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Pandemic Soothes Tempers, Unites Separated Couple | Surat News

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SURAT: Not that the the pandemic period only drove a wedge between couples, in a few cases it also worked silently as a shrink to unite warring partners.
But, while the sudden spike in marital disputes had been chronicled more zealously, the agencies dealing with such issues claim that the few cases that found the ‘lockdown’ a blessing to resolve disputes also need to celebrated.
One such couple, a diamond artisan from Bhavnagar and his wife from Surat city, decided to cast aside their differences and live together while the woman also withdrew her court case seeking maintenance.
Sunil Gadiya (27), a resident of Gariyadhar and Anita (24) (names changed) got married in 2012 in an arranged relationship. The couple also became parents of a son (6) and a daughter (4) in their 10-year-old conjugal life.
“The Gadiyas lived in a joint family with his parents. However, the woman came to live with her parents along with her children in Surat in December 2019 alleging nagging and torture by in-laws. In February, she filed a case for maintenance for herself and the children,” said Ashwin jogadiyaAnita’s lawyer.
Initially, Gadiya got prepared to face the court trial. But he had a change of heart around the beginning of 2021, almost after a year of separation and the first phase of Covid-19, and started making sincere efforts to strike a compromise with his wife.
“The husband approached the woman’s brother and expressed his willingness for compromise. Later, the family members discussed the matter and decided to unite the couple again,” Jogadiya told TOI.
The couple reached a compromise and both signed an agreement to live together securing rights of both of them in April 2021. The 15 months of separation and pandemic proved to be a blessing not only for the couple, but their children too who were spared from the trauma of a broken home.
In April 2021, Anita requested the court to put her case for maintenance on hold after the agreement.
“After living together for a few months, the couple has now decided to put a permanent stamp on their married life,” Jogadiya added.

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