I felt this in my relationship...

Submitted by Just Me (United States), Nov 27, 2009 at 12:19

Everything written here is really true and on top of it, Islam teaches that women are stupid. When I was with the man I knew he'd always tell me not to burden him when my own worries. He'd use the terms, not needing any drama etc... When these men feel bad or are amorous, you are expected to run to them and do whatever it takes to appease them. As for the women, who makes them feel better? After all, when a woman is sad, they don't want the burden or drama and a woman is not allowed to share anything personal concerning her husband with anyone else. It is disrespectful. Before I met this man, I was always taught to do onto others as you would want to have done to you. I am not a man's slave and I would not marry a man that would regard me forever as stupid and not treat me with the same compassion as I treat him. I know I am small, frail in comparison to him so I am not equal in strength. I can be emotional so my mentality isn't the same but stupid? A very strong word in Islam for deplicting women I would say.

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