Marriage Under Pressure: Banking, Economic Crisis, and the Quiet Divorce Epidemic in Modern Egypt
The Banker’s Dilemma: Power, Pressure, and the Silent Collapse of Marriage I did not understand the crisis while I was inside it. When you work in banking, particularly in a country like Egypt where financial stability and social prestige intertwine, you begin to measure life in numbers. Quarterly targets. Loan approvals. Risk exposure. Market fluctuations. Performance reviews. Promotions. Bonuses. You live in spreadsheets. You speak in ratios. You begin to internalize volatility. What you do not see - until it is too late - is how that volatility migrates home. I write this not only as an observer but as an ex-banker and a divorced man. And what I began noticing, slowly at first and then with uncomfortable clarity, was that marital instability inside Egypt’s banking sector was not incidental. It was structural. Divorce, separation, emotional detachment - these were not rare occurrences whispered about in corridors. They were common enough to feel patterned. And beneath the patter...