Aasmani Rishtay

The modern age and latest technologies have given birth to new needs. Changing environment has affected household affairs and matrimony is one of the biggest issues of our age. Now parents do not drag their feet to find a suitable match for their son or daughter. Instead, the youngsters select their life partners during studies or on social media. Chats on social media and mobile contacts generally lead to meetings which result in the wedding of the both. Such decisions are generally based on emotional wave and both the boy and girl fly in the air of fantasy but as soon as they come down to the world of reality, they come to know that the phase of fantasy is over. Bitter realities snake up from all around and mutual quarrels arise and trivial issues at home turn disputes.

 

Parents generally keep themselves aloof from all this scenario on the excuse that they had not their will in the marriage and now they were not responsible. So no elderly support is available and the ultimate end of story reaches a sad climax destroying the couple and if they have kids, these little souls suffer the most.

The family was quarrelling at midnight and Iwas hearing their loud voices in the neighboring house. Te loud volume of furious voices told me the story even from a distance. Dispute was between family and newly-wed daughter in law and the reason was pretty trivial:

''You people don't give me any importance in this home. I am nothing to you all. I am the eldest daughter-in-law but no one considers me worth respect. I cannot live in such a family where no one even bothers me'' one voice screamed.

''Ok, ok. Don't shout. Lower your voice. I am the head of this home and I don't allow anyone to speak like this'', the head retaliated.

 

Before a decade or so, head of the family decided about the marriage of his offspring who were supposed to surrender before father or even grandfather in authority. They had no other option but to say yes to the decision. The very basis of decision were pure logical and after weighing the pros and cons of that marriage. Marriages within family were in vogue and it was out of question to go out of clan. The verdict of father or grandfather was a royal order never to be disobeyed. But that was pre-Internet and specially pre-Social Media age. Now life partners are searched on Internet.