A complex set of emotions must go through the mind of a woman in such a situation. The men mentioned in this column are incorrigible, serial adulterers / predators. No one would be better aware of their proclivities than their long suffering wives. To stay on in such a marriage, for a variety of reasons, is a personal choice. It then becomes a wife’s duty to offer emotional support to her husband, tell him the storms that rage are outside the four walls of our home, within them, the children and I are with you. However, one is not sure if that wifely dharma extends to telling a victim of rape, You are lying; it was consensual. And, of course, the world does not believe the wives, not one bit.
A complex set of emotions must go through the mind of a woman in such a situation. The men mentioned in this column are incorrigible, serial adulterers / predators. No one would be better aware of their proclivities than their long suffering wives. To stay on in such a marriage, for a variety of reasons, is a personal choice. It then becomes a wife’s duty to offer emotional support to her husband, tell him the storms that rage are outside the four walls of our home, within them, the children and I are with you. However, one is not sure if that wifely dharma extends to telling a victim of rape, You are lying; it was consensual. And, of course, the world does not believe the wives, not one bit.