‘My husband opened a credit line just to order chicken’: Can gluttony be grounds for divorce?

Can a spouse’s excessive appetite become grounds for divorce? On Tuesday, the YTN legal advice program “Lawyer Cho In-seop’s Counseling Room” featured the story of a woman, identified as Ms. A, who has been married for three years. She said her husband’s insatiable eating is placing a financial burden on their household and causing ongoing marital strife. “My husband eats more than just one chicken a day. He vacuums up all the food like a machine,” Ms. A said. “I don’t know whether I should be angry at him or at the chicken.” She admitted that her husband’s appetite wasn’t a surprise. “He was like this when we were dating, and back then I actually found it endearing,” she said. “But about a year into our marriage, I started to see him as a pig blinded by gluttony.” One evening, she ordered fried chicken on her way home from work so they could enjoy it together. But when she arrived, there was nothing left. Her husband had eaten all the chicken, tteokbokki and even the pickled radish that came with it. His appetite didn’t stop at casual meals. On a holidayWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times