Marriage – A Necessary Evil??

Let me challenge the status quo and come up with a post on how “blissful” this institution of marriage can be…

The humour angle –

In the last twelve years (I think we got married on April 28, 1999!) I have learnt that one needs two things to succeed in marriage: Sense of humor and a very, very short memory (Not like Aamir Khan in Ghajini, of course!).

If you are a married male, you probably know that there are only two reasons for your wife to fight with you – you and your family members. If you are a married lady…you don`t need to be told the two reasons why your husband fights with you – his wife and her family.

While my better half and I are still figuring out how we can start loving each other…we have found a solution to love each other`s family members. For example, she loves my mother-in-law…and I adore her mother-in-law. Now, that`s a beginning. What say?

Marriage is a necessary evil.

Necessity because

a)      It gives you food, clean clothes and comfort (all this if you are a man)

b)      It gives you money to shop, a fool to listen to your blabber and handle an emotionally warped guy(all this if you are a woman)

Evil because

a)      You  become a domestic animal(if you are a man)

b)      You become a domestic servant to your husband(if you are a woman)

The serious angle –

Now, if you discount my humor in the above paragraph, then I firmly believe that Marriage is  nothing but a partnership between two human beings to meet the challenges of life.

Our examples are not far way as they lie in our respective parents.

Their bondage  got stronger with every passing year,They have seen all the hardships and supported each other in the toughest of times.This is possible only if there is a strong companionship and a spirit of "Oneness" which ofcourse is an important bye-product of marriage.

Marriage lends stability,responsibility and a purpose to our lives.We then start thinking of “WE” and not “I/Me”.

So,in my view, guys , Marriage is  necessary for all the angels and an evil for all the devils!!!