Swampy Life, Lived Experience of Women Faced with Emotional Divorce

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1 M.A in social sciences research, University of Hormozgan

2 Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

3 Associate professor in sociology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

10.30465/ws.2024.48454.4089

Abstract

The lives of couples facing emotional divorce have many hidden aspects and are accompanied by countless sufferings. Meanwhile, women's experiences are more complicated, and their suffering is more due to their inferior position. Therefore, the present study aims to narrate women's lived experience of emotional divorce. The method of this research is qualitative and based on a phenomenological strategy. The sampling method is purposive sampling, and the data were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews with women involved in the emotional divorce phenomenon who were referred to family counseling centers in Bandar Abbas city. Data mining processes have reached eight main categories: turbulent and broken psyche; violent and fearful life; dead bodies; a life devoid of affection; infidelity as a kill shot at the relationship; endless petty sufferings; frozen bodies far from each other; a life devoid of emotion and a Sisyphean life represent the lived experience of women. Eventually, the final category refers to a swampy life: a swamp full of darkness, violence, anxiety, etc., which sinks women more and more into its mouth despite the great struggle to get rid of it

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  • Receive Date: 09 March 2024
  • Revise Date: 03 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 24 July 2024

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