A WOMAN AT ODDS WITH HER HUSBAND - A CASE OF LAC LEONI

Simillimum volume XXI Winter/Spring 2008; 35-43

Anger; indignation; rage; fury; and desire to fight (quarrelsome) go deep to the heart of the lac-leoni state. In the wild it is the lioness that does the brunt of the work in the pride and so the woman in this state is, invariably, at odds with her husband whom she perceives to be domineering. This is consistent with the situation that exists in the wild when leadership of the pride (through challenge) is successful, and the new dominant male kills all the offspring of the females in the pride and fathers his own cubs. Not only does the woman in the lac-leoni state feel that she carries the total burden for maintaining their lifestyle but she does it with no sense of autonomy or prestige or unconditional safety for her offspring. 

KEYWORDS: anger; resentment towards husband

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