Christian Couple Slammed Online For Strict 'Rules' They Follow In Their Marriage

A woman shared a set of strict “rules” she has for her husband and herself, and it’s making netizens question whether these rules are really secrets to a happy marriage or signs of a couple that has zero trust in each other.

The California-based woman, Bailey McPherson, has been married to her husband, Zac, since 2018. The Christian influencers are also parents to their toddler, Noah, according to New York Post. McPherson shared a video on TikTok on Saturday with the title, “Rules my husband and I have for our marriage that make people ANGRY.”

As the title promised, the rules certainly left several people angry, and many questioned the couple for the need to have so much control over each other’s lives.

“No friends of the opposite sex” and “No work gfs/bfs or being alone with the opposite sex” were right at the top of the list of rules.

If that wasn’t enough, the couple also banned each other from even sending text messages to people of the opposite sex. In case they had to, they apparently had to let their spouse know about it.

“No lusting after others (following scandalous pages),” dictated one rule while another declared, “No porn.”

The final cherry on top was: “Always put each other first (even over parents).”

McPherson proudly shared the rules she follows in her marriage with Zac but soon faced so much backlash for her video, which racked up more than 2 million views on TikTok. The wife and mother was forced to disable the comments section in an effort to stop people from flooding her post with criticism against her marriage.

The influencer stuck by the pact she shares with her husband and later put up a follow-up video to defend their extreme marriage rules. Referring to their agreement of not being friends with the opposite sex, McPherson said it was simply because such friends cannot provide anything they don’t already get from each other.

“I personally feel like as a married woman, I have no need for a companionship with another man that I cannot get with my husband,” McPherson said. “My husband has no need for a companionship with another woman that he cannot get from his wife.”

The decision to forbid each other from watching porn was because this could help with “stronger intimacy in partnerships,” “healthier body image” and “better emotional health,” McPherson clarified.