and easy way out of
problems,
it
is the beginning of a whole new set of problems.
Two generations ago divorce was a disgrace-now
it
is a
statistical race. Of course, couples once stayed together and
endured the pain and difficulties that accompany a bad
marriage.
Through good times and bad times they tried to stay
together, to raise their children together, and in spite of the
many hurts and tears, to hope for a marriage that would take
them through the golden years to the twilight of their lives.
It often enough didn't work. And there were reasons.
Today, people have very little tolerance for pain and