Sunday, May 4, 2014

Be more tolerant to save marriage

Tolerance levels are going down alarmingly, and it is taking its toll on marriages. One needs to be careful

It seems that tolerance levels have gone down alarmingly in our country! A mere glance at some of the reasons cited by couples while filing for divorce drives home the point. Some of the funniest reasons include:

- Adding extra sugar to tea
- Keeping eggs in refrigerator
- Washing only own clothes and never helping with cleaning the house.
- Too many mood swings.
- Spending too much time talking/messaging on mobile.

Amused? Well, these are some actual reasons that are stated by couples for divorce! 

The changed economic scenario and rapidly evolving lifestyles have made couples so impatient that they aren't ready to overlook even trivial matters. In fact, they sound more like excuses and don't come under the provisions citing which one can seek divorce as per the law. But at the end of the day, if a couple isn't ready to sort things out, the court can't force them to stay together and the law takes its own course. So, it's important to sort things out amicably. 

Today, especially in case of working couples, both the partners have busy schedules and misunderstandings occur over small issues which should ideally be overlooked. 

Just listen to your partner patiently and don't take drastic decisions. Strangely, even people who have been married for just a few months jump to conclusions about each other and want separation. It's got a lot to do with people increasingly becoming individualistic, which leads to ego clashes. Such marriages can easily work out by opting for healthy discussions/counselling.