if you were in prison...

@epenner (162)
United States
January 31, 2007 6:11pm CST
If you were locked up and sentenced to life in prison while you were married, would you want to remain married to your significant other or would you want them to move on and be find happiness? Do you think your husband/wife would divorce you is you ever ended up in prison for life? I was watching a show last night about a prison and they said that remaining married while on a life sentence was highly unlikely. So what do you think.
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99 responses
• United States
1 Feb 07
I guess it would depend on what i was in there for...If I was guilty, I would want my husband to get on with his life. It may hurt me, but I shouldn't have been stupid and done the thing to get life in prison. To get life, it's pretty serious. If it were my husband who went to jail for life, I don't think I could stay with him. Nothing could change the fact that I love him, but what kind of life is it for me and my kids? Plus, to get life, he more than likely murdered someone or something like that and I couldn't forgive him for that. I don't want my kids exposed to that.
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• Italy
1 Feb 07
noooo!! I think that if I go to prison, my wife will not get divorce!! why would be she do?????
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@MAX1966 (1029)
• Netherlands
1 Feb 07
at dangerdvd maybe she would divorce you,cause you murdered someone. wich i think is unforgivable.. i would divorce you..
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• India
1 Feb 07
omg
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• United States
1 Feb 07
It really depends on the circumstances: why I wound up in jail to begin with, how long I was going to be in jail, what were my chances of making parole, etc. If I was not guilty and wrongly convicted, I would certainly want my husband to not only wait for me, but to do his best to clear my name and appeal. If I was in jail for a long time with no chance of ever getting out, I would want my husband to be able to find happiness. My decision to break the law and ruin my life, while it obviously would affect his life, should not mean the end of his happiness.
@msqtech (15073)
• United States
1 Feb 07
she said life imprisonment
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
3 Feb 07
I believe that it is highly unlikely for a person to stay married if a person had a life sentence in prison. Thirty years is a long time to stay married and have no relationship with your spouse! And if my partner were to get a life term, I would not stay with him. Not only because he was to be in there for a long time. But also because he did something seriously wrong to get there. That is the catcher for me! And if I were to receive a life term...I would want to do the same. I would want a divorce and have him move on.
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@fabiantan (210)
• Singapore
3 Feb 07
Moving on is best. You can't spend a lifetime being miserable with regrets. www.AcneExposed.com www.Vday2007.co.nr
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Feb 07
My husband was conscripted and I guess it's almost the same. He had to go away and we were separated. We were kids and in love. He was so homesick and it was difficult adjusting to this strange new life and in our separation we clung to each other spiritually. I guess it might be the same depending of course on the nature of the crime. If the prisoner was remorseful and sorry and the crime was agasinst his/her nature then I think the love connection would remain strong but if the prisoner was a hardened wrongdoer then respect and love would die.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Feb 07
Oops! My bad...missed the bit about the life sentence. In that case it would be about how deep was their committment to each other. How meaningful are their marriage vows. Marriage vows are for life too. If the perpetration of the crime also broke the marriage vows then I think an annulment would be in order.
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@aniushca (142)
• Romania
2 Feb 07
if i were to end up in a prison..i would let my husband go and find happyness with someone free... it would be cruel of me to hold him by my side
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
1 Feb 07
If I was serving life sentence in jail, then I would want her to move on and be happy and be with someone that treated her better and make her feel safe. I would want her to have a life as a person serving life would have had to have done something really bad to be there that long. Even if someone were able to get off early from jail, it still may take a long time and would not want her to wait and let her life go by waiting for me.
@forjosie (1544)
• Indonesia
1 Feb 07
I did not like imagine that if I in the prison I think it depend the case, what the cause that some one in the prison. Not every case is a criminal case may be it's only defensive ownself from other criminal or only mistake/ human error. It is not fair if someone deforce his/her partner if his/her partner in the prison without look the case.
@k3tk3t (3128)
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
i think my husband will never divorsed me...love is important in this world..
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@hmike_d (1529)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
If i were the one in prison, i would rather decide for my wife to move on and take their opportunity. It is my reason for having failed to comply and provide with their needs. I am ready to accept what would be the discretion of my wife then. If she wants to stay and keep our marriage, think i would still be hurt as would feel pity with her. I dont want them to feel not good. So it's better for me to suffer all burdens if in exchange of this is their happiness ever.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
1 Feb 07
yep. we will feel better if our partners can go on with their lives. let's face it, if we're put in life imprisonment, we really can't continue giving them their needs. so, it's better to set them free.
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@XxAngelxX (2830)
• Canada
1 Feb 07
While I think I would want to remain married, I couldn't actually expect my spouse to stay married to me. I wouldn't really be a part of the family if I couldn't contribute and if I was in jail, it would make it rather difficult to do this.
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• India
1 Feb 07
That entirely depends on how commited you were to your relationship before your jail term.Sometimes if the love is strong enough to last through lifetime, then divorce doesnt come into the picture.Always remember distance sharpens love and being together strenghtens it!
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• Canada
1 Feb 07
If I were going away for good, yes, I would want my other half to move on. So many people can't even make a long distance relationship work let alone trying to make a relationship work under supervision! Why should the other person have to stay if you are locked away?
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@xxx737 (72)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
That's a pretty tough one. It is better to let your wife/husband moved on find somebody where they will be happy. Not to stacked up thinking about you. Do not waste their life because you're still alive and kicking. Better let them go. And but if you got out of prison, start a new life leave all things behind you. There are still others who are welcome of the person being you.
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• India
2 Feb 07
well .. :s i don't think i would divorce ma wife , if she asks for that , may be i can and it depends on the period of the prison also.
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@hellboi (661)
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
it would depend if i'm guilty of the charges made on me or not. if i'm guilty then i'd accept if my family would move on and forget about me cause i don't deserve them anymore. but if i'm not then i'm definitely worth fighting for. it would be much like a prison break scene hehe. being innocent would give you hope and a reason to fight for your freedom and so does your family. although it is really traumatic for them but you'll need them to give you strength to survive through these ordeals. also, if you love your family and they love you as much you wouldn't bother to ask these questions. cause if you love somebody you'll gonna hold on to that somebody for all it takes.
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• Canada
2 Feb 07
I would hope my husband would stand by me on the off chance that new evidence would come up to prove I was innocent . I would hope he would fight for me but not sure how he would feel about something such as this . I would still want to remain married as I would know I was innocent and would know he didn't believe me if he wanted a divorce .
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• Australia
2 Feb 07
Emotionally, I will set my significant other free. That really is what I want to do in my heart. However, in Catholic, we dont have divorce, and it is against the Lord, so I would not be able to divorce him and set him free to marry other woman unless the church approve of it. It is unfair for him to stay with me while I know I would never be able to go back with him. And getting a life sentence means that I have done something really terrible right? I dont know how he would be able to stay righteous and stand by me for my whole life.
@neonanda (344)
• India
1 Feb 07
pisinors doesn't have good life to live so. we should not do such things that would effect our family
@sahyd2don (2942)
• India
1 Feb 07
We all know how the life in prison will be.She just want's to know should he leave her wife if he is in for life.
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3 Feb 07
i think that if u will be in prison until the end of the life ur husband/wife should devorce u and to move on because he/she cant live his life in sadness and unhappyness thats y when there is war and the husband go most of them do like an agriment of devorce from the wife in case of prison to life.
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