Couples have to go through a lot in common – good and bad times together in their lives. As per our Indian society, an ideal wife is the one who takes care of her husband, his family, and the house and the same society says that a husband’s job is to fulfill the needs of his wife. Nowhere the society suggests that a woman has to do a job or a man can sit at home if he doesn’t feel like going to work. Because these beliefs were set in the 19th century when there were quite fewer options for a man and a woman in the marriage to explore.
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With women getting more access to higher education and feeling passionate about their careers, a role of a woman as a wife has changed from merely a caretaker of the house and a child-bearer of the family. Nowadays women are willing to start a business, learn a new skill, and even go back to college for starting a new page in their lives in their 40s and 50s. Thanks to the digital advancement and television serials that are promoting women’s empowerment. In this scenario, if a husband is still holding a traditional mindset and orthodox thinking that as a wife her role is limited to household chores, he is on a losing spree for now and ever.
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And if a couple is arguing regularly on the topics of taking up a new job, relocating to a different place for better career prospects, inability to manage all the household chores without external support, emotional needs for getting respect and validation, then I think it is better that a couple either seeks a marriage counseling therapy or they look for ways to stay apart for some time.
Sometimes we never know what we are taking for granted unless that person goes away from us for a while. Once the couple learns to live separately for a brief period, they will understand what are their real priorities and how they want to take them forward in terms of their health, wealth, career, and relationships ahead.
