7.6A woman repeatedly marries and divorces the same man as he makes room in his life for his first love. After years of compromise, she offers the divorce papers before he asks. This time she intends to leave, rather than wait for another scheduled reconciliation.
9.3Xavier Locke repeatedly divorces and remarries Melanie Slater as she rearranges their relationship around Leonard Blueman’s returns. His attempts to keep her have brought escalating compromises and pain. When Leonard is due back again, Xavier presents the divorce papers himself. Melanie still assumes another remarriage will follow, but he has decided to leave permanently rather than continue the cycle.