The things we see everyday...... it's was raining badly that afternoon so the traffic wasn't even funny. i had been sitting there for a bit and for some reason, rythym 93.7 decided that they'd play crappy music for us. anywayz, there i was almost falling asleep on the wheels when i noticed this car beside me. first of, d lady driving was rather small. she seemed to be straining to see past her bonnet and all. that was ssactually what caught my eyes at first. next thing i noticed is that she seemed to be talking rather animatedly to a male passenger. he wasn't doing much, just sitting with his hands behind his head. he looked relaxed which really contrasted with her agitated state. nothing prepared me for what i saw next. he reached accross and slapped the lady!
i couldn't believe what i had just seen. she turned to face him and started to gesticulate more. his hands were back behind his head and anyone passing and hadn't seen what had happened earlier would have been sure the woman was quite mad to be talking to herself like that. after a moment we started moving but she was still talking. everyone was screaming for her to move her car and after a few moments she did. i could only wonder what he does to her in private if he could slap her so freely in public.
a large number of people are in abusive relationships and for some reason remain in these situations for different reasons. some believe that it is normal for a woman to be beaten occasionally if she does something wrong. a man once told me that he only hits the girlfriends that he likes. he said that if a man really loves you he gets passionate and will react passionately to things you do....imagine that!!!!!
some women remain in abusive relationships because of their children, some stay because they believe they have nowhere else to go. some stay for economic reasons while others will rather remain married to someone who beats them daily than not be married at all.... somebody please get the paramedics here right now!!!!!!
i'm all for staying and working out your marriage but it shouldn't be at the risk of loosing your life. i think some of us need to be a little open about the state of our reltionships and as friends to people in relationships, we should try as much as possible to look behind the veil and read in between the lines so we can help our friends, if they are in destructive relationships and feel too ashamed to talk abou it. lets just leave the comfort of our lovely relationships/ homes and find out how people are coping in theirs.
i know no marriage is perfect because nobody is perfect . like the walk of faith you simply strive for perfection and some days may be good and others not but on the whole a marriage/relationships should be a pleasant, fulfilling experience for all involved......most of the time
