“Marriages are made in heaven”: The phrase seems to lose its shine as there is an increasing number of divorces among couples across the globe. And, it’s quite shocking how people are seeking divorce on weird grounds. Here are some of the weird reasons based on which people have divorced their significant others:
Why Are Couples Seeking Divorce?: Bizzare Reasons
1. When Maggi: 2 minutes noodles ended the marriage
Though Maggi has received love from so many people across the world, sadly, it became a reason for a husband to seek divorce. Recently, Principal district and sessions court judge ML Raghunath, recalled a weird case as a husband sought a divorce from his wife as she allegedly only cooked Maggi for him for all meals. This incident happened in Ballari, Karnataka – a state in southwest India.
Labelling it as the “Maggi Case”, he said, “The husband said his wife did not know how to prepare any food other than Maggi noodles. It was noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner. He complained that his wife went to the provision store and brought only instant noodles.”. He said the couple eventually got divorced on mutual consent.
2. When too much love became the reason for separation
Everyone wants a husband, who loves her too much and never fights with her. But, sadly, recently, a wife sought divorce on the grounds that her husband loves her too much. In 2020, in a bizarre incident, a woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district approached Sharia court for divorce at just 18 months after her marriage because her husband ‘loves her too much’ and doesn’t fight with her, yes you read it right. But the cleric later rejected her plea and called it frivolous but after the cleric’s refusal, the woman approached the local panchayat.
In her plea, she mentioned: “Neither he (husband) ever shouted at me nor disappointed me over any issue. I am feeling suffocated in such an environment. Sometimes he cooks for me and also helps me perform household chores.” As the husband requested the Sharia court to return the case, the court had ordered the couple to resolve the matter mutually.
3. When a wife wanted her husband all to herself
Do you know a husband of 9 wives got divorced from one of them because she wanted him all to herself? Seriously, so bizarre! Brazilian male model Arthur O Urso went viral after his controversial marriages with 9 women. He described his act as a ‘protest against monogamy’ and an attempt to “celebrate free love “! However, when one of the 9 women, wanted to leave the polyamorous union because ‘she wants him all to herself.’
While speaking to Daily Mail, Arthur said: “She wanted to have me all to herself. It didn’t make sense – we have to share. I was very sad about the separation and even more surprised by her excuse. She said that she was missing a monogamous relationship. My other wives thought her attitude was wrong and that she accepted the marriage for adventure and not for real feelings. I know I’ve lost a wife, but I’m not going to replace her at the moment.”
4. When a husband wanted to divorce because his wife didn’t bathe every day
In another bizarre incident, a husband wanted a divorce from his wife as she did not bathe every day. This incident happened in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh. As per News18, the issue came to light after the wife filed a complaint with the women’s protection cell, in a bid to save her marriage. It was reported that they were married two years ago and have a one-year-old child.
Though the woman had expressed the wish to continue the marriage, however, the husband wanted to end his marriage. He also gave an application to authorities to help him get a divorce from his wife as she does not bathe every day.
5. When a dance became the reason for divorce
In January 2022, a husband divorced his wife as she played and danced to a ‘provocative’ Syrian song at their wedding. As per Gulf News, the Syrian song ‘Mesaytara’ – which translates to ‘I am dominant’ or ‘I will control you’ – hurt the groom. And, hence, he decided to divorce the bride at the wedding hall itself. As per the report, the groom and his family were not happy with the song. And, soon, the groom and his family entered into an argument with his bride and ended up divorcing her.
6. When a man was sought divorce for laddus
A man from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district approached the family court to end his 10-years-old marriage for a bizarre reason of his wife being under the influence of a ‘tantrik’ (shaman) as she was giving him only ‘laddoos’ to eat nothing else. This shocking incident happened in August 2019. In his plea, the husband said that on the instructions of the ‘tantrik’, his wife gave him four laddoos to eat in the morning and four in the evening. He was not given or allowed to eat anything else in between. Officials at the family counselling centre were puzzled over the pretext for seeking a divorce.
7. When a woman sought divorce from her husband because he was preparing for UPSC
In 2019, a woman in Bhopal approached the local family court seeking divorce on the grounds that her husband is preparing for the UPSC examination and he doesn’t give her time. Isn’t it so bizarre? In her plea, she m also alleged that her husband spends his entire day preparing for the exam. As per her counsellor, the woman has alleged that her husband remains so lost in his studies that he doesn’t speak to her at all. The wife told the counsellor that on some occasions she insisted him to go out with her for movies and shopping but her husband doesn’t go out and he doesn’t even visit his relatives and remains dedicated only to his preparation. Seriously, what’s happening?
What do you think about couples seeking divorce on these unusual grounds? Is marriage losing its significance? Do let us know in the comments below.