# Marriage question: Is she obligated to stay?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-question-is-she-obligated-to-stay/540836>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 26, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-question-is-she-obligated-to-stay/540836 "2010-05-26T17:09:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-question-is-she-obligated-to-stay/540836/21 "2010-05-26T19:13:01Z")

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> [@torie](#):
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> I think that when the Mr. and Mrs. Hypothetical chose to bring a child into the world, they agreed to intertwine their destinies regardless of how they would feel about each other in the future. Mr. Hypothetical isn’t being used, he’s simply investing in the secure economic future of his child, which is in both their best interests, regardless of the status of the relationship.

If it’s happening without his knowing exactly how things stand, he most certainly is being used.

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