I am anxious about marriage.
By surya1pulpra
@surya1pulpra (52)
India
April 16, 2009 10:03am CST
I had always thought marriage is something that is for someone else.But now it is the only topic that is being discussed about me in home. At the start of this senario I had given little attention or rather I did not care about it, But now that things are looking serious about my marriage I have started worring about it. Now you will be wondering why get worried? Its because I don't know about cooking and I hate cooking. I am afraid of not getting upto the mark of my future in laws. I wonder how girls normally get to solve this anxiety. I am not an introvert or anything like that but am a bit shy about making new friends. Will this nature cause a problem? Any suggestions to help will be welcome.
1 response
@Lindalinda (4111)
• Canada
16 Apr 09
I notice you are from India and from what I know in your culture it is important that a woman should be married by a certain age. Usually also the marriage is arranged by the respective parents.
I grew up in the West and I think I would be worried too if I had had to enter an arranged marriage and move to my in-laws house.
I would suggest that you and your husband move into a place of your own and that you work outside the home or acquire a degree, a skill, a certificate or a trade that would allow you to earn a living on your own if need be. This way both you and your husband would be out of the house all day, come home in the evening and prepare a simple meal together.
This can be fun. You laugh and talk together while chopping and peeling. You can go over the day's events while the meal is cooking, then sit down together and enjoy the fruits of your labour.
Sometimes one of the partners likes cooking more than the other and does not mind doing it. The other partner can then take on some other chores. My late husband used to love to do the ironing when we were young and both working. He said it relaxed him. I on the other hand loved to cook. So in that respect we were matched really well.
In any case I wish you luck and lots of happiness. Always remember who you are and do not give up or submerge your own precious personality.
