Acne, Bibliophila, and Other Grounds for Divorce in India
Acne, Bibliophila, and Other Grounds for Divorce in India
Does your spouse chew too loudly? Maybe he can't beat his smoking habit. Or perhaps he's garnered a bit too much attention from the ladies? According to The Times of India, these minor annoyances have morphed into major grounds for divorce. If you follow our Relevant News coverage, you may have noticed a trend. Some of the most unusual divorce stories come from one country: India.
Taking a cue from Western culture (unfortunately, that would be us), Indian couples have increasingly rushed to the courthouse should a facet of the beloved's bother them. Of course, these are just a handful of cases of the already low 1.1% divorce rate for the country.
Couples have supplied a plethora of off-the-wall reasons to split. We recently wrote about the man who filed because his wife's acne was "traumatic" and he could not share a home with her. A few weeks back, a homemaker gambled in the temperamental stock market and her husband wasn't willing to shoulder the financial loss with her. Just a few months ago, a frustrated husband drew up divorce paperwork should his wife light up one more cigarette.
Other ridiculous reasons that sent couples to the courtroom? According to the Times of India article, one woman feared her bibliophile husband loved his books more than her; a man felt his beautiful wife would eventually succumb to the myriad men who made passes at her; a 60-year-old man left his wife when she stopped cooking lunch for him... and hands down, our favorite: The couple who mutually split because one wanted the bedroom fan on at night while the other didn't.
At least India's family court judges are occasionally getting a good laugh. Perhaps it brightens their mood for the tougher cases.
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