Many or most people simply disappear when challenges in relationships arise. This I can accept out of most people who have no real conception of spiritual development but out of people who are openly professing a spiritual path?
It becomes a contradiction in terms.
Well... over the years Steve, I've come the conclusion that most who "profess" to be on a Spiritual path, are usually the most likely to abandon it or become a hypocrite at some point, and those who talk about it less (unless it comes up in conversation), tend to be more reliable and stable in their way.
No judgement about this. I definitely feel like I've been both people, at different times in this life alone.