The series El Harsha El Sab’a has been making waves only three days into Ramadan. What caught our attention the most was something Nadine (Amina Khalil) had said when her husband Adam turned down her offer to go on vacation together and suggested they stay in rather than go through the hassle.
Her response was along the lines of that one of the main reasons she got married was so she could leave her parents’ house and fulfill her dreams of doing all the things she missed out on.
This sparked a very important question, do some people actually get married to leave their parents’ house?
Some people get married to commit to their partner, start a family and build a whole different life apart from the one they had in their parents’ home.
We understand that getting married means leaving your parents’ house, letting go of their responsibility towards you, and fulfilling some dreams that you might have missed out on because of a strict and protective upbringing.
Some people didn’t grow up with the concept of freedom, and that everything has to be conditional, and whether you’re at an appropriate age to travel or stay out late, parents will always have the upper hand in making the rules, and unfortunately, some plans can get interrupted.
Though it’s totally fine to take marriage as a means to leave a strict household and start a new life where all the opportunities are open, it still shouldn’t be the main factor to consider when making this huge decision.
Marriage is not a get-out-of-jail-free card, it is much more than that. Because thinking that marriage will bring more freedom can result in marital problems and low expectations, and can damage that relationship. Marriage should be built on love, commitment, and a desire to spend the rest of your life with that person to make wonderful memories to tell the grandchildren someday.
We want to know your opinion, should leaving your parents’ house be one of the factors to consider when taking the decision of marriage? Or is it a recipe for a failed marriage?
