But beyond this, the world surrounds us with unimaginable enticements and distractions that keep us away from our love. And love that is not tended, as a luxuriant rose, will wither, and may die. Christian marital love is made even harder by the way it is denigrated in our society. Virtue, chastity, purity, and virginity are mocked and ridiculed. Many have given up their responsibility and love for their children to seek a life of self-satisfaction at the cost of record numbers of broken homes.
Love is shown in faithfulness and fidelity.
Consequently, it is very bad for one in the bonds of matrimony to seek to break them for any reason, except as a last resort to avoid losing one's soul. We are so constituted that no matter what our circumstances, we have the opportunity to achieve our salvation and to love our neighbor. Those that are tempted to stray from the purity of marriage and to seek comfort in the arms of another must restrain themselves not only with the fear of eternal perdition, but also with the consideration of the tears and heartache and loss to their children and spouse. If one's behavior causes scandal to the little ones, and leads them astray in their later years, it would indeed be better to have a millstone tied around one's neck and be cast into the sea. True love does not do this.