Skip to content

Commit e42a571

Browse files
committed
Remove Ethos timing slop term
1 parent 84d8572 commit e42a571

1 file changed

Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion

File tree

books/ethos/chapters/26-when-to-marry.md

Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The evidence test is simple: if the pressure to marry disappeared for one year,
4242

4343
## When Timing Is Not The First Question
4444

45-
Some relationships should not be treated first as timing questions. Violence, coercive control, sexual pressure, stalking, credible threats, serious deception, hidden debt, severe addiction chaos, untreated mental-health crisis, pregnancy used as leverage, immigration or financial dependency used for control, or pressure from family or community that makes refusal unsafe changes the moral problem. The first question becomes protection, truth, counsel, and freedom to decide without intimidation.
45+
Some relationships should not be treated first as timing questions. Violence, coercive control, sexual pressure, stalking, credible threats, serious deception, hidden debt, severe addiction chaos, untreated mental-health crisis, pregnancy used to force a decision, immigration or financial dependency used for control, or pressure from family or community that makes refusal unsafe changes the moral problem. The first question becomes protection, truth, counsel, and freedom to decide without intimidation.
4646

4747
Marriage should not be used as treatment for danger, proof that love can overcome a pattern, or a way to make outside pressure stop. If either person cannot speak honestly, pause without retaliation, disclose material facts, seek qualified help, or leave without threat, the relationship does not yet have the conditions for a free marital decision. The responsible next step may be a safety plan, trusted counsel, therapy, legal advice, medical care, financial clarity, family boundary, or ending the relationship.
4848

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)