Principles of Marriage and Family Ethics

(Chris Devlin) #1

workingatnightandthathegoesafterhispleasure.AsaresultIamnot
prepared to live with a liar'.


At hispointthe husband tookoutafewletters fromhis pocket and
placedthemonacounterbeforethejudgeandaskedhimtoreadthem
aloudin order to provehis innocence andto stophis wife's improper
attitude.


Thejudgestartedtoreadthelettersaloud.Oneoftheletterswasindic-
ativeofhisovertimeworkingfrom 4 to 8 O'clockatnight.Otherletters
were also related to his work where he was asked to attend certain
seminars.


Thewifecameforwardandafterseeingthe letterssaidthatIusedto
searchhispocketseverynightbutIdidnotseeanyoftheseletters'.The
judge said: 'He might have left them at his work'.


Theyoungmansaid:'Mywife'ssuspiciousnesstowardsmehasgrown
somuchthatIhavebecomesuspiciousofher.EverynightIhavenight-
mares! Iimaginethat sheis inlove with amanandwants to separate
from me in order to marry him'.


Atthispointtheyoungwiferushed towardsherhusbandandwhile
crying for joy, apologised to him and they both left the court.''


"Adentistcomplainedtothe courtandsaid:'Mywifeisexceedingly
jealous.Iamadentistandtherearewomenpatientswhocometomyof-
ficefortreatment.Thishasarousedmywife'sjealousyandeverydaywe
argueaboutit.ShebelievesthatIshouldnotacceptwomenpatients.But
Icannotlosemyregularpatients.Ilovemywifeandshelovesme,but
thisimproperexpectationofhersisruiningourlives.Afewdaysagoshe
cametomydentalsurgeryandforcedmetoleave.Wewenthomeand
quarrelled. She said to me: 'I went to your surgery and sat beside a
younggirlin thewaitingroom.Wetalkedaboutyouandshe,without
knowingthatIwasyourwife,said:'Thedentistisahandsomeandwell-
mannered man'. "The dentist went on saying: 'On account of a girl's
opinion, my wife dragged me out of the surgery in a degrading
manner'."

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