| 
Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Mother-in-laws are the main reason why Indian couples divorces – so says a study by National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN). One can be quick to blame the suffocating mega-serials as part of the reason for this. Or the age gap which leaves the mother-in-law stuck in the past while the daughter has move with the times. Or even education level of women nowadays who don’t tolerate unwarranted attention and know their rights.
Next is infidelity at 25%. Blame it on ……work stress? alcohol? liberal thinking? loss of moral compass? lack of attention?
By the way, abuse is 5% of the reasons for divorce among the Indians.
Age plays are role too – it seems divorce is more apparent when on is age either below 25 or above 40. Meaning either lack of maturity, became brave, or becoming independent (financially) from the other spouse.
Parents-in-law or, more specifically, mother-in-law horror stories are widespread and with good reason as a study by the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) shows.
Meddlesome in-laws are the main reason Indian couples divorce but it figures as one of the top reasons for divorce among Chinese and Malay couples, too.
The Malaysia Community and Family Study 2004 showed that the two other factors are incompatibility at 42.3% and infidelity at 12%.
“Interference of in-laws is the main reason why Indians divorce. It is the top ranked reason at 30%,” said LPPKN Director General Datuk Aminah Abdul Rahman when presenting a paper on Malaysia’s family profile and its effects Monday at Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia.
Infidelity is a deal breaker Malay and Indian marriages but it appears to be tolerated among the Chinese.
“Among Malays, the second most common reason for a divorce is infidelity and a refusal to put up with polygamy (enggan dimadukan),” she said.
“In the Indian community, infidelity is the second highest ranked reason for divorce at 25%,” she said.
However, the Chinese considered infidelity as the least crucial reason to demand a divorce. Cheating nestled at the bottom along with health and gambling addiction reasons at 4.2%.
Surprisingly, abuse is not a reason for divorce among the Malays and Chinese, but is a known reason among Indians at 5%.
“Another overall reason that ranked high among the three races at 11.5% is ‘not being responsible’,” she said.
She explained that though the family institution was perceived as quite fragile and divorces rampant, the data showed otherwise.
“According to a population survey in 2000, only a portion of the population at 0.7% is divorced,” she said.
The data showed that divorce is more likely to happen to those in the age group under 25 and above 40.
