HAPPILY UNMARRIED: Single By Choice
This was an article in the Weekly Dawn Magazine by Shagufta Niaz.. I liked it..and especially this part..
"With attitudes like these it’s no wonder that, for 99 per cent women, getting married is life’s greatest ambition; something they strive for from the day they are old enough to lisp the word ‘dulhan.’ (Yes I have heard adorable six-year-olds tell me that upon being asked what they want to be when they grow up.) By the time they reach college they are already planning their fairytale wedding, (the toad has yet to be found but that’s just a minor detail) stocking up for their trousseau and thinking up names for their future children. Who needs career counselling when you know exactly what you’re going to be once you graduate: a beautiful bride."
and this one:
"Of course, being single is not always a guarantee of freedom; often girls actually choose marriage as a way of escape from a conservative family structure. A colleague of mine points out that, “Parents often impose strict rules on their daughters by telling them that they have to be extra careful as long as they are single. ‘Once you get married you can do as you please’ is what their mothers generally tell them and in such cases girls often view marriage as a route to freedom."
you can see the whole article at:
http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/dmag2.htm
"With attitudes like these it’s no wonder that, for 99 per cent women, getting married is life’s greatest ambition; something they strive for from the day they are old enough to lisp the word ‘dulhan.’ (Yes I have heard adorable six-year-olds tell me that upon being asked what they want to be when they grow up.) By the time they reach college they are already planning their fairytale wedding, (the toad has yet to be found but that’s just a minor detail) stocking up for their trousseau and thinking up names for their future children. Who needs career counselling when you know exactly what you’re going to be once you graduate: a beautiful bride."
and this one:
"Of course, being single is not always a guarantee of freedom; often girls actually choose marriage as a way of escape from a conservative family structure. A colleague of mine points out that, “Parents often impose strict rules on their daughters by telling them that they have to be extra careful as long as they are single. ‘Once you get married you can do as you please’ is what their mothers generally tell them and in such cases girls often view marriage as a route to freedom."
you can see the whole article at:
http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/dmag2.htm
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