A woman who runs off with her lover is not abandonning her husband: she is sparing him a disloyal wife.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Similar to the first quote, it frames leaving a husband for a lover as saving him from an unfaithful partner.
- In plain terms
- Leaving saves your husband from being married to someone unfaithful.
- What can you take from it?
- View leaving as a mercy rather than a crime.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is leaving an act of kindness?
- Who decides faithfulness?
Another view
It rationalizes hurtful actions as kindness.
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