I and a former schoolmate were chatting earlier today...
One gist led to another and somehow, we started to talk about the highs and lows of married life.
She narrated a particular incident to me..
Her best friend who she has known for years recently divorced her husband. She cited domestic violence as her reason.. saying the last straw was when she lost a 2 month pregnancy after he beat her mercilessly one day. According to her, she had gone to the salon and had spent 3 hours there and the husband threw a fit. She reminded him that the earliest time he ever came home was 1am and the husband accused her of growing wings, talking back at him and challenging him. Then the beating started. It wasn't the first time, but she made up her mind that it would be the last.
The husband on the other hand, claimed that the divorce was as a result of his wife's infidelity and that the only reason he beats her is because she's cheating on him.
The typical he said ..she said.. scenario.
Anyway my friend's husband forbade her to be friends with the divorcee. According to him... No wife of his will wine and dine with a divorced woman.
This isn't the first time I've heard of something like this.. It's true. There are men who forbid their wives from being friends with single women , separated women, divorced women and even young widows!
Why do they think that a woman's character is defined by her marital status?
I know men who don't take a drop of alcohol and yet are friends with alcoholics...
Men who don't smoke and yet are friends with chimneys...
Why restrict your wife from being friends with certain people solely on account of their marital status???
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