The text discusses the concept of relationships, focusing on why marriages can be divorced while other familial relationships cannot. The author, Suresh R. Karve, reflects on how society places greater importance on the husband-wife relationship, which is seen as artificial and legally created, compared to natural relationships like those with parents, siblings, or children, which are often taken for granted. Karve points out the irony that while people may be quick to sever ties with family over issues involving their spouse, they are more inclined to maintain the legal relationship of marriage, which is built on physical and financial expectations, rather than on inherent love and affection that develops over time. He concludes that marriage is a legal contract, while other relationships are natural and uncreated, highlighting the peculiar prioritization of these relationships in society.

by Suresh R. Karve in English Magazine

Writen by Suresh R. Karve

Category Magazine