Are Women Running Out On Marriages?

Women’s role in the society is constantly changing in today’s world. Today many women occupy positions of power and are pursuing successful careers. Today’s woman is an iconic force to be reckoned. Not only is she very aware of her own needs, but also clear about her expectations from her partner.

No longer are women only the perfect housekeepers who shine by their husbands arm. They are assertive, authoritative, successful and confident of themselves.

The society has always viewed women as gentle and docile creatures whose primary aim in life is to look good and look after the house and the family. With the drastic changes in a woman’s persona over the last couple of decades, gender roles have also acquired a major shift. Women are no longer dependent on their husbands – emotionally, physically or financially. They have proven many times over that they can take good care of themselves and don’t need a man to run the show.

As a result of all these changes and changing gender roles, a sort of chaos has set into conjugal relationships. When both the partners in a marriage are working, they find a lot of stress on their time and schedules.

In the modern times, a marriage is only successful if the man of the house is emotionally intelligent enough to recognize and accept his wife’s influence. However, often the men are not prepared or are not used to do that. So they end up resenting their wife and withdrawing from the relationship.

According to a recent research, it has been found out that most marital problems have both a physiological and psychological root. It has also been found out that men tend to have more trouble controlling their tempers than women. Also, when men get angry or upset, they take longer to recuperate. Men have been always told to suppress their emotions. They have been told that an overt display of emotions is feminine and therefore unnatural.

All relationships are not made equal. A lot of the problems that we face in our relationships are because of the things that we were taught in our childhood. Today’s couples mostly have problems that are more structural. The pressures on time and the many demands of life are usually what cause strife in marriages.