What a great message. The Bible never said "irreconcilable differences" was a reason to get divorced.
I'd say it is abuse not to beat your wife. Can you imagine the tremendous emotional scarring caused by a lack of beating? Beating her lets her know that you care enough about her to want to make the marriage work, and that you want her to improve.
Since "no fault" divorce was introduced more than 2/3 of women initiate the divorces!
Women Initiate Divorce 66% of The Time: Why Do They Want To Get Married? - Yahoo News
While it is not mentioned in the article, the other 1/3 no doubt the result of the wives being cheating whores.
I really think they should make it illegal for women to get a divorce or decide to become separated. She signed the agreement "till death do us part". A women getting a divorce is no different than an employee signing a contract then walking out when the job is 1/3 of the way complete claiming "irreconcilable differences" with his boss.