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Why have girls become the cause of most marital problems, finding it easy to seek divorce, and not understanding the meaning of commitment, love, or family, while men have become weaker, fearing the disintegration of their families, and unable to endure the lack of intimacy unlike women? Don't they (women) have needs like men?

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It is not correct to generalize that most marital problems are due to women. Reality proves that they may be attributed to either men or women. A woman needs her husband's companionship and her patience weakens in his absence, as 'Umar ibn al-Khattab set a maximum of four months for a man to be absent from his wife. Marital problems have many causes attributable to both parties, and each of them must fear Allah and live together in kindness. A man must deal wisely with his wife, taking into account her nature as described by the Prophet (peace be upon him): "And be kind to women, for a woman was created from a rib, and the most crooked part of the rib is its upper part. If you try to straighten it, you will break it, and if you leave it, it will remain crooked. So be kind to women." This calls for leniency and gentleness with women to achieve affection and good companionship.

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