The Bible is great for those who need a bible. But at some point the teachings and principles therein have to go from explicit to implicit, the way you no longer think about shifting gears when you drive a manual transmission car. (I just learned how last year so it’s a ready example.)

I’ve been with my “wife” 12 years, don’t have the contract, don’t want it. Having been free to leave earlier IMO was a factor in our staying together in fact.

But I’ve always had a problem with authority.