How Many Years Does a Christian Wife Owe Her Abusive Husband?

Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 5:30 p.m.

b"Would you play a card game with a cheater? Once maybe, right? Then, it\\u2019s a solid H-E-double-hockey-stick no. \\n\\nWhat about for a month? A year? Five years? Twenty?\\n\\nWould you tell your daughter to play with a cheater? Your best friend?\\n\\nI\\u2019m gonna guess the answer is \\u201cabso-freaking-lutely not!\\u201d\\n\\nSo why do we think we \\u201cowe\\u201d a husband who has shown himself to be abusive any more of our precious time?\\n\\nIn this episode, I answer listener questions:\\n\\n- Should you give more time to an abusive husband if you \\u201cknew better\\u201d (you were married to an abuser before and thought you\\u2019d chosen better this time)?\\n- Should you give more time to an abusive husband if you realized what he was shortly after getting married?\\n- What are some really covert emotional abuse tactics that may not be obvious in a short-term relationship?\\n- Which person do you need to be in love with once you start dating/considering marriage again? (It\\u2019s not the person with a wiener.)\\n- Why is self-love stupid, selfish, and unbiblical? (Risks of believing this include but are not limited to getting run over again and again by other people until you\\u2019re almost dead and spending years of your life feeling miserable)\\n- When and why should you share your \\u201cside of the story\\u201d with others?\\n\\nListen or download the transcript at flyingfreenow.com/199\\n\\nFREE: I'll send you the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage. Just hop on my mailing list at flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-download. (I will NEVER spam you or sell your information.)\\n\\nDesperate for real help and safe people who understand what you're going through? Find out about my online education and support program for women of faith at joinflyingfree.com\\n\\nAnd, if you are an already divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, have amazing relationships, build a business or career, or even find a good man - check out joinflyinghigher.com"