What would you consider grounds for divorce?

Contributor: mjtheprincess mjtheprincess
I hope my relationship never comes to divorce...but abuse would easily be a reason for me to leave if it ever happened.
02/04/2013
Contributor: Khanner Khanner
Almost all of these to different degrees.
Infertility I don't care about. Weight gain is not a problem unless they're trying to eat themself to death or something.
And it depends on what that "serious crime" is. There are several illegal things I'm not morally opposed to.
02/04/2013
Contributor: Beautiful-Disaster Beautiful-Disaster
Most of those would make me want a divorce. especially the cheating. I'm a very jealous person..
02/04/2013
Contributor: TrenchcoatHunters TrenchcoatHunters
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Originally posted by bayosgirl
What would you, personally, consider grounds for divorce? Assuming you've attempted to work on the issues when applicable and they are not improving.
Pretty much all of the above
02/04/2013
Contributor: shorejen9 shorejen9
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Originally posted by Beck
Almost all of those are grounds for me to file a divorce except for weight gain and infertility. Those can be worked on or found a way around. Other things are unforgivable.
Agreed
02/04/2013
Contributor: Silverdrop Silverdrop
Going to have to say all of the above. If the relationship is going bad, it's going bad. It doesn't matter what the ostensible reason is.
02/04/2013
Contributor: Kitka Kitka
Drinking or drug problem, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse or S/he committed a serious crime.
02/04/2013
Contributor: novanilla novanilla
The only ones I did not check were infertile and weight gain.

I would be thrilled if myself or my partner ended up infertile honestly...I don't want kids of my own and it would make life easier if one of us is infertile if I end up with someone of the opposite sex.
02/04/2013
Contributor: CountryPrincess CountryPrincess
I'm sure theres lots of reasons for people, abuse is a definite one... I got divorced because 7 months after my ex got back from his deployment he started sexting an ex girlfriend and took my truck and took off to Cali, that was my last straw so I filed
02/04/2013
Contributor: Munko Munko
I checked all but infertility and weight gain. The OP says this is assuming things have been worked on with no improvement....I'm not one to walk away without trying my hardest, but all of those are reasons to walk if they can't be fixed, and some of them are reasons to walk without trying to fix (abuse, mainly)
03/02/2013
Contributor: twelve13 twelve13
Oh goodness. I checked almost all of them. I must have high standards.
03/07/2013
Contributor: Hallmar82 Hallmar82
Cheating (again), serious lies, and abuse would be grounds for divorce for me.
03/16/2013
Contributor: Rokmai Rokmai
I do feel really bad checking almost all of them, but thankfully I think they are all hard to imagine ever happening.
04/15/2013
Contributor: jessi2 jessi2
I believe in making it work almost no matter what. I have discussed this with my partner and she feels the same way. We are committed to making it work like in the "old days"

Yes, I do believe in divorce if there are such extreme happenings, but I have lived though my parents divorcing. I would not wish that on anyone!
04/15/2013
Contributor: karenm karenm
Almost all of these things.
04/22/2013
Contributor: Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
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Originally posted by - Kira -
Cheating, emotional abuse, and physical abuse. The rest I think one should at least try couple's counseling before heading for divorce court. I also really hate divorce as I watched my parents go through it, so I'm not one to jump to it ... more
I agree with this pretty much verbatim. I'd stick around through even cheating -- I have. There are very few things that really can't be fixed if you're both up to it, and if you say "I do" then you SHOULD be up for it. Otherwise, you shouldn't be married IMO.
04/25/2013
Contributor: gwenevieve gwenevieve
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Originally posted by bayosgirl
What would you, personally, consider grounds for divorce? Assuming you've attempted to work on the issues when applicable and they are not improving.
anything that CAN'T be worked on.
05/08/2013
Contributor: A&M A&M
Cheating is the big one here. Though I think abuse would be one as well.
05/09/2013
Contributor: xgreatlovex xgreatlovex
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Originally posted by bayosgirl
What would you, personally, consider grounds for divorce? Assuming you've attempted to work on the issues when applicable and they are not improving.
unwillingness to change and comprimise for the goodness of both
05/15/2013