While upholding dissolution of a couple’s marriage on the ground of cruelty, the Delhi High Court has observed that repeated use of derogatory and humiliating words by the wife against husband and his family amounts to cruelty.

During that time, my husband realized he was losing me because of emotional and physical neglect, he realized he wanted me to stay and promised to change. It didn’t occur to me but you are probably right that there is some trauma behind his reaction but that I’m unaware of. Not sure why he thought this was a good idea… I cried like a baby at the memories lost, cake was even cut while I showered. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The court said no rebuttal of cross-examination or even an attempt to disprove the said imputations shows that the same have been duly proved and established.To update the situation, since I separated, he has spoken once about reconciliation but not talking clearly about his ' other life'. Of course we’re probably all guilty of saying something unkind or thoughtless to our partners in front of others.

It means looking at your situation honestly, acknowledging your dissatisfaction, and taking steps towards change. Then soon there fights about everything, me not fulfilling his ' expectations' regarding looks, home cleanliness, worthless, talentless etc.What quite often happens in situations like this is that the endless excuses we might make for a partner who behaves like this means that we don’t pay sufficient attention to the mental and emotional damage they cause. The court was satisfied that cruelty, which was proved on record, was sufficient and constituted cruelty as required under section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act.