How to Cope

I am looking for the day that someone will come out with a seminar on how to cope when you are doing everything you can, but your husband just refuses to do right. For those of us who do not believe in divorce except biblical reasons (adultery), what is a wife to do to keep her sanity when the husband disrespects you in every way other than cheating on you (that you know of). I know constant prayer is the key, but what practical thing can those of us who ealk on eggshells daily do?

Comments From Readers

A reader says ... That must be a really discouraging situation.  If you are expecting too much of him, and that is causing him to resent you, then you need to promise yourself you will not criticize him or condemn him or complain to him.  But assuming you never complain, you never argue with him, you never put him down, and you are always loving with him, and he still is mean and rude to you, then you might consider separating for a time until he promises to stop being mean and he promises to be nice to you.  Make sure you have been perfectly nice and loving and not complaining to him for about 3 months before you try separating though.  Otherwise he may decide he is better off without you.  I pray you will have wisdom.

Another approach is to see him through God's eyes and see that he is a hurting person.  Try and figure out why he is hurting and try and build him up in those areas and other areas.  This works too.  God bless.