Does clicking on pre-written divorce pronouncements on the Internet, while having no intention, or while being indifferent, constitute a divorce?
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Clicking on links that contain the word "divorce" does not constitute divorce, nor does uttering the word "divorce" when researching its rulings cause it to occur. The divorce of a person overcome by obsessive whispers does not occur, even if he explicitly utters it. A person suffering from obsessive whispers should not research issues of divorce or inquire about them, as that increases his confusion and distress. It is more appropriate for him to seek treatment and turn away from these whispers.
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