Re: Violent marriages
i’m pretty sure the women that are in violent marriages are too scared to go to the proper authorities b/c of the anger that it might cause if the one that is violent finds out that it was his wife that reported him. they aren’t stupid to stay in such marriages they are confused, scared to death, they tend to blame themselves for whatever caused the person to hurt them, also if she does tell the authorities other people find out and she would probably be ashamed that she allowed herself to be and stay in such a relationship, most women want their marriages to work out so they probably have the hope that the abuser will change one day, that false hope blinds her to what might happen if the abuse goes too far one day.
it’s so easy to say to person that is in a violent marriage to just leave it but i’m guessing desi women that don’t have financial security would rather stay in such a marriage rather than face the hard choice of divorce which will cause social and emotional pain. some would see that as being more painful than denying abuse is actually happening…