Cost of success
by AAA AAA on Aug 06, 2007 12:51 PM Permalink | Hide replies

A quote given in the book,The Monk who sold his Ferrari: " Never sacrifice the happiness for the achievement".

I think that is very much true. Regarding working IT professionals....

1. They are highly successful

2. They are the STAR of the Cos. ( and these Cos. will never care to dump them in down time or after thet ceased to be critical resource)

3. They are having double income and cummuting is expensive cars. However, it hardly matter that most of the time they don't tak to each other.

4. They are proud husband of "MBA", "MCA" or "B.Tech" educated wife. After all B.A / M.A educated homely girls are rustic and of no use.

5. Getting a working wife is better option over seeking dowry, as she would fetch monthly cheque.

and so on....

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RE:Cost of success
by Gopal Krishna on Aug 07, 2007 02:49 AM Permalink
>>5. Getting a working wife is better option over seeking dowry, as she would fetch monthly cheque.

not sure if that is the main motivation. men want to see their wives as equal partners and hence the preference for educated partners. it also makes sense if they are capable of standing on their feet in the event of unexpected events such as divorce, death of husband, etc. yes, some men might want to go for the "homely" types if all they are all looking for is a cook and a slave!

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RE:Cost of success
by purvi chawla on Aug 06, 2007 05:40 PM Permalink
Dont assume that working wife means no dowry,infact they take double advantage of a working wife and dowry.

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RE:Cost of success
by Sandeep Banerjee on Aug 07, 2007 07:47 PM Permalink
And therein lies the problem!

You want to be equal to your husband in every way, except when it comes to sharing the financial burden of running the family.

Suddenly, you raise the bogey of dowry to avoid spending part of that fat cheque.

Hypocrisy at its very best!!!

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