Infidelity could be a trigger for divorce, especially if word gets out. If a man is caught going to a strip club or consorting with a prostitute, the woman may be subject to pressure from her peers and family to reject him, so as not to appear to be a pushover. Other transgressive or devious behavior (such as profaning the sabbath) may also ignite an impulse for the spouse to reject the transgressor, if the transgression is known widely or it is feared that it will become known widely. The driving force here is the sheer scandal that such behavior generates or is feared to generate —not the
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