One of the evil things we must deal with in marriage is a toxic spouse. This is coming up today as provoked by the story of a husband who just killed his wife by knocking her down with a car and mangling her by running the car over her body several times. What a sad occurrence.
Since reading this news, I have not been able to recover from the shock of such a dastardly act towards a fellow human being, especially one’s professed love and married partner. What a wicked thing to do in handling conflicts in this marriage. It does not add up ─ covenanted persons by marriage becoming covenant enemies.
It’s sad. I just can’t wrap my head around it. I feel overwhelmed with grief.
Let us look at the following things about handling a toxic spouse The word toxic means a poisonous substance or object or someone. According to a write-up, “Originally, the word toxic was used when referring to a hazardous material that may cause harm to a person, such as poisonous chemicals. But since 2018, its use when referring to people has become more popular.
The term is used to define behaviour that is unpleasant or malicious towards others.” In this wise, the word “toxic” is used to describe a person who causes distress in others’ feelings and lives through negative words and actions. Concerning marriage, a toxic spouse is someone who brings conflict and negatives to his or her partner’s life.
Such spouses are often controlling, manipulative, aggressive, and overtly abusive. They .
