This Court repeatedly has recognized that the whole subject of the domestic relations of husband and wife belongs … - Harry A. Blackmun

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Loneliness is something we [all people] go through. We go through mourning and longing. We make some bad choices sometimes because we're desperate for something, and that's okay. That's part of life.

Harry A. Blackmun

This Court repeatedly has recognized that the whole subject of the domestic relations of husband and wife belongs to the laws of the States and not to the laws of the United States.

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