Re: Hitting wife
Beating in front of others let alone beating her?
*Off course its not a good gesture by any means.
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Many questions come up;
Can there be any other reason he might be angry to her? Is she doing anything else to provoke him and not telling others? (Please don't get emotional, I am only inquiring)
Why is she not cooking or dressing up? *Beating by him and not cooking meal for three days can be a chicken and egg situation. *
People automatically side with wife when hear this situation so her story needs to be validated.
Still beating wife is not acceptable. Someone from family or close friend may need to be involved and be invited from herself. *She has the responsibility **to invite family/friends after discussing with husband and telling him she will not have a choice unless he stops. **She has to inform him about other people might need to be involved, if he is not willing to change his bad behavior.
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It may become very difficult situation if he does not agree with other people involved. Its a tough situation. In that case she has to stick up for herself and have a gentle but firm stance.
Feeding bad meal or retaliating is simply going to make things worse unless she is ready to be separated or divorced.
Beating wife is not uncommon outside Pakistan. Not all get reported to authorities simply because the matter could be temporary and the result may leave a family with long lasting harm.