Comments on: Armenians in Divorce Court: Just Another Case of Gender Inequality

By: Columbus Belman

Columbus Belman — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:09:21 +0000

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By: “A woman is like wool, the more you beat her, the softer she’ll be.” | Human Rights Work in Yerevan

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:26:44 +0000

[…] but that the Armenian people haven’t had an honest discussion on discrimination. This includes diasporans as […]

By: John

John — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:29:28 +0000

I agree for the most part. But on point 2 I would say that women are just as ‘crippled’ as men. People here are not taught to control themselves for any other reason that to not get caught and get in trouble. ‘If you can get away with it then it is fine! If you want to at the moment then do it and just don’t get caught. If you feel bad about it later then you are weak and not in control of your emotions.’ Some times people here get mad at others close to them because others are unpredictable and capricious. People can state that they believe something or promise something but that only holds as long as they ‘feel that way.’ So you really can’t trust people that much because people are controlled by whims and feelings, not by a sense of responsibility or commitment. And that can get very frustrating. Not that I am condoning violence, but the anger that often causes it, I believe, comes from a lack of personal integrity not just personal control. You want to control the other because they seem to have no integrity, no control over themselves. It is just as much about trust as it is about control.

By: John

John — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:19:18 +0000

As a non-Armenian American living in Armenia I would say that the institution of marriage here is falling apart and not just because of old fashioned ideas.

Men here regularly have mistresses and if they can afford it, they start having children with them as well. So you have the Wife (who he is legally married to but not really spending time with) and the wife (who is is having a family with and ‘is in love with.’)

Unfortunately, the idea of equality here if not one of getting the men to ‘behave’ and respect their Wife and marriage, but one of giving women equal rights to cheat. Women here cheat on their husbands too, it just has to be hidden. The idea that husband and wife need to be faithful to each other, that they should have a monogamous marriage, is seen by many as unpractical, un-natural and overly idealistic. (‘We are a warm-blooded people, not like the Americans and Europeans. That is what makes us such hospitable and passionate people.’ As if being warm, passionate and hospitable and not cheating on your spouse were mutually exclusive things.) Women go into marriage expecting their husbands to cheat on them and hope that they can get away with the same. Really, what they want is an open marriage system.

No wonder men here are so over-protective… Men want to do what they want and know that, even thought their wives deny it, they want to do what they want as well. No one is willing to make a commitment or to be honest.

Personally I think they need to grow up and respect their marriage vows, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. More than likely they will just move towards a society where marriage is about family (your first family) and sex (and your second families) are personal matters that laws and others should just keep out of. Pretty sad if you ask me.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:06:57 +0000

Oh no the first image has gone!

By: vic

vic — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:57:07 +0000

well said ,

By: Vartanoush

Vartanoush — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:22:30 +0000

thats true men can be victims of such terror too…people would know that if there wasnt so much gender inequality in our culture..

By: Vartanoush

Vartanoush — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:21:03 +0000

you understand that there is not one big society? right? You may feel this way in Armenian society but maybe in an other society things are different. the divorce rate is so high between Armenians in southern California because men are unsupportive and repressive and sooner or later women are like why do i need to put up with this? i live once and i am here on this earth to be happy…i dont need another “dad” i need a real man,a husband.

By: daru

daru — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:19:03 +0000

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