Truth Be Told: A Housemaker Or A Lazy Opportunist ?

Out of all the ‘trends’ that have taken over in Delhi, the one that seems to have had a major effect is the one on newly married women.

- Dhwani Mohan

Now, we don’t have anything against the institution of marriage, we believe it’s the most pious institution a society can have, but for whatever reasons, the aftermath of marriage on a lot of women, particularly in Delhi, is what has caught our eye. An article in the Times of India on a similar topic had an interesting comment worth a mention, “The appellant herself is a well-educated lady having post graduation degree i.e.MA, B.Ed and LLB and is reported to be more qualified than the respondent (husband). She can earn herself. She is not supposed to sit idle at home and be a parasite on the earnings of the respondent,“ the judge said.

Let us elaborate.

We are talking about those women who fall into the category of sufficiently ambitious women, wanting to bring about a change, become the boss, and take the world over eventually, but then, they sign up for marriage. And unfortunately, that changes a lot of things. Now, we are not saying that there are no responsibilities that one has to shoulder after marriage, because we understand, everyone’s life changes a little after marriage, there are more responsibilities one has to shoulder, and more things that one has to cater to, apart from the major transition that one goes through, both mentally and physically, starting right from becoming a Mrs from a Miss to literally moving out of your comfort zone and adjusting yourself into a brand new house and a brand new family. We understand how difficult that can be.