Sometimes people reach the point where they can no longer stand to be in a relationship with a particular person. It can occur in all types of relationships.
If you can no longer support your boss, you can look for another job. If you can no longer support being around a particular friend, you can stop hanging out with them. But what about if the person you can no longer support being in a relationship with is your spouse?
Texas allows you to ask a court to end the marriage when this is the case. The term Texas law uses is “insupportability.” They define it as the marriage having “become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marital relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.” If your spouse won’t agree to the divorce, that right there is evidence of significant discord that you are unlikely to resolve.
It can certainly be worth giving counseling a try if you think there is a chance of improving things, but if you are sure you just want your marriage, you can move forward with a divorce.
Relationships and people can change
A marriage can run its course for a whole host of reasons, just as any relationship can. The other person’s character quirks that you once thought charming can start to grate once you live with them and experience those quirks on a daily basis.
Maybe you feel your spouse has changed and is no longer the optimistic, energetic person you fell in love with. Or maybe you’ve changed, and are no longer willing to settle for what you once were.
It doesn’t matter why you want to end your marriage. You don’t need to give an explanation to the court. You can simply ask them to end it. Before you do that, you may want to learn more about how the divorce will work so you can prepare.