Saturday, June 16, 2007
There is something called Space
that was a saturday night and all three of us were having our regular late night walk. It was not as if we are health conscious and enjoy regular daily walk. It can be held true, up to an extent, for me but not at all for my friends Jimmi and Nia. we always go for a walk after dinner because we were too lazy and dull to experiment with something interesting and new.the entire college used to go out for outing to exotic and beautiful locations as Pune is gifted with so many lovely beaches and fabulous locations for trekking. Lonavala, khandala, goa, khadakwasla was regular thing for most of the Simsite. But we hardly visited any place throughout our 2 years in SIMS hostel because we were lazy ass, good at planning but bad at implementing. After the initial high on a couple of instances, i got it very well in my head. It helped me in maintaining my calm and i always look forward to this after dinner walk.
that night, I dont know how but all of a sudden, we broke into a discussion cum agrument which was not something unusual for us. I was just wondering that why is it that girls after marriage become so dependent on her husband for every small and miscellaneous matter. Why is it that a wife loses her independence, identity and thus, soon she loses respect also before her husband. In majority of cases, one cannot question her dedication and devotion but still she suffers the trauma.
I have seen instances where wife accompany her husband even in an all-guys party. Why cant she understand that her presence is not welcome in such parties. Why cant she leave her husband alone for a while. When guys hangout together, they crack PJ, NVJokes, gossip( ya, guys gossip too) discuss their affairs, heartburn and you can expect them to lead a discussion on any weird topic. So, she ultimately creates an awkward situation where her presence is not wanted. Same can be held true for guys as well. have you ever seen a guy coming to an all-girls party? Generally, guys are somehow smart enough not to come for such parties but exceptions are everywhere. I have seen the kind of feedback such silly husband receives from other females . So, why make fool of oneself. One should maintain her/his dignity and try to understand the situation. My friend Jimmi shared with us one incident where one of her friend was going to meet his previous college roommates. They planned an action packed night with sutta, Alcohol and ofcourse some petty discussion over girls and ex-affairs. But the guy’s wife meghna was not willing to leave him alone. She accompanied him to his ex-roommate place. Her presence left no option for them but to have regular dinner and watch TV. Later on, after noticing that meghna is busy surfing channels, the guys moved to another room in house. But the dumb lady followed them there as well.
I strongly believe that female should not lose her identity and independence for anyone, come what may. If you cannot respect yourself then nobody will respect you. Too much dependence can make your partner feel trapped in this kind of relationship. He starts searching for different avenues to seek freedom. A female should always understand that everybody needs their space to think, act and have fun. Since he is married or committed to her, it never means that she has got authority to dictate terms to him. She should understand that such gesture will lead to a sour relationship. Same is true about husband too. I have seen instances where the guy is so possessive that he just cant bear his wife or girl friend hanging out and having her own friend circle. I am telling you that from my personal experience. one should understand, whether male or female, that how long can anyone survive by only talking to each other and hanging out with each other. Everybody have their set of friend and occasionally one like to hang out with friends.
One of the reason for this chronic dependence is that women changes her friend circle after marriage. she thinks that now her responsibility lies towards her husband ( that is the way girls are brought up in India). Same is not true about all males. they have their own circle and once in a blue moon they like to hang out with guy friends. The female become so dependent that she want to accompany him everywhere. No denying that we all like to be cared, loved and pampered but there should not be overdose. Too much sugar also leaves a bad taste in mouth. So, maintaining distance occasionally cannot be as bad an idea.
I request all the readers to share with me if they had ever experienced any similar kind of incident.
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4 comments:
Well thats a very good observation...amd mostly true about women than men ..i think it is typically indian society where a girl is suppose to begin her second life after marriage and like a black slate rub all that happened in her life before marriage and make a fresh begining...i think it is strong mindset change which a girl has to do. she has to understand that her companions, her choices, her likes and dislikes are part of her personality and life and marriage is not a break to them. This mindset actually makes her dependent of her husband and thus starts too much unwarranted intervention into her husband personal space....it is mindset change because all the things which a guys has in his life after marriage is similar to a women but after marriage suddenly for a women those thing becomes meaningless or worth less..why???
I do not know whether the essence of the article is very indian or it is everywhere same in all other places of world... any views
Dear Surojit,
just to answer your question, this article was written keeping in mind the behavior of Indian women. I dont know whether these statements are universally applicable to all the wive and girlfriend or not as i am yet to visit any foreign country.
What i feel is that wives are basically confused about their role in the new family setup. they are somehow trapped in two centuries. their mind is still working as per rules dictated by 20th century but their heart crave for the freedom of 21st century.
One should always respect her existence and thus new relations should not be made at the cost of older one. As we all agree, how important a friend can be in the hours of need. You may forget your friends, stop making calls to them but those r friends who help you getup when you are down and out.
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