Re: Bahu Obligations and the Joint Family System
Women are responsible for their parents, children and husband. IF she wants to look-after his parents great, IF she doesn’t get along with them she doesn’t have to. It’s their sons’ responsibility to provide for them. On the same note, it doesn’t mean they don’t respect them the same. It also doesn’t mean all women on GS want to live seperately..
I love how men think, if they wish to move-out it’s because of ‘privacy’ etc. If a woman wishes to move-out for the same reasons it’s ‘neglecting his parents’.
Decision to stay or move-out really has nothing to do with one’s upbringing.. I’d think it’s better to live seperately and avoid all friction (if that’s the situation) than to stay back and let things get really messy. Depends entirely on the situation/compatibility.