Of Femicide Suicide & Men 2

According to the theory of attachment/frustration – aggression, men in intimate relationships commit femicide suicide when or after their partners separate from them volitionally. They kill their lovers and themselves due to ‘positive emotional attachment’ to such partners. Historically, marriage in most societies was pre – arranged.

Marriages of that kind were largely characterised by lack of affection, as they were arranged for several reasons except mutual love of the parties for each other. The emergence of individual choice of partners based on romantic love therefore increased ‘positive emotional attachment’ between the parties in a love relationship. When a passionate relationship is at its highest apex, partners become the principal origin of nurturance and love for one other thus increasing ‘positive emotional attachment’.