I marvel at these guys. Marry some girl, have kids and work like hell just to feed and protect them. For last generation, that was the way of life. Only few people took a different path and they were not appreciated much in the society.
In this generation, more and more guys are thinking in this line, I think. Why marry, Whats the use? Do guys also have the Biological urge to breed? Or do they want someone in the house, so they wouldn’t feel lonely? Lets take the guys staying in US, I am just taking this example since they could openly go out with girls and don’t have to fight for this. So they could have the lovely company (?) of girls, have Sex, have great apartments and keep it the way they like and what not. Why Marriage is necessary? Home cooked food? Nowadays women can’t say this as one of their skills, since so many guys are more skilled in that.
Lets discuss the reasons one by one.
First, ending up alone in old age. Why should they? There are a lot of guys out there who might be thinking along the same line. They can stay nearby and help one another. Nowadays old age homes are not bad at all. They can just put some money aside for their old age and spend their old age peacefully. This one can be easily tackled I think.
The love of children and grandchildren. Now this is an emotional topic. Every human being wants to be loved. So if a guy thinks they need to absolutely have grand children and all that, they have to get into the family life and take responsibilities. No other go.
No Woman is dumb enough to have kids for you and take all responsibilities and set you free. Lets leave at that. Say, a guy is not really worried about leaving something behind or enjoying children or whatever, he doesn’t have to get married right? Its not like you cant enjoy children, if you don’t have children. You could do some social service working with children, part time or something. Its more satisfying than struggling just for your children.
Most of the guys if you ask them, when did they decide to get married? Or what triggered to get married?, they usually say “Well, all my friends got married. So suddenly I am alone and out of company and the hangouts turned out to be family affairs, so I decided to get married”. So if two guys or more decides to stay unmarried in a group, they probably continue to be unmarried. Is that a correct statement?
Our Parents generation still thinks Marriage is a way of life. So they force us to get married. Will we be doing the same thing? Would we compel our children to get married? Whether they will listen to us or not, that’s a totally different issue.
I wonder, what are the other reasons a guy wants to marry and settle down?
If your friends adore you for who you are, why do you need somebody else, like a wife to do the same? Pro-creation is the only thing pending. If guys don’t want to pro-create, then I don’t see why they have to get married. Well, probably they have their own reasons.
Keeping the spark alive in a marriage is very difficult. After a while, you have kids and you just move along with life worrying about responsibilities. I am not saying family is not enjoyment. It definitely is. But if the guys think, it’s not worth it then why they have to do it?
I think its better if all girls try to get an education to get support themselves.
Already, only some of the guys prefer Housewives. If guys start thinking like why they should marry and all, then the girls who wants to just take care of the home and kids are doomed.
Whatever is the case, every human being should be taught to take care of themselves.
No one is immortal.
Well, I understand these thoughts wouldn’t fit in the big picture and all.
But if a small group thinks like above and decides to go with what they think, then it could happen.
Whatever..
Just my thoughts..
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by the things that you didn't do than the ones that you did do.
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Marriage is commitment. Agreed.
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Saaya ,
I was pleasantly shocked to read your blog ! My god ,there is another person
in the world who thinks exactly like me ! First I thought you must be a bachelor
guy like me. And then realised you are a married woman! I don't have the gift
of expressing myself well, but if I were to write on marriage it would be almost
word for word like your post.
I have gone through a heartbreak, then all things like seeing girls .. ultimately
realised marriage is not for me. I am perfectly happy alone and determined to
have a great time. Sadly my parents are never going to accept my decision.
There is absolutely no way to convince then that marriage will not make me happy..
Thanks for writing the wonderful blog. I joined sulekha after reading your blog.
PK
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It is all very easy to objectify things, it is not easy to live through them. I am of the opposite sex and had the same thoughts as you (the reasons were of course different) But I did take the plunge and i am so glad i did so. it is not just a question of being brave enough to be different (and women need to be more brave than men for doing the same things – societal pressure is just too high on them). Every stage of our lives has a different requirement. It is all well to be different, but do revise your opinions as you grow. Because you will grow and will change your opinions – that is inescapable. I have seen the loneliness of bachelors and spinsters. All I am trying to say is don't look back one day to find that it is too late to take the plunge.
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