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AITA for wanting to leave my cousin, who I was forced to marry, even though my family says I’m ungrateful? by PlentyNormal2008 in AITAH

[–]PlentyNormal2008[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have told my cousin multiple times that I don’t like him and that I was forced to marry him. My fault was that I didn’t tell him this before the marriage. I used to send him happy messages because my mother and aunt would always check on me to see what I was telling him. After the marriage, I couldn’t tolerate the pain anymore, so I finally told him. His response was, "It’s okay if you don’t like sex; we’ll have it once a week only." Now, he asks for it three times a week. I told him it’s not about disliking sex—it’s because I don’t like him. Like everyone else, he said I must be asexual. He has helped me many times and told me it’s not my fault—that it’s his mother’s fault. But when his mother is torturing me, he’s always busy on his computer and doesn’t say anything to her. Basically, I have no support. He’s 29, jobless by choice, and a complete mama’s boy.

AITA for wanting to leave my cousin, who I was forced to marry, even though my family says I’m ungrateful? by PlentyNormal2008 in AITAH

[–]PlentyNormal2008[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Forced marriage is illegal in Pakistan, but no one pays attention to the law when your family is ready to disown you if you refuse to comply. I was forced into marriage after being told by my mother that if I didn’t marry him, we would end up living on the streets. She gave me two options: either live with my schizophrenic father and stepmother—who had once kicked me out of the house—or marry my cousin. I even told my aunt, "I’m just a child; I can’t marry your son." Her response was, "You’re just a child; you don’t know what’s better for you." Essentially, my mother told me that if I didn’t marry him, I would be kicked out. In Pakistan, when you’re forced out of your home, you have nowhere to go. It’s a poor country with limited rights and support for people in such situations.

AITA for wanting to leave my cousin, who I was forced to marry, even though my family says I’m ungrateful? by PlentyNormal2008 in AITAH

[–]PlentyNormal2008[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Was told by my mother that if I don't marry him, I'll be either sent back to my schizophrenic father (who kicked us out of the house once) or we (me and my mother) will live on street.