The Next Time You Hear About A "Marriage Problem"

Why a quick move toward restoration and mislabeling abuse as a marriage issue is a problem

Here’s a scenario that’s too familiar:

We hear about a public figure or a friend whose marriage is in crisis. And if it’s a public figure in the Christian world, I would place lots of money on the bet that the offending spouse disappears for a short period of time and reappears with a redemption story that involves a weeks-long or month-long stay at a retreat center.

It’s been a total of 6 months (maybe a little less or more) and everyone is championing this account as a redemption story and the “marriage problem” has been resolved.

If it’s someone you know in your everyday life, it’s likely there was a quick pivot toward couples counseling to solve this issue.

But what if it never was a marriage problem?

What if it’s an abuse problem and the offending spouse just learned some new language to explain away his behavior?

What happens then?

Melissa J. Hogan joined me on the Untangled Faith Podcast to talk about this very issue. We talk candidly about the danger of mislabeling situations like this and what we think is a better way.

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