Advice to run away

Would you advice a friend to Run away from her house ?
Or is that a wrong advice no matter what the conditions were?

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Run away with a boy/girl? Or run away from a bad situation as in abuse?

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Run away from home and start a life on her own.

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^What sort of situations?

In cases of abuse I would say yes, of course + help her..

In other cases I would say yes, but as last resort..

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She is married , has a baby , lives with her parents , her husband is a money hungry dude she despises and cant stand even for a second and he is trying to get a visa to the country she resides in ,but she wants a divorce and her parents will kill her if she tries to get divorce.
Her step mother tortures her with her taunts and she doesnt have the liberty to do anything except what they want.
She tried cutting her wrist thrice.

It's a mess.

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LP: It is really sad. If she can live by her own and support her baby then running away is best advice. Yes, it is a mess. What is the stance of her father in regard of divorce? Is there any way to seek legal help/protection?

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Of course. Running away is preferrable to getting killed. Notifying the legal authorities would be wise if the country she lives in has women-friendly rights. If you can provide help with this you should.

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Well the kinda mess ya described then as southie said..if she resides in country with women-friendly rights then report it to proper authorities. If not then..she can run away provided she will be safe and able to take care of her little one..

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well she has to have a good plan set, running away on a spur of the moment thing will harm her even more, some allies who will help her, and most of all to be strong....it definitely won't be easy.

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running away is okay as long as can support herself or has friends that will help her setup =/

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If it's relevant for her safety then YES.

I helped one of my best friends run away from home, but for different reasons, she converted to Islam. She knew her brother and her dad would make her life hell and she knew they'd never come around to the idea of her being a Muslim because they would be completely dead against it.

It's a very difficult thing to do, but she NEEDS to leave before she puts herself and her baby especially at risk. What country is she in? I'm sure there are organisations which can help her as well.

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She has a child, I think rather than running away she needs to walk away knowing that she has done nothing wrong. if her parents do not accept and are willing for her to walk away then they need to deal with it ..

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sound like a girl

Not a good advice

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I cant grasp the concept of running away when she is a mother......i mean she is not a teenager any more. She can take a better stand. If she cant stand up for herself in her home can she stand up for herself in the world? Why cant she tell her parents that the situation is not acceptable to her and walk away? If she is scared for her life, she can involve family services and police. She needs to stand on her own, as you said she tried taking her life coz of the family pressure what wills he do after running away? wouldnt it be harder for her when she has to provide for herself and her daughter. She needs to realize and acknowledge this. She needs to know where she is going to live, how she is going to provide for herself and her daughter.

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As U stated the condition,I think she should seek help of police and other woman welfare organizations to put that man behind bars so that he could not ruin life of other women.

In case she runs away she would be considered guilty and her husband would be able to ruin other woman's life.

Hope this helps!

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Good suggestion, because a bad man is better than a bad name, his husband is bad but by running away she will earn a bad name.........

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Thanks for the compliment:smokin:

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U r welcome :slight_smile:

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as others have said report to proper authorities. But she needs to think about her kid. She has to decide between, does she really wanna bring a kid up in that kind of environment or will running away put the kids life in further jeopardy?? that should be the basis for her deciding to leave or not. Running away is not a decision to be taken lightly, especially if she doesnt have some kind of external support system