Question by Bianca Elise: Christian wanting a divorce?
My husband and I have been married for 10 years. We got married REALLY young ( I was 18) because we thought it was the right thing to do at the time. Over the years, he has become a complete workaholic and we are not compatible at ALL. He spends very little time with me. He wakes up at 4 or 5 am every day and usually isn’t home until 9-10:30pm and sometimes later. He works ALL the time. My love language is quality time and I am feeling no better than a pet fish in the marriage. We also have a 2 year old little girl that he spends very little time with. He loves her but he doesn’t do much fathering to her. He has never given her a bath or fed her a meal. Her entire life I think he has changed maybe 2 diapers and he has only been alone with her to “babysit” about 3 times. The longest was 4 hours (I was having a miscarriage at that time and had to go to the doctor). I work part time as a registered nurse and when I work nights my daughter stays with family so that I can work. He doesn’t have time to watch her with his busy job. He also makes me feel very disrespected at times…stating that I don’t work as hard as he does or respect what he does and that he has to work all the time. It is so frustrating. I don’t know how a person helps a workaholic…but workaholism is as detrimental to our family as any other addiction at this point. He is also unwilling to seek help or any kind of counseling. It is hard because I can’t just say “go to rehab for your job”. He needs to work…just have a little more balance! There is absolutely no balance. If he isn’t sleeping, he is working. We never have a meal together as a family. We don’t have friends together because he is always working. It is like he is focusing on work so he doesn’t have to deal with any kind of relationship. We are both Christians but I feel like he is very far away from God right now. He hasn’t been to church in over a year. I love God and church but I feel guilty for wanting to just end the marriage. It is hurtful to continually be rejected by your husband because he is so busy working all the time. I feel like we would both be better off if we were apart. As a Christian woman, is this a just reason to seek divorce. I was doing some reading on what both Paul and Jesus said regarding divorce and have come to the conclusion that it isn’t just infidelity or physical abuse that include a “just cause” for seeking divorce. Any advice appreciated…

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