A 56-year-old man sat Friday morning on the third layer of his bricks stairs, weeping. Everyone in the yard wept quietly, bitterly. Even the neighbors couldn’t hold back their tears. They were mourning the death of Nantini who had committed suicide only a week before in the Battery Factory area of Bushrod Island.
Though the husband claimed he had no idea what must have moved Nantini in doing what she did to herself, dwellers of that community hinted to me that James “likes the girls.” So, his wife killed herself because she could no longer bear her husband’s infidelity.
The couple had been married for a little over 15 years now. And throughout their marriage, Nantini had had to bear James’ infidelity, neighbors said. She was frequently introduced to new babies fathered by her man by different women. She bore it all and not once did she allow her disdain for her husband’s outside affairs harm her relationship with his outside children who were increasing each year, neighbors explained.
According to them, it was only recently when James began abusing the little respect left for his wife---by introducing his babies’ mothers to Nantini whenever he wanted, that she began to take offense. Nantini only kept her pain deeply buried in her heart and never allowed it to take control. But it was not so easy. She was being pushed to her grave and that was exactly where she finally landed last Friday when she took her own life. The bus had reached its final stop.
It is unfortunately that Nantini’s case ended up the way it did.
Like Nantini, hundreds of wives with cheating husbands suffer in silence or tolerate their husband's infidelity. They feel they are compelled to do so because they have no alternatives or know what else to do.
Well, you don't have to sit back and be a helpless victim [like Nantini] because if you do, you could be swept along with tide. You’ve got to make the best of a bad situation and minimize the damage infidelity can cause by protecting yourself emotionally, sexually, legally and financially.
Begin by preparing yourself for what lies ahead. But more importantly, take control of the situation and be strong enough to face the reality. Exert yourself by speaking up and taking a stand on the matter.
Though the husband claimed he had no idea what must have moved Nantini in doing what she did to herself, dwellers of that community hinted to me that James “likes the girls.” So, his wife killed herself because she could no longer bear her husband’s infidelity.
The couple had been married for a little over 15 years now. And throughout their marriage, Nantini had had to bear James’ infidelity, neighbors said. She was frequently introduced to new babies fathered by her man by different women. She bore it all and not once did she allow her disdain for her husband’s outside affairs harm her relationship with his outside children who were increasing each year, neighbors explained.
According to them, it was only recently when James began abusing the little respect left for his wife---by introducing his babies’ mothers to Nantini whenever he wanted, that she began to take offense. Nantini only kept her pain deeply buried in her heart and never allowed it to take control. But it was not so easy. She was being pushed to her grave and that was exactly where she finally landed last Friday when she took her own life. The bus had reached its final stop.
It is unfortunately that Nantini’s case ended up the way it did.
Like Nantini, hundreds of wives with cheating husbands suffer in silence or tolerate their husband's infidelity. They feel they are compelled to do so because they have no alternatives or know what else to do.
Well, you don't have to sit back and be a helpless victim [like Nantini] because if you do, you could be swept along with tide. You’ve got to make the best of a bad situation and minimize the damage infidelity can cause by protecting yourself emotionally, sexually, legally and financially.
Begin by preparing yourself for what lies ahead. But more importantly, take control of the situation and be strong enough to face the reality. Exert yourself by speaking up and taking a stand on the matter.
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