Re: When reading this forum...
Cricket, when you say "westernized", a couple of things come immediately to mind...first is that in the west, we have no maids, servants, cooks, drivers or gardeners. We typically have ONE bathroom in the entire house to share. We have small houses with little privacy. NOT a complaint for sure but thats a reality and a big difference whether you choose to realize that or not. I DO see what youre saying and I HAVE seen marriages where the gal moves to the west with her new hubby and expects nothing but mall-shopping and a husband who faints at her feet with utter devotion.
The whole thing boils down to partnership - thats the ultimate meaning and intent of marriage. It is meant to be a partnership in the true sense and if that cannot or does not happen then its not a happy marriage.