If so millions of men and women are raped each day all around the world.
Unfortunately, it is true that marital rape is sadly common around the world.
If that kind of 'rape' keeps peace in the family, I'll support it.
But seriously KKM, genuine rape usually requires
force by one and
resistance by the other.
Yeah, no, it doesn't.
Not all forms of sexual coercion are illegal, but they achieve a similar end - making someone to do something they don't want to. "If you loved me, you would do this." "It's your responsibility to do this." "The bible says you have to do this."
Now, while a person can't be charged with a crime for employing these tactics, they are undoubtedly manipulative, using emotional or psychological force rather than physical to take control of someone else. It's certainly not a loving, respectful thing to do to your partner.
To play devil's advocate though, I do think that partners who have decided to be monogamous are obligated to care for the physical and emotional needs of their counterparts so long as those needs are not unreasonable. That doesn't mean a wife HAS to have sex with her husband or vice versa, but that if for some reason she won't or can't, she need needs to respect his needs and either allow him to get them fulfilled somewhere else or let him go. Not being in the mood for a couple days isn't a reason to do this, but not being in the mood for several years would be.
