Prolonged Refusal of Marital Sex is Mental Cruelty

[Portlander 0]

I'm pretty sure there aren't many Indians left who consider throwing oneself on a husband's burning body to be acceptable.

Unfortunately, its still acceptable in some areas to burn your new wife alive if the dowry is too small. In some cases the woman gets the gas can + lights the match herself

[Ban Hammer 14,648]

(disclaimer: This is meant to be tongue in cheek and not meant to poke fun at gender inequities in India)

since this topic is in regards to sex, the tongue shouldn't be in the cheek

[DeadPoolX 9]

(disclaimer: This is meant to be tongue in cheek and not meant to poke fun at gender inequities in India)

since this topic is in regards to sex, the tongue shouldn't be in the cheek

I suppose that depends which cheek we're talking about...

[Fandango 1,440]

Wouldn't it be more physical cruelty than mental cruelty? (I mean, I know we say that men think with their little heads too much, but that's a *metaphor*....)

What about the ladies? For us if our partner withholds it makes us question ourselves and our attractiveness and everything else about ourselves, especially because of the stereotype that all men will hump anything that makes an offer. Basically we are told that if our guy doesn't want to have sex with us, there's something wrong with US. In that case, I'd go with mental cruelty... who knows, maybe the men of India think like women?

FFFs, I'd just assume he turned gay

Edited May 8, 2007 by LisaD

[Widge 0]

This isn't just an Indian thing it is the same in the UK a friend divorced several years ago and when specifying the acts of mental cruelty against her withholding sex was one of the several things she specified in the divorce papers.

(which thinking about it makes it quite a strange situation as you can't demand it (marital rape) but obviously can't deny it either ......... oh what a strange world)

Edited May 8, 2007 by Widge

[Robor007 0]

(disclaimer: This is meant to be tongue in cheek and not meant to poke fun at gender inequities in India)

since this topic is in regards to sex, the tongue shouldn't be in the cheek

I suppose that depends which cheek we're talking about...

Jelly or syrup?

[Laura_and_IanM 0]

Studying law a few years ago, that was something I learned about some states here. It is a very valid reason for divorce...I don't remember which states it was, but it is a fact. Also, if a man becomes impotent during the marriage, that too is grounds for divorce.....I forget what they class the reason as, I don't think that they class it as mental cruelty...I will get back with the answer...

LJ

[mawilson 2,133]

I dated a girl whose idea of a sex life was once a month. Needless to say, it didn't work.... "see ya, wouldnt wanna be ya!"

Too much sex?

[almaty 19]

I dated a girl whose idea of a sex life was once a month. Needless to say, it didn't work.... "see ya, wouldnt wanna be ya!"

Too much sex?

nah, brother MA, his hand developed carpal tunnel syndrone

[Niels Bohr 72]

From NPR this morning:

...according to recent court decision in India, prolonged refusal of marital sex is a form a mental cruelty and grounds for divorce.

Of course! They are the ones who started Karma Sutra!

[almaty 19]

From NPR this morning:

...according to recent court decision in India, prolonged refusal of marital sex is a form a mental cruelty and grounds for divorce.

Of course! They are the ones who started Karma Sutra!

those horn dogs..by the way, an excellent book

[one...two...tree 2,762]

From NPR this morning:

...according to recent court decision in India, prolonged refusal of marital sex is a form a mental cruelty and grounds for divorce.

Of course! They are the ones who started Karma Sutra!

those horn dogs..by the way, an excellent book

Is that the one at the library with all the missing pages?

Edited May 8, 2007 by Steven_and_Jinky

[almaty 19]

From NPR this morning:

...according to recent court decision in India, prolonged refusal of marital sex is a form a mental cruelty and grounds for divorce.

Of course! They are the ones who started Karma Sutra!

those horn dogs..by the way, an excellent book

Is that the one at the library with all the missing pages?

not missing, just glued together...

[one...two...tree 2,762]

From NPR this morning:

...according to recent court decision in India, prolonged refusal of marital sex is a form a mental cruelty and grounds for divorce.

Of course! They are the ones who started Karma Sutra!

those horn dogs..by the way, an excellent book

Is that the one at the library with all the missing pages?

not missing, just glued together...

dammit...I wondered why I'd turn page 30 and then, all of a sudden, I'm on page 70 - and all I see is a guy and girl smoking on a hooka.

Edited May 8, 2007 by Steven_and_Jinky

[almaty 19]

From NPR this morning:

...according to recent court decision in India, prolonged refusal of marital sex is a form a mental cruelty and grounds for divorce.

Of course! They are the ones who started Karma Sutra!

those horn dogs..by the way, an excellent book

Is that the one at the library with all the missing pages?

not missing, just glued together...

dammit...I wondered why I'd turn page 30 and then, all of a sudden, I'm on page 70 - and all I see is a guy and girl smoking on a hooka.

what!!!!!!! i missed that page..i mean, a....a...........a... sounds like an intersting picture...