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The Gamophobia Generation
The Desperate Granny Smith
Contrary to the ancient belief that
marriage is every woman’s dream,
women nowadays flee at the sight of a
ring or the mention of wedding bells.
Modern age women would rather opt
for the position of being a concubine
solely because they feel it’s safer that way.
Civilization has bred career-oriented
and indepe ndent women who consider
marriage and relationships a trap rather
than fulfilment. They regard it as one of
the harbours to personal achievement
since marriage implies social and personal
responsibilities alongside societal
expectations to bear children and make
a home for a family. To meet these and
more needs, they add that some personal
goals must be forsaken. In addition to
that, some women interpret commitment
as a tool that compromises individuality.
Because marriage intertwines two people,
this poses a threat to some women who
value personal freedom and fear that they
would be forced to live in the shadows of
their partner’s lives. Hence, such women
opt to be mistresses as opposed to being
wives.
No woman wants to be a loner or is
defeated by the biological probation
but, unfortunately, such things are
inevitable and so for some women, it
calls for emergency measures. “To see
our friends getting married and establish
healthy families while you are still in
the search game is nothing less than
misery,” adds one woman during the
interview. “A wrinkle and the odd grey
hair is a reminder that time is not on
our side. The looks are going down the
tubes, and this humiliating phase could
coerce any woman in the very situation,
to do just about anything to be ahead of
her timeline. Including lending someone
else’ partner."