I’m 28, married for 9 months, but my marriage effectively ended within 3. What hurts the most is that I don’t even know where my husband is anymore. It was an arranged marriage, and my father gave a dowry of 1.2 Cr. But none of that could buy me the respect or love I deserved.
My husband, who’s 33 and works in an MNC, refused to establish a physical relationship with me from the start. He made cruel comments about my weight, calling me “moti” and “bhais.” He even mocked me in front of his office friends, who would add to my humiliation by saying, “Your wife looks like your mother,” or, “Ask her to eat less, or she’ll become even fatter.” I felt stripped of dignity every single day.
The emotional abuse soon turned physical. He’d beat me, threaten to strip me naked and throw me out if I cried. He used sui*idal threats as a weapon to control me. The breaking point came when he told me he’d bring another man home for me to sleep with because, according to him, that’s the only way I’d be satisfied. That night, I knew I couldn’t take it anymore. When he left for work the next morning, I ran.
Since then, I’ve been back at my parents’ home, trying to figure out my next step. He’s blocked me everywhere, and his family has twisted the narrative, blaming me for everything. I feel lost, broken, and completely unsure of how to move forward.