“I silently took every blame, every suspicion, every abuse he hurled at me, until he did the same with my daughter. He slapped her for “talking back” and storming out of the house when he tried to question her like he did with me. That was the last straw. I decided that I will choose a better, safer future for my daughters over everything else. Within two days I had left the house, within a week I had filed for divorce and not much later, I was a free, happy bird. It’s been about 2 years now.
It started on our first day as a married couple. Ours was a typical arranged marriage. He’d seemed like the full package: educated, ambitious, social and polite. But once I moved in, I found out the truth. Their house was in shambles and he had no fixed job. I was brought in almost as a maid! He would constantly belittle me, hurl abuses at me, assassinate my character and say I had affairs with every man I’d meet socially. For years I was led to believe it was my fault. I tried to change myself and improve with every passing day. I never bothered to tell anyone, because his image socially contrasted his personality around me! Between the perfect gentleman and a barbaric domestic abuser was just the company of people.
He’d say he was glad we didn’t have a son, because our relationship would bother him. He pampered our daughters, but as they grew, his suspicions also grew. There was a time when my daughters and I would spend our entire day either outside the house or in one particular room of the house, where we’d live a small world of our own. He’d often threaten to hurt himself or us! Even his last words to me, when I told him not to show me his face anymore, were questioning my austerity.
It was only after the divorce that I started reading up and realised he showed symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder. I wish I had been more aware in time.
I received no alimony, support or assets, but I didn’t want them either! All I wanted was good riddance from the man. My daughters and parents supported me through the entire ordeal and I’ve only grown closer to them! I even party with my daughters now, something I’d never done before! Life is finally free and beautiful”

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