by gbaskerville | May 18, 2020 | Abuse examples, Christians and Divorce, First-person stories, Gaslighting Examples
Story: One woman says her husband claims to be more committed to the marriage than she is (I'm grateful to this Christian woman for giving me permission to put her story in this blog post. And as always, I want to make it clear that sometimes it's the husband who is...
by gbaskerville | May 13, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples
How Can I Claim to be the Innocent Spouse? I Had My Faults Too! On a recent Facebook post, we were talking about the Bible allowing remarriage for the innocent spouse after a valid divorce. After all, God doesn’t hold you responsible for your spouse’s cheating,...
by gbaskerville | Feb 14, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples, Myths, Why Do We Divorce?
Americans love marriage, and deeply religious Americans arguably love it more than anyone. The U.S. has one of the highest marriage rates of any peer country. As a nation we love tales of romance and true love. We lionize the nuclear family. And even though we don't...
by gbaskerville | Feb 13, 2020 | Abuse examples, Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples, Gaslighting explanation, High-Conflict Divorces
Is it abuse or just a normal marriage with ups and downs? ©iStockPhoto "Don't blame yourself for provoking the abuse in your relationship. ln a healthy relationship you can make mistakes, get angry or even be critical and not pay such a high price. You are not...
by gbaskerville | Jan 20, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples
Woman praying Have you ever been told that “you just need to pray more about your difficult marriage”? Yet you’ve been praying for a long time. You’ve tried hard, you’ve cried out to the Lord, you’ve got faith, you’ve read...
