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Till death do us part Is it a promise of love or a life sentence? Our readers weigh in with advice. Doomed Marriage 1 Can cheaters be choosers? Solutions Read our lips, say readers: Open marriages don't work. Doomed Marriage 2 A joke in Ireland sends this marriage straight to hell. Solutions Kids! Cut the posturing and hostility! Doomed Marriage 3 Can your marriage survive when you can't stand the sight of his ever-widening butt lying on the couch? Solutions Buy flowers! Buy new drapes! Whither marriage? Read all the articles

Can your marriage survive when the only time he wants intercourse is when his penis is already hard (probably from a cool breeze) and his idea of foreplay is putting saliva on his penis for lubrication?

Can your marriage survive when his idea of humor is sitting in the bathroom with the door open and grunting and asking you to come hold his hand?

Can your marriage survive with all this? Can you try to get past these things and remember the man you met? The man with the flowers and the dinners out? You can try -- but these memories begin to fade by the minute.
salon.com | Nov. 15, 1999

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