The 34-week-pregnant woman was set on fire by her possessive lover, who thought that she was unfaithful to him. The man is now in prison, the child has been born and survived the trauma, while the woman is barely alive, seriously injured and with 40% burns.

I would say that Larisa Leonitieva was probably lucky to have left such an unhealthy relationship herself. She must now concentrate on getting her son back, because his place is with her.

In my book, mutual respect remains key to the ideal across the board: intelligence isn’t always balanced.

Someone once said: “An arranged marriage starts at the bottom and then it’s all uphill, whereas with love marriages it’s the other way round.”

So, which EU country(ies)?

He also thinks he’s good looking, too good for his wife and a real catch. He advertises these facts by posting photos of himself on Facebook, usually wearing a tight tshirt.

Mother brought him up to believe that he can do no wrong, that he is a ‘zvinturat’ and unlucky, that the world owes him a living, and that women owe him servitude and that they are lucky to have him. He talks past women or at them, and he is incapable of having a conversation that does not involve listing his possessions or the ones he would like to acquire. He does not include the women in te group in these conversations, so the Maltese men all talk directly to each other while the women stare blankly. And he makes all the decisions while the woman tags along.