Maturity and Preparation Required
Maturity and Preparation Required
Life for women in Jamaica sounds like a misogynistic nightmare, at least according to a report in The Jamaica Observer which offers stories of ex-husbands forcing women into sex acts and denying their requests for divorce. Just when you thought you'd seen the worst in men, right?
There's no way to overstate the frustration of wanting to achieve a resolution of marital problems –- whatever that resolution may be –- only to be flatly thwarted by a man who refuses to confront anything. His ambivalence is like his way of saying a dysfunctional marriage is better than no marriage at all.
Tell me if I’m alone here, but I don’t think women can live with that. There is something reassuring about the fact that the underlying problems that lead to divorce are universal: Lack of maturity and lack of preparation for marriage.
The irony is that once you're divorced, you no longer need anyone to tell you how much maturity and preparation are required. If only there was a way to
understand all of that before you jump in with both feet.
I don't want to say that counseling is overrated, but nothing can fully prepare you to share your life with someone. Some relationships are irretrievable. And
while you may not have the foresight to prevent yourself from committing to those kinds of relationships, you need to trust your instincts when they tell you to get out.
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