How do you deal with the situation, where you feel that verbal abuse is being thrown at you within your marriage? And how do you know if this isn’t just a “normal” matter of one spouse disagreeing with the other? Plus, there is also the matter of emotional abuse. There’s Read More…
When we think of domestic violence, we don’t often hear about husbands being abused. It’s usually the wife who is the reported sufferer. Yet, there are many husbands who are the victims of spousal abuse. Yes, husband abuse is real; it does happen. So why don’t we hear about husbands Read More…
If you are abusing your spouse and you want to stop and break this cycle of violence, this article is for you. It is the beginning of a journey to emotional health for you and for your spouse. We don’t have all the answers, for use. But we can point Read More…
Is there a spouse anywhere in the world that can claim they never use careless words? It seems to be a given, that we all use careless words at sometime in our marriage. There are times when those careless words are just stupid. We say something that we didn’t think Read More…
How do you deal with your own anger? You realize that you take your anger to sinful places, and you want to change. What can you do? Here’s one man’s question on this matter and then Dr Tim’s answer afterward, that you may find helpful: “I’ve been an angry man Read More…
Note: Please know that stalking is not just something women can be subjected to. Men can also be victimized in this way. If you are a man, please change the pronouns accordingly. This article is adapted from a book, which addresses women. But this type of abusive behavior is also Read More…
It is an old adage that says, “Hurt people hurt people.” Those who have been emotionally damaged tend to inflict their hurt and pain on other people. For example, a large percentage of those who have been sexually abused become the abusers of others. Those who suffered under an alcoholic Read More…
If a person gives place to anger, and goes with it wherever it takes them, and if they say and do whatever feels good at the moment as they release that anger toward their spouse, it is abuse. There is a difference between simply getting angry about something, and letting Read More…
We realize that there are various reasons why spouses stay in abusive relationships. And even though Marriage Missions doesn’t condone abuse in any way, we can’t tell you what to do. But we want to give you some safety plan guidelines. We believe they could help you to better protect Read More…
[Marriage Missions Editors Note: We’re aware that we have people from all over the world that read articles on our web site. For this reason some of the advice given may not apply to some of you, because you don’t have the same types of resources available to you where Read More…
