I have been married 32 years to a dominant, self-centered and abusive husband. I always try to please him out of fear. He is not a saint and I won’t be surprised if he’s had one-night stands with other women.
A Beijing court has granted a divorce to an American woman and her Chinese celebrity-entrepreneur husband in a high-profile case that highlighted the often-hidden problem of domestic violence in China.
I have been the victim of so many gross injustices in my life—first as a battered wife throughout my marriage, and now, without any warning, as the surprised ex-wife in a church annulment!
What do you say to a woman, battered and bleeding, who says through her tears, “Mamabutihin ko pa pong mabugbog kaysa makita ang mga anak ko na walang makain, walang matirhan o hindi makapag-aral. [I’d rather get beaten up than see my children go hungry, homeless or unable to go to school].” Or what do [...]
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