Why did Charles Dickens hate his wife?

Answer 1

I think hate is too sharp a word. He married Catherine very much on the rebound from an earlier boyish infatuation. Whilst he obviously found Catherine sexually attractive ( you can't have ten children and claim you did not find their mother sexually attractive to some extent at least ) she did not really answer his romantic side or his intellectual aspirations. In time the relationship grew stale and, as we now realise, a younger woman began to appeal. Trapped in marriage yet no longer interested in his wife he began to see her as an obstacle to his perceived happiness with a younger woman. It was a manifestation of his more selfish side. That is the reason he turned so viciously against her. There is much to Dickens sexuality that we don't know and can only guess at but in this respect I think his motivations are pretty easy to understand if not to necessarily to agree with.

Answer 2

Charles Dickens had a tumultuous marriage with his wife Catherine, which led to separation and divorce. There were various reasons for their relationship issues, including incompatibility, differences in social status, and a lack of emotional connection. Dickens' feelings towards his wife were likely complex and influenced by personal and societal factors.