A Saudi groom who divorced his bride on their wedding night
has been branded “totally irresponsible” and “utterly insensitive.”
The couple has reportedly accepted to marry without meeting
or seeing each other at least one time as is the custom with traditional
families that allow the prospective groom and the future bride to exchange
looks.
It was only on the wedding night, and as the female guests
from the two families were celebrating the wedding, that the groom saw the
bride’s face for the first time in the presence of a hired photographer who was
getting ready to take their picture.
“You are not the girl I want to marry. You are not the one I
had imagined. I am sorry, but I divorce you,” the groom told the bride, local
daily Okaz reported on Sunday.
Under the shock, the bride had a nervous breakdown and broke
into tears, drawing the attention of the guests who rushed to her and tried to
understand how an evening of happiness was turning into a tragedy.
“He caused her great pain through his irresponsible
attitude, and he deserves to suffer,” Afra, a social network user, said. “He
should appreciate that beauty is in the character, not the face. Unfortunately,
many young people today are interested only in looks and ignore values and
morals. May God give her a better husband who will appreciate her for who and
what she is.”
Abu Nass, another user, lambasted the groom.
“He is not man enough to assume his responsibilities,” he
said. “He is totally, completely insensitive. Nobody has forced him to marry
her. He should have insisted on seeing her before the wedding and the
engagement, and not wait until the wedding night. May he always be a loser and
may he be deprived of getting married at all. He is not a man and he lacks
basic feelings,” Abu Nass said.
Khalid said that the whole case was a catalogue of errors.
“Even if it is a traditional wedding, the two families
should have arranged for the man and woman to see each other so that there is
no misunderstanding or misconception,” Khalid said. “If the two accepted each
other, the marriage plans would proceed. If not, then everybody seeks another
chance in life. But waiting for the wedding night is not right,” he said.
Badr said that the groom should have been more sensitive and
thoughtful.
“Whatever the reasons, it is not acceptable or fair to
divorce her on the wedding people as the two families are celebrating,” he
said. “He was selfish and foolish.”
reported by Okaz Press
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