Abandonment of Affection
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Anonymous
| It is supposed to be grounds for at-fault divorce. Does this specifically refer to sex? My wife would say she's affectionate -- holds hands, snuggles in bed, kisses (sometimes). But no sex in about 15 months... She is 54, just no drive anymore. So is that abandoment of affection? |
Anonymous
| This is her issue, not yours. She needs to fix this for you. A marriage without sex is unhealthy and cannot last. I can’t imagine going more than 4 weeks without! You are very patient to have put up with it this long. |
Anonymous
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Please get out of the 1950s. People don't divorce for reasons like abandonment of affection anymore. There is this thing called no fault divorce. And as for 16:59, what are you, 14?
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Anonymous
I think he's just asking if that's what this is, not looking to use it as a reason in an at-fault divorce. I think he's planning to accuse her of it and try to make her feel bad (and possibly threaten your standard legally no-fault divorce but make it clear it actually is her fault), and wants his terminology right. |
Anonymous
| If you have an at-fault divorce can it go quicker? That's one reason to do it. |
Anonymous
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Yes, it sucks for you that she doesn't want sex anymore. It's not grounds for at-fault divorce. Seriously, do you know what year this is? Judges don't even care about infidelity.
You won't get divorced in VA or MD faster than a year just because she won't have sex with you. You may as well testify she doesn't fry your eggs to your liking. |
Anonymous
| Hold on — I recall reading there was a proposal to shorten the window to 6 months in Md if there were no minor children. Not sure if that passed. |
Anonymous
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Do you like being married to her? If so, just inform her the marriage is now Open then go have fun. It’s a Saturday night, head to Georgetown and you can easily be having sex a couple hours from now.
If you don’t want to stay with your abusive wife, divorce her and you will find sex even easier as a single guy. |