He saw it as the writing on the wall. I saw it as us going in different directions. Turner's daughter Laura believes that the religious divide merely brought other tensions in their nine-year marriage to the surface. While Turner may have a bigger ego than most men, his feelings of rejection are not unusual, according to Julia Coles of Relate. If someone finds or converts to a new faith, his or her spouse can feel cut off and the issue is very hard to resolve.
People often change radically, the marriage 'contract' is broken and neither knows what to do.
Many new converts are excitable and want people to see things the way they do, which has a significant effect on those close to them. Often their partner cannot cope any longer and the relationship breaks down. Within the Church of England, the strains of a marriage to someone with a religious calling are well known. Often, explained Marjorie Corbett, head of counselling at Marriage Care, the marriage may be under strain before the conversion. So, when faced with traumatic situations or feelings of insecurity or despair, people turn to religion.