She has therefore not been able to save as much money as he probably could have saved.' She objected to clauses in the Marriage Bill which seemed to imply that a desertion by one partner over several years did not constitute a breakdown of a marriage; she quoted a clergyman: "If the bonds are broken, if the happy relationship of love and confidence is destroyed and cannot be re-established, if the home becomes a hell, if one partner repudiates his responsibility and leaves the other to face life alone, the re[ality] is no Christian marriage."
She has not been able to save as much money as he could have because of clauses in the Marriage Bill that seemed to suggest that prolonged desertion by one spouse did not constitute a breakdown of the marriage. She cited a clergyman who stated: "If the bonds are broken, if love and trust are destroyed, if the home becomes unbearable, and if one partner abandons their responsibilities, then it is no Christian marriage."