. . A Misnomer of a Title . .

So lets talk about relationships ( romantic relationships exclusively) . . Relationship's throughout the world are getting weaker these days . . But you know sometimes its only a misconception . .

You see these young couples at restaurants . . . If the girl looks upset about something, whispers start to float about in the air ' He was cheating on her . . '

But its just a misconception . The girl knows what the real problem ' Ugh ! That's disgusting . You don't even say sorry after you fart ! What have you been eating ? '

We see the guy gives the girl a grim face . All of us are thinking , now the the guy is going to say " Look its not you , its me . . "

But that's just another misconception, cause what the guy actually tells the girl ,' Look its not you . . . its that bloody cook of mine . . . He's not a cook , He's a crook . . . '

But leaving these misconceptions aside , relationships are getting weaker these days . . . In India, Divorce rates were always low : So why are they rising these days ?

Its because in the early days men would control the relationships . A lot has been done for empowering women ( though a lot more needs to be done ) . But we've reached a place where women hold the reins .

Men do a lot to " hold on to their women " !! But they face several hurdles . From a man's point of view, here are some of the basic problems which make it difficult to keep it steady :

1) The most classic problem of them all : Your mum and your wife ( or girlfriend) hate each other. You ? Well, you hate your life . .

2) Your dad has been giving you relationship tips . . . The problem is : You think its good advice . . .

3) The children . A new , and a pretty common problem among couples . Fights are always on about : Why doesn't our son eat well ? Did you know our daughter has been having an affair with a guy older than me ?

But , you know , the children really hate it when their parents are fighting . " What the hell are they arguing about? I'm the one who's still a Virgin !! '

4) Divorce Laws , Pre-Nuptial agreements and Alimony. Your wife would probably choose half of your estate over her jerk of a husband .

5)The Butler . Why ? Any man who's heard " the good news is she's pregnant , the bad news is - the butler did it . . . " would know . . .

And these are just some of the more common reasons . . .

But be sure men in India do a lot to keep the relationship alive . . . But India is a three dimensional country . . . We have the society divided into three sections here . . . The Rich , The Poor and the middle class . Men from each section have a unique way to maintain a steady relationship . .

In earlier days , men who belonged to the crème de la crème of the society would take there wives ( or girlfriends ) out to fancy restaurants for a candle lit dinner . At the end of the date , he would say " I love you . I would do anything for you . "

These days its similar yet different . How ? Rich men marry women who are smarter than they are . Men still take women out to fancy restaurants on candle lit dinners but at the end of the date they say , " I love you . I bought this restaurant for you ."

Men who fight poverty to stay alive find it difficult to keep the magic in their relationships going . So out of desperation , they often sell their wives ( or girlfriends ) to anyone who's willing to pay .

But more usually, they beat up their wives ( or girlfriends ) . . . But what other option do they have ?

Men who belong to the middle class are the weakest of the lot . It seems impossible for them to do anything . Somehow men who belong to this class are easily overpowered by the women .
The base philosophy is : If she's happy , I'm happy .
They resort to more simpler solutions like Pain Killers , Alcohol , Yoga , Drugs like Hashish and Heroine , etc . But the flavour of the season seems to be a new entrant : Viagra . If she's happy , I'm happy .

But you know all the trouble in the world couldn't affect a relationship if you just tell her that you love her . . .