by gbaskerville | Jul 17, 2023 | High-Conflict Divorces, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?, Why Do We Divorce?
Did Forbes Really Say "Lack Of Commitment" Is the Top Reason For Divorce? Recently I saw the graph “Top Reasons for Divorce” on the Forbes Advisor website, and my heart sank. Let me be honest, this is the kind of headline that people use to stigmatize...
by gbaskerville | Jun 27, 2023 | Divorce Laws Legal Matters, High-Conflict Divorces, Uncategorized, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?, Why Do We Divorce?
Yes, Dr. Gary Chapman, Divorce CAN Lead to Personal Happiness Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, advises against divorce, even in abusive marriages, according to a post by Pam Woody on the Focus on the Family website. In his book Hope for the...
by gbaskerville | Jun 13, 2023 | Divorce Laws Legal Matters, High-Conflict Divorces, Uncategorized, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?, Why Do We Divorce?
Is Jordan Peterson Right about Women and Divorce? This week's question comes from a woman in my co-ed online divorce recovery group, the Life-Saving Divorce, made up of people who needed a life-saving divorce to escape a destructive marriage. So if you are new to my...
by gbaskerville | Jun 8, 2023 | Divorce Laws Legal Matters, High-Conflict Divorces, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?, Why Do We Divorce?
Do women file 70-80% of divorces in the U.S.? It's probably not quite as high as 70%, but it's close. According to Stanford professor Dr. Michael Rosenfeld's 2017 study, about 2-in-3 divorces or 66% to 69% percent of U.S. divorces are wanted by the wife. The same is...
by gbaskerville | Oct 30, 2021 | Divorce and Children, Why Do We Divorce?
Bad Fathers are Bad for Children: A Summary of the Jaffee Study This is a summary of the highlights of the Jaffee Study—for marital abuse victims who are weighing options: To stay or to divorce. Bad fathers are bad for kids. Good fathers are good for kids....
by gbaskerville | Dec 15, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, First-person stories, Myths, Safe Churches & Friends, Why Do We Divorce?
What do you say if a dear Christian friend disagrees with your decision to divorce your destructive spouse? . What if they accuse you of making things up? . What if they are ill-informed about the tactics abusers use? . What if they pressure you, saying "holiness over...
by gbaskerville | Aug 23, 2020 | Gaslighting Examples, Why Do We Divorce?, Will I Find Love Again?
Do We Blind Ourselves When We Date? They say "love is blind," and that's often true. We are so enthralled with our new romance, we don't see the worrisome aspects of our partner's character. We love being in love, so when we see troubling red flags we try to...
by gbaskerville | Jul 28, 2020 | Safe Churches & Friends, Why Do We Divorce?
5 Factors (such as Age at Marriage) and the Divorce Rate About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in Evangelical churches in 1998. I write about "life-saving divorces," those divorces that are for very...
by gbaskerville | Mar 2, 2020 | Audiobook, Christians and Divorce, Why Do We Divorce?
https://lifesavingdivorce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/AUDIO-Life-Saving-Divorce-Introduction.mp3 Sign up for the Life-Saving Divorce email list for updates. (You can unsubscribe at any time.) TRANSCRIPT: What's a Nice Christian Girl Like You Doing...
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...
