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After turning 22 I was subjected to questions about marriage, but how do I convince myself when all I have seen are troubled marriages.
After celebrating my 22nd birthday there was a series of questions that I had to answer, When are you getting married?’ ‘Why don’t you get married?’ ‘Really Didi, you will be marrying very late”!
But how do I marry anyone when all I have seen is women getting troubled in their marriage. My sister is one such woman and her experience is what make me believe how marriage can turn your life into disaster.
My sister was a dotted kid. She was the most loved child, and hence her wedding was a grand one. Little did we know the person we were getting her married to wasn’t right. Issues started in the very first year of their marriage.
Her in-laws staying with her didn’t lessen any pain. The rants, the over exceeding expectations and not being considered as a family member even after marriage took toll on her, affecting her mental heath. Now whenever I see her its like a different person standing before me.
When getting married only thing one needs to know, especially a girl is ADJUSTMENT. ‘Every one needs to adjust’ that is what parents say. But how do you adjust with a partner who is far away from being supportive, instead treats you like a stranger.
When romance is a dream not achieved, how do I make my heart understand that marriages can be good? How do I convince myself when all I have seen is people adjusting to it not enjoying it or even living it.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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