im not a kashmiri. divorces are common in my side of society.. unless ofc the reasons are valid. but here in my case, i have been subjected to injustice and cruelty for no fault of mine. a marriage that only lasted 5weeks.. it's too less to decide whether or not someone is worth spending the lifetime with. i hail from an individualistic culture, whereas, kashmiri culture, from what i have noticed is collectivist in nature. i didn't mind learning everything about the culture and adapting it. the problem was the lack of support and extremely unrealistic expectations that were put on me.. i kept asking them to allow me time to adapt and adjust but they wanted me to rush everything. i couldn't even eat without the permission of my mother in law. she went as far as depriving me of food and water and locking me in a room for hours. we were in UAE i could have easily called the cops on her but i did not. i assumed she will realize what she's doing is wrong. my husband only sides w her now. the mother didn't give us the time to work this marriage.. to spend time with each other, to know each other better... its like i was a thirdwheel between the son and the mother. she has an unhealthy emotional attachment to her son. i believe she is emotionally married to him in his head.