SUPREME COURT: Statistics never lie, but lovers often do

ANTONIO v. REYES (J. Tinga; G.R. No. 155800; March 10, 2006): Statistics never lie, but lovers often do, quipped a sage. This sad truth has unsettled many a love transformed into matrimony. Any sort of deception between spouses, no matter the gravity, is always disquieting. Deceit to the depth and breadth unveiled in the following pages, dark and irrational as in the modern noir tale, dims any trace of certitude on the guilty spouse’s capability to fulfill the marital obligations even more.