Re: Emotional Abuse
First of all I don’t deny the problem of emotional abuse in our society but some of the examples you guys listed down are very subjective. For example, you can offer someone a mint without thinking twice and he due to his own insecurity thinks you are trying to point out his bad breath.
Second of all, this problem of emotional abuse is a byproduct of inconsiderate arranged marriages (where the person arranging the marriage didn’t do a good job) and loved marriages without proper consent (of parents or others who will have to live through it). Not many spouses deliberately abuse each other, its just that when you don’t like someone anything they do seems stupid and anything they says seems condescending and degrading. Part of it also has to do with how our society portrays the relationships among husband and wife and in-laws and with what preconceived notions does someone enter a marriage. I am often amazed at the comments I get to hear from aunties about raising my daughter and how I should think about her marriage and what to consider and what not to consider.
In summary it’s a very complicated problem with no silver bullet answer.