Entrepreneurs are considered ‘Unstable’ in the Marriage Market
What if you interviewed a friend of yours, who also happened to be a prospective bride? Well I did, and here’s what she answered to the very fundamental (and clichéd) question of “What qualities do you look for in your future husband?” My friend, a 22 year old, mediocre to look at, swell to talk to, is an English Majors student. But I told her to be basic and less poetic (since it’s nothing like her Semester examination!) Here’s what she had to say. “He should be respectful towards me and my needs, be responsible and understand he is living for too, slightly loving and caring of course, a 6 figure salary is a must, ideally 4 years elder to me, he shouldn’t be one who strays- has to be loyal, someone who likes paneer paratha’s like me, someone who is good at managing finances and has a fair concept of planning the future- because ultimately, we have to adjust and live together all to one end- stability.” …show more content…
Wait, what’s STABILITY? I’m an entrepreneur. And stability is one word that makes me shudder. I would prefer to say, “It doesn’t exist in my set vocabulary”, but that would be a little extreme. But honestly, ‘stability’ makes me cringe deep inside and I’m aware that amongst the breed named ‘entrepreneurs’- there is not one person who seeks stability. Of all things, we fear stability! Stability is interpreted as calm, a lack of thrill, a monotony, an eventual boredom; a stable future is a bleak future. A stable future is not on an entrepreneur’s bucket list!
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What if you interviewed a friend of yours, who also happened to be a prospective bride? Well I did, and here’s what she answered to the very fundamental (and clichéd) question of “What qualities do you look for in your future husband?” My friend, a 22 year old, mediocre to look at, swell to talk to, is an English Majors student. But I told her to be basic and less poetic (since it’s nothing like her Semester examination!) Here’s what she had to say. “He should be respectful towards me and my needs, be responsible and understand he is living for too, slightly loving and caring of course, a 6 figure salary is a must, ideally 4 years elder to me, he shouldn’t be one who strays- has to be loyal, someone who likes paneer paratha’s like me, someone who is good at managing finances and has a fair concept of planning the future- because ultimately, we have to adjust and live together all to one end- stability.” …show more content…
Wait, what’s STABILITY? I’m an entrepreneur. And stability is one word that makes me shudder. I would prefer to say, “It doesn’t exist in my set vocabulary”, but that would be a little extreme. But honestly, ‘stability’ makes me cringe deep inside and I’m aware that amongst the breed named ‘entrepreneurs’- there is not one person who seeks stability. Of all things, we fear stability! Stability is interpreted as calm, a lack of thrill, a monotony, an eventual boredom; a stable future is a bleak future. A stable future is not on an entrepreneur’s bucket list!
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