Marital Obligations and Psychological Incapacity of Couples in Metro Manila

Dr. Lourdes P. Jusay
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Dr. Lourdes P. Jusay: Eulogio’’Amang’’ Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology – Manila Campus, Manila, Philippines

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2024, vol. 11, issue 12, 476-496

Abstract: Marriage is a universal act that binds people from different cultural backgrounds and serves as the foundation of every culture. The couple, while they are married, live together as husband and wife with their children. This study aimed to assess the marital obligations and psychological incapacity of the couples in Metro Manila. The study used the descriptive method of research. The results showed that the couple are expected to observe their essential marital obligations in building their family and conjugal life in the community. The psychological incapacity, on the other hand, was assessed with differently by the respondents based on their professional backgrounds. However, they were unanimous in their contention that the psychological incapacity must be severed, embedded in the dynamics of the personality of the couples and it was not only physical but mental in nature, such that the couples were incognizant to discharge their essential marital obligations. The marital obligations provide a strong fortress for a stable and satisfying relational life between couples. They must perform these marital obligations to guarantee the continuance of marriage which is protected by the fundamental law of the land in the Philippines. The respondents have similar perspectives on marital obligations especially those from the same cultural orientations. The psychological incapacity, when demonstrably permanent, severe, and incurable, can have a devastating effect on an individual’s ability to enter into a fulfilling and healthy marriage.

Date: 2024
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