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Oct 02, 2010 Letters

Dear Editor,
As I glossed over the headlines of Kaieteur News dated the 27th of September 2010, yet again the tragic news of relationship issues continue to make the headlines.
It seems as though our interventions are failing, though no fault of the policy makers, to bring about behavioural changes that are so critical if we are going to move away from this primitive mindset.
People fail to recognise that the perpetuation of these acts only results in severe hemorrhaging of our human resources, a sentiment which would have been echoed by innumerable writers.
However, I wish to briefly comment on the article about the young woman who chose to make herself a living pyre because her attempts to win her spouse proved futile, probably because she realised that what she had in the hand was worth two in the bush.
Letters and articles these days are replete with women being the subject of abuse, but have we ever contemplated the men as the subject of abuse in heterosexual relationships? I am pretty certain that we all know of a man who has endured an abusive heterosexual relationship. It does not necessarily have to be physical. It can very well be emotional under which infidelity falls.
Among others, I have vivid recollection of a friend, who worked indomitably with tremendous dedication to make life better for his family, but his wife was not on the same playing field, instead she wanted to test the waters.
He subsequently found out, murdered her and committed suicide.
Do not get me wrong, in no way am I seeking to justify the actions of those who senselessly snuff the lives out their spouses because of infidelity, as horrible as it is.
However, when people invest a lot into relationships, when people build their lives around others and either party mess-up, it becomes heart wrenching and excruciating to deal with, which is why some resort to violence.
After all, we are human beings and would react to situations differently. The time has come for people to recognise the countless repercussions for playing another person’s emotions.
Notwithstanding that, I want to commend the spouse of that young lady who acted rationally as difficult as it may have been for him. She wanted to leave so he allowed her. Maybe in retrospect of what she did or the treatment meted out to her in her affair, she wanted her spouse to relinquish the relationship that he started with another after her departure and reconcile with her.
Talk about audacity. In closing, I suggest that married people who are flirtatious use this as an example.
Anonymous

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