The whole situation really bothers me on a personal level...I think because it made me think of what my wishes would be if I ever got into a situation like that. I know my husband well enough to know that so long as I drew breth on my own that he wouldn't let go...even though it would seem like he should. I told him that I'd want him to be happy, and I wouldn't want to be kept alive artificially. We've actually discussed this topic at length (because of hearing about the Schiavo's on the news) and he said that even if I died, he didn't think that he would be able to be with anyone else. Honestly, if something happened to him, I wouldn't be able to be with anyone else either. I don't understand how Terrys husband could go on with his life the way he did, especially since she was technically still alive. Maybe we have a different relationship than most people but my dedication to my husband is absolute, for better or worse, in sickness and in heath for as long as we both shall live. I wouldn't have married him if I didn't feel as if I could honor that oath.
I don't think marrage is taken that seriously anymore and it makes me really sad. In Nevada, its cheaper to get a divorce than it is to get married at the justice of the peace.
Sometimes people disgust me.