Questions and Answers

questions and answersThere are always questions that beg for answers after divorce. Here you will find questions submitted by visitors with answers from myself and others. Remember, I am not a professional counselor or pastor; I answer the best I can based on my experience and beliefs. Click here if you would like to submit a question of your own.

How do you deal with the fear of being hurt again?

Submitted by Jacques How do you deal with the fear of being hurt again?

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Spouse Concealing Child’s Location

Submitted by Rodney How does one handle a spouse who has abducted the 3 smallest (of 6) children and is concealing her whereabouts and those of the children and is refusing to communicate. I am going through all of the legal motions (pro per) however I am concerned about the ramifications of her failure to [...]

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Spouse Making Child Custody Difficult

Submitted by James 2 yrs after my divorce it has turned ugly. We share 50/50 with our kids. I have remarried and since that time 2 of the 17 and 15 live with me. The other 2 are week to week. My ex now has moved in with a boy friend. She quit her job [...]

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Trying to Save My Marriage

Submitted by JD hi i am married 29 years to a christian man – he told me our marriage is over in July. He has left 4x. We have two wonderful adult children. I smothered him – and he said i made a lot of mistakes. (no adultery…) I just want to be with me. [...]

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Valid Reason to Divorce

Sumbitted by Gareth when i got married i knew very little about what it meant to get married and because i grew up in a household where my parents divorced i thought it was bad but not the end of the world you know…. i married my wife for reasons other than what i should [...]

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What if Spouse is Pregnant from Affair

Submitted by Dave I found out 3 months ago that my wife was having an affair. We have stayed together, sought counseling, involved ministers and family. I have done my best to show love and grace, all the while hoping for repentance on her part, and reconciliation between us. She has told me on multiple [...]

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How Do I Cope

Submitted by Loredana My husband and I married in the church full of faith and love, been together 16 years, married 10. 2 years ago he met someone and began a relationship with her. He says that he tried to tell me that things needed to get better and tried to stay in marriage but [...]

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Raising Children with Christian Values

Submitted by Mark How do I raise a daughter, who see’s her mother in an adulteries relationship, with Christian values? How do I not speak ill of her mother’s actions when the child speaks of them in an ill way? Can I still love my ex and let my daughter understand it is threw the [...]

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What Should I Do

Submitted by Andrea I am married and i tried filing for a divorce because my husband wanted it. The divorce was denied by the courts and i looked at it as a sign that we shouldnt get a divorce. he hurt me so bad so i dont know if i should just pray that we [...]

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How to Get Over the Jealousy

Submitted by Bradley I am in the separation stage with my wife and her standing is she does not want to be married. The only problem is we still live together because unfortunately I have no where to go and we only have one car. We are both full time college students and financially divorce [...]

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Telling the Children

Submitted by David Thank you so much for this resource. There is a sense of urgency behind this question, as we are supposed to tell our 3 sons this evening, we are divorcing. I will be out of town all week, and they start school the following. We couldn’t find a better time, so today [...]

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Divorcing Due to Mental Abuse

Submitted by Shellee As a Christian experiencing divorce, there are so many levels of emotion that we go through, come back to, rehash over and over again. We never envisioned ourselves in this devastating circumstance and go through feelings of guilt that we have become like the world concerning marriage and divorce. Surreal has been [...]

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Coping with the Change

Submitted by Denise I have been divorced now for 2 years. The ages of my children are two sons 21, 19, and a daughter 17. The only one still at home is the 17 year old. At the time of the divorce she was 15 and decided that she would rather live with her father [...]

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Should Girlfriend Spend the Night

Submitted by V Children ages 7, 9. Divorce final 6 months ago. Should dad have girlfriend spend the night in home with the children there? He is thinking of marriage.

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Always Preaching the Gospel

Submitted by Greg I was married in 1982. 1 month before our marriage I was born again. My wife was born again about 2 years later. I began to preach May 2, 1985 and have pastor-ed 5 churches including the one she & I started some 5 years ago. She turned back to the world [...]

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What Should I Do

Submitted by Michele I have just recently considered sharing with my husband about my affair which happened 5 years ago. He has no clue and things are okay. But I have looked to others twice, not a sexual thing at all. More companionship and conversation. I want a friend and I don’t have that in [...]

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Where Do You Get the Time

Submitted by Alex Jason, it was a blssing to find this web site. I have not found much on christian divorsed dads on line or at the book stores. When I read what you have on line in regards to when you found your self seperated and then divorced, all the similar feelingscame rushing back [...]

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Should I Give Up

Submitted by Tmar do i file for divorce or keep hoping for a miracle to occur? so far it hasn’t. cant keep on like this, it has been 4 months of separation and there is zero effort from husband, i thought there was hope at one time, but now i am starting to feel anxious [...]

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When Do You Stop Hoping for Reconciliation

Submitted by Lianna When do you stop hoping for reconciliation? My husband has left and is now living with another woman. My heart is broken. I’ve been praying for a reconciliation but how do I know when to stop praying for one?

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Should I Remarry – Gods Will

Submitted by Rachel Hello, my name is Rachel and I am 22 years old. I stumbled upon your website because I was seeking answers concerning divorce. I left my husband last May (2010) and our divorce was finalized on August 6th. The main reason for the separation was I was confused – later I learned [...]

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How Can I Go Back

Submitted by Marcie Hi friends in christ, I am confused and would like your help. My husband and I met 15 years ago, started dating and by the 3rd month I found myself pregnant. I already had a son in a previous relationship. We called ourselves christians but were very far from God. We got [...]

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