Woman Between Islam and Western Society
11. Success in Marriage
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never did even the most trifling of household
chores. She just idled away her time. After her
marriage, she made no attempt to change her ways.
But this was not acceptable in her in-laws’ house.
There were sharp differences over her behavior and
when bickering became a daily affair, her carefree
life came to an end.
She now found herself with a whole new set of
problems. Even so, she did not care to practice
introspection. She always blamed her in-laws.
One day, after fighting with them, she came back
to her parents with a sorry tale. But she only told
them her own side of the story, with no mention
of how she herself had behaved: she talked only
of how she had been treated. She did not tell
them that whatever treatment she had received
was the result of her never taking any interest in
the household affairs. She had, in fact, never
looked upon her in-laws’ house as her own home.
To her, home was her parents’ house, even after
she was married. Unaware of this, her parents
became very critical of the way their daughter
had been treated.
