The cultural practice of arranged marriages throws a whole other challenge into this kind of scenario. Who is the head of your family now? Can they not see how he is treating you? Unfortunately, you are in a culture where it is nothing to demean women and it's actually acceptable. I don't envy you being in that situation. It is certainly very scary reading it. Not sure what I could recommend or suggest though.
Perhaps if getting out of it really is not an option after talking to whomever is the head of your family now, I would keep your friends around you that can keep you encouraged and grounded through this relationship. It's hard to imagine that in the 21st century, people still think this kind of treatment of women is acceptable...but then that's applying Western Culture views on an Eastern culture.
Please know that you always have a source of support here.
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The cultural practice of arranged marriages throws a whole other challenge into this kind of scenario. Who is the head of your family now? Can they not see how he is treating you? Unfortunately, you are in a culture where it is nothing to demean women and it's actually acceptable. I don't envy you being in that situation. It is certainly very scary reading it. Not sure what I could recommend or suggest though.
Perhaps if getting out of it really is not an option after talking to whomever is the head of your family now, I would keep your friends around you that can keep you encouraged and grounded through this relationship. It's hard to imagine that in the 21st century, people still think this kind of treatment of women is acceptable...but then that's applying Western Culture views on an Eastern culture.
Please know that you always have a source of support here.
October 23, 2014 - 1:15pmThis Comment
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