In our society, if a woman is separated, the reactions from even her own family members change towards her. Why? Are the family relations dependent on the marital status of a woman? Will the behaviours towards a man of the family change similarly if he is separated or divorced?
What is more important for society? That a woman who has divorced is a direct blood relative, or what her marital status is? Why should that affect anything?
Why she is judged for every step she takes?
If these are her family relationships from her birth, what is different now that she is no longer married? Why did all suddenly change just because she doesn’t have a traditionally approved marital life as per societal norms? She is discriminated against, and people make her feel that something is wrong with her.
That she is somehow incomplete, even if she is doing pretty well with her life, financially stable, and happy living independently or with her parents. She is reminded by society that the house where she is born, where she lived almost half of her life and where she is living now after suffering through and getting out of a bad relationship, is not her house.
She already has so many struggles, so many unanswered questions, so many things to cover in one single life, if her own family members change their behaviour towards her, how will she manage?
It’s not that any woman is dependent on any person for her happiness or any things which she wants to achieve, but losing family support can be really hard. Think about it.
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