'He kept comparing me to other women': Singaporean man kicks Vietnamese wife out after she gives birth
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SINGAPORE – A month after their son was born, Lily’s husband kicked her out of his home and blocked her from seeing their baby. That marked the start of a long ordeal for the 30-year-old Vietnamese bride, who did not see her son for about 10 months. “'He kept comparing me to other women': Singaporean man kicks Vietnamese wife out after she gives birth
SINGAPORE – A month after their son was born, Lily’s husband kicked her out of his home and blocked her from seeing their baby. That marked the start of a long ordeal for the 30-year-old Vietnamese bride, who did not see her son for about 10 months. “I feel it’s very unfair. I’m not in the wrong and I have not been unfaithful,” Lily (not her real name) said in Mandarin, adding that her husband gave her no reason why he wanted to cut ties. “I missed the first 10 months of my child’s life and this is very painful for me.” Lily came to Singapore four years ago to look for a better-paying job, and she found one as a kitchen helper at a restaurant. A compatriot introduced her to her Singaporean husband, a twice-divorced mechanic 15 years her senior. The couple dated for a few months before she became pregnant, and they tied the knot. But their relationship started to fray during her pregnancy. She said: “He kept criticising me and comparing me to other women, saying I was so fat during my pregnancy and I’m not pretty enough. He kept saying I was not gentle with him like the beer ladies.” Read more