In a marital relationship, how right or wrong is it for the woman to accuse her husband of rape?

Question

Assuming there is no physical violence, intimidation or threat of any kind involved before, during and after intercourse.

Answer 1

Doesn't sound like rape to me if there is no violence, intimidation or threat

Answer 2

I believe that married people should never refuse eachother sexually without good reason, but that neither partner should compell the other either. Mutal respect is what it's about in any relationship and a loving one especially so. A husband has the right to assume consent to intercourse (as does the wife) unless that consent is expressly withdrawn at any given moment (reasonably before any kind of intimacy commences, not as he is about to enter her. Have a heart!). If she says no, and he insists, these days technically that's rape. To proceed with legal action in that regard however would be unwise in my opinion unless she is seeking a divorce. Could the marriage continue afterwards? If as you say there are no threats, violence or intimidation involved, then talking the problem through should, one hopes, resolve it peacefully.

Answer 3

I am a woman, and I have never said no to my husband for sex.when I was sick or after my surgery, he knew better than to ask.Too many women say they have a headache or they use withholding sex as a punishment, and then act so surprised when they find out that he's been getting it from someone else. .You can give me a thumbs down if you want, but unfortunately, that's just the way it is.also, if there was no physical violence, intimidation,or threat of any kind, before, during, or after intercourse, there probrably wasn't any resistance.He obviously didn't hold her down, because then that would qualify as physical restraint,which falls under physical violence even if there are no marks, so no, I don't believe it was rape.

Answer 4

It is possible for a woman to claim rape whilst married. If she says she does not want to be party to sex or is made to feel intimidated into taking part then she may well have a case. She should really make it clear she is unwilling but there are more pressures than violence as emotional blackmail can pressurise them into being unwilling parties to sex when in their mind they are actually too frightened to refuse. Men are warned nowadays to be very clear that a woman has definitely agreed to intercourse before the event and I guess that means married men too. Do you really want an unwilling partner anyway?

Answer 5

this accusation is cruel and i would say that if a women is saying these things to her husband then she has issues maybe shes playing around with someone else and to get out of the physical relationship with her husband she accuses him maybe more than once maybe several times till he is to scared to go near her or she is trying to provoke a reaction one that will give her a genuine reason to perhaps end the marriage either way its sick cruel mentally damaging no one should have to put up with behaviour like this man or woman

Answer 6

If you want to know what it is like, imagine that you have been screamed at for days, you have not slept, you still have a job and a family with all the responsibilities that go with it. Your spouse has put you down in every way possible with no let up. You must not argue back because your kids and mother in law are there. Finally, in exhausted frustration you go to bed. You are sleeping at last and then your spouse who spent the entire day telling you how ugly, stupid and lazy you are proceeds to roll you over, put his weight on you, tear off what you may be wearing and use you as a sperm receptacle. He calls it making love. What do you call it?

Answer 7

Just not enough details in your question to give a fair answer. She may have perceived a threat, intimidation, when you did not. Was she asleep? Need more specifics.

Answer 8

No still means no! If he forces her to have sex against her will it's rape! pure and simple. Even if they are married and he needs to know that!

Although I think after something like that they should consider a divorce.

Answer 9

if i said no to my husband i mean no it doesn't matter if he dint threaten me or if there was no physical violence the matter is its rape if i said i dont want to and he pushed himself on me and did force himself when i dont want it its RAPE and the same goes the other way around

Answer 10

Its irrelevant if its within marriage...when somebody doesn't want to have sex and they are forced into it by whatever means it is wrong. The key here is 'forced' so if she willingly had sex then how can it be rape.