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Till Death Do Us Part… Unless I Get Lonely | Wrong Way Forward

What happens when your spouse has Alzheimer's, your marriage has effectively become a one-person operation, and you're ready to start dating again?

A woman wrote to The New York Times asking whether it's ethically acceptable to pursue another relationship while her husband battles advanced Alzheimer's. The ethicist gave her the green light. Justin nearly had a stroke.

This week on Wrong Way Forward, Katy and Justin tackle one of their most uncomfortable ethical dilemmas yet. Do marriage vows come with an expiration date? Does an age gap change your obligations? And is wanting a little romance on the side understandable—or completely unforgivable?

Then the conversation takes an unexpected turn: What if you're not married at all? Does a boyfriend of three years have the same obligations as a spouse of thirty?

Plus, a listener delivers some refreshingly blunt parenting advice: Stop fixing everything for your kids. Sometimes the best lesson is letting them screw up.

Marriage, morality, questionable judgment, and absolutely no shortage of unsolicited opinions.

Wrong Way Forward. Bad advice. Strong opinions. Questionable qualifications.

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