Eva
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Amy Engel:
In Book of Ivy, it says that its unheard of the husband to sleep in the couch. Does that mean that marital rape is common/accepted or that most girls want to have sex on their wedding day with guys they barely know? Not that theres anything wrong with wanting to sleep with someone you don't know- I am just trying to understand their world better.
Amy Engel
Hi Eva,
I think "want" might be too strong of a word. In the same way that most of the girls go along with the arranged marriage and seem happy about it, they go along with what happens afterward, too. It's how they were raised and the way they're expected to behave. It's the normal way their society functions, so for the majority of the citizens, they don't question it. Hope that helps!
I think "want" might be too strong of a word. In the same way that most of the girls go along with the arranged marriage and seem happy about it, they go along with what happens afterward, too. It's how they were raised and the way they're expected to behave. It's the normal way their society functions, so for the majority of the citizens, they don't question it. Hope that helps!
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