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Encore: Should I Stay Or Go?

Dear Sugars

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Is It Moral to Delay Divorce to Keep Your Health Insurance Benefits?

After an affair my husband decided that our marriage wasn't tenable anymore. He has drawn up very equitable divorce papers and has displayed a lot of patience about me wanting to take some time to sign them. On the other hand divorcing him will mean losing my health insurance and I don't want to be saddled with crippling financial burdens in order to maintain my precarious mental health. Is it moral to delay the divorce process until I can secure employee benefits? Should I be looking for another job even though the stability of a job I love is one of the few bright spots in my life right now)? Help yours truly unspoused and uncovered.

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