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When caregiving duties conflict with marriage survival

I've been taking care of my mother-in-law for three years and my marriage is falling apart but leaving feels like abandoning someone who's dying.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The moral weight of caring for the dying can trap people in situations that destroy other essential relationships.

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