Dear Rosie:

You are sure that you want to divorce him and I am sure that you should because your account of this man and this.. supposed marriage is so horrible that it leaves no doubt in any reasonable person’s mind, that you should end it and free yourself.

In your society, a married woman wanting separation, has to convince the husband, and both sets of parents (“to convince him, my parents, and his parents, that we should separate”), but telling them all that you are very unhappy is not convincing enough. Both sets of parents need physical abuse or infidelity to be convinced.

Thing is he doesn’t beat you and he doesn’t have sex.. with any woman.

Question: is there any way for you to leave your parents’ home where you live and perhaps your country and live elsewhere?

anita