[영어] Dear Abby 4

Daughter Becomes Engaged to Abusive Boyfriend

 

DEAR ABBY: My worst fear has come true. My daughter just became engaged to someone we do not approve of. They have been together for three years, and it has been three years of drama -- from not working because they have to be together 24/7 to domestic violence. Must I attend the wedding? Should I help her plan it? She is my first born and I adore her, but I feel she is making a huge mistake. -- RELUCTANT IN OHIO

DEAR RELUCTANT: I am going to assume that you have expressed your feelings and concerns to your daughter. If that's the case, then you must accept that she is an adult and capable of making her own decisions.

Should you help plan the wedding? Yes, as long as you are not paying for it. Should you attend even though you don't approve of her choice of husband? Absolutely! If he's a violent abuser, she is going to need family around her so she doesn't become isolated and totally under his control. Her life could depend on it.

 

원본 : www.uexpress.com/dearabby/2020/9/23/1/daughter-becomes-engaged-to-abusive-boyfriend

 

딸이 폭력을 휘두르는 남자친구와 약혼을 했다는 내용. 폭력을 저지르는 남자를 떠나지 못하는 여자의 이야기는 간혹 들린다.

 

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1. be engaged to : 약혼하다
   (engage에는 많은 의미가 있다. (주의, 관심을) 사로잡다, 고용하다, 관계를 맺다, 교전하다, 관여하다 등)
2. from not working because they have to be together 24/7 to domestic violence
   처음에는 무슨 말인가 했다. from A to B였다. 남자친구와 딸이 일주일 24시간 내내 같이 있으나 일을 하지 못한 것부터 가정폭력까지, 3년의 드라마가 펼쳐졌다는 이야기다. domestic violence는 가정폭력이다.