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The little I know
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As an askan involved in both problem marriages and gittin, I find many of the comments here disturbing in that generalization is rampant, irresponsible, and ultimately useless. There is a bigger problem here. There are statistics being quoted, and most commenters seem to have zero grasp in interpreting them. I accept the statement from Rav Shteinman shlit”a about a vast majority of marriages being reparable. But this does not translate into a case where there should not be a get. Let’s explain. There is a famous quote about the bumblebee that should not be able to fly if one examines the involved aerodynamics. However, the bumblebee has not studied the science of aerodynamics, and flies anyway.

There are almost always points along the way at which a couple can still fix things. If they fail to do that, the option of a get becomes necessary. If we compare apples and oranges, we will never get it right. So may of the gittin are critically needed, and anyone in their right mind would see that, including Rav Shteinman shlit”a. There were junctures earlier that should have led to treatment, therapy, intervention, counseling, etc.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, marriages are entered with limited preparation, and halachos, while essential, only constitute a small portion of the needed readiness to marry.