Divorce is no longer so shameful and is popularly seen as a permissible solution to marital difficulties. BNC
And if all else failed it would probably be an effective, if unsubtle way of letting his wife know that something rather more serious than Marriage Guidance was required to get them out of their marital difficulties. BNC
Many problems experienced by prisoners are the same as those of other CAB clients: housing, social security, administration of justice, children and marital difficulties are the most common. BNC