If you were married, and your husband was arrested and sent to prison would you wait for him to get released or would you stay married? Would it make any difference to you whether or not he was guilty?

That's a good question, but if he was found guilty of a crime that was serious enough to land him in prison I probably would not stick around and I don't think it would be very fair of him to expect me to wait for his release.

I would all depend on what he was arrested for. If it was serious and he was guilty, then I would at least be seperated while he was in jail, if not divorced.

I know this may sound a little mean, but even if my husband was innocent and was still convicted, I would get a divorce. Who knows how long it would be until his release? Some innocent people wait years before they are released.

I'd probably wait for him, especially if I knew he was not guilty. I can't imagine him committing a crime, so it is really hard to put myself in these shoes, so to speak, but if my husband was arrested for something he didn't do, I know I wouldn't leave him.

What if you had to wait twenty years or more for his release? That would put an incredible strain on your marriage, wouldn't it? And if he never got out?

The answer to the first question would entirely depend on if and what he has been convicted of. If it has anything to do with child abuse or violence, there is no way I can have someone like that in my life again. Though on a lesser extent, I would still have to think really hard about it. To be honest, I don't think things would ever be the same about the relationship anymore, so it would probably not last too long anyway...

That's a tough one but if he's really innocent and going to be released for a short period I'll wait for him. Patience is a virtue and if ever I would leave him with that condition what will happen to him when he finally released. It would be a sad decision to leave someone who will be in jail alone.

Innocent or not, you have to keep in mind that prison changes a person. A lot of things can happen to him that could turn him into a person that you may not recognize. I think that it would be hard to maintain a relationship with that person.

It would depend on what he did to get arrested. If he did something really terrible, like murder or something else that was 100% against what I believe in, then I wouldn't be able to stay with him. However, if it were something small, then I may be able to wait. It would really depend, and I can't give an honest answer, because I've never been in that situation

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-Brittany Brydahl

Well don't some people change for the better when they got into prison. I guess it's really up to what he did if it could affect me terribly then I shouldn't continue the relationship since there's no point of defending it if you'll be ruined because of that.

Hi to all nice to be here,

If my husband was arrested and he was found guilty I would go for a divorce, I can't imagine him committing a crime, it is really difficult to put myself in this situation especially if you don't have the knowledge about the law. Its not worthwhile to wait for someone who in the first place didn't put importance in the relationship. Just an advice, if you don't have any knowledge regarding how to divorce, you could do a search on google to know your options.