Anna Duggar

Mollie Ownbey, Sports

“In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered,” verse 1 Peter 3:7 from the Bible. This verse is commonly proposed in marriages and used as a guideline on how to have a fulfilling marriage.

Often in marriage, women don’t just gain a spouse to come together as one with, but are given the requirement of fulfilling every aspect of their spouses’ needs in life. This takes away from the meaning of marriage and the act of unity between two lives. When marriage takes place, I believe you are committing yourself to your spouse and solemnly swearing to be faithful and work together as one. Marriage takes equal effort, time, and work. If one partner is overly demanding, you are destined to fail.

Recently, the Ashley Madison website, a site that allows relationships to be created between currently married men and women, was hacked and the list of all subscribers is now open to the public eye. The site is based on the motto “Life is short. Have an affair.”

One can imagine the public shock that occurred when a certain Northwest Arkansas resident and TV celebrity Josh Duggar’s name was printed on the list. Known for his conservative Christian lifestyle and close knit relationship with wife, Anna Duggar, his actions portrayed something totally different. As a girl, my first thought is for Anna to separate herself from Josh because he was no longer faithful to her. Instead, Anna is blaming herself for her husband’s childish actions, stating that she didn’t do all he asked of her as a wife. She believes she wasn’t able to fulfill all of his needs, which drove him into committing the sinful actions he did.

Josh Duggar’s past with the inappropriate relationships among his sisters, and now the Ashley Madison incident, signifies the root of deeper issues in his life, which calls for some sort of professional assistance. However, Anna, a strong woman of faith, will stand by Josh because it is what she believes is best.

Marriage should be a clear representation of the union of two people who want to be equally faithful to one another. The Ashley Madison website, and the incident amongst Josh and Anna Duggar ruins the sanctity of marriage.