There is an actual mechanism which makes people withdraw from relationships, from families, groups and, indeed, their dreams. Such situations can be remedied. Using the information learned in the Integrity and Honesty booklet and course, you can help others regain their integrity — and their zest for life.

When a person agrees to follow a certain moral code but then violates those agreements, he commits what is called an overt act. When a person does not communicate about something he has done for fear of the consequences, this is called a withhold. When a person accumulates enough overts and withholds against another or an area, in this case, in a marriage...

...he will become critical and begin to find fault with that person or area...

...which to him justifies a departure. People leave because of their own immoral acts and withholds.