South Africa is slowly becoming a dangerous place for women to live. Men have turned themselves into prowling predators who prey on and brutally attack innocent women.
As responsible men, we need to change our macho mind-set and start treating women with the respect they deserve. Irresponsible husbands and boyfriends turn women’s lives into a living hell. I should think the ill-treatment and abuse of women is sparked by mere jealousy from the cellphone messages received by cheating lovers. Secret affairs are the little spark that can burn relationships to ashes. My suggestion to those in relationships is that no one should jump up to grab someone else’s ringing phone to answer or read their messages.
Respect each other’s privacy.
Some men abuse alcohol to try and drown their problems. The problem is that their overindulgence turns them into insane beasts in trousers who beat their spouses for no reason. Nowadays, it seems people don’t know the true meaning of love. As men, we cannot claim to love our women when we beat them like drums.
True love doesn’t think evil about others. My fellow men, please stop slaughtering and abusing women because they don’t owe us anything.
If you can’t relate or communicate with your spouse or lover in a proper manner, rather end the relationship peacefully than end someone’s life.
If you can’t communicate well, you can seek help from a clinical psychologist who specialises in family problems. Together we can change our country into a paradise where love and peace share a throne.
Amos Tebeila
