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The husband of a friend of mine has asked for a divorce just as she is beginning to cope with a long-term illness. I say, what part of "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part" did he not understand?

This sort of thing makes me understand why "traditore" and "vigliacco" ("traitor" and "coward") have long been the two worst insults in the Italian language.

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[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

Too many people are like that, unfortunately. Both friends and lovers. *shrug* I've personally given up believing that people will actually turn out to be 'good' people. I'm pleasantly surprised when people do nice things, but there's no point in expecting them to do the right thing.

I'm hoping that it was just bad timing on his behalf. I think it's despicable to leave somebody because of illness (mental or physical) but, well, we do have no fault divorce for a reason. Sometimes it just doesn't work out.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Oh no it wasn't. He called her "dangerously insane" to her face - with his girlfriend in the room. If I had him within reach of me, I would give him a lesson in decency with a couple of knuckledusters, and perhaps a hammer or a two-by-four.

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's horrible. I hope his girlfriend realises what she's getting herself into! People like that are ... unlikely to change.