Sacrifice in Marriage – Give in or Give up?

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Goodnight folks ЁЯШК

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When I was a young adult, I often asked my mother, who worked only a few years in her otherwise housebound life, why she did not pursue a career as a professor when she was offered the job after she got married to my father. Or I would ask her why she always waited upon my father to start with dinner. Or I would quiz her on why she did not cook things that she liked to eat more often. The answer was always the same тАУ sacrifice; my father liked it that way.

Then there were times when I would wonder why my Father, whoтАЩs a businessman, never switched over to riskier but possibly, more rewarding business ventures; or did not take that overseas job when he could have. His answer too would be the same тАУ sacrifice; it would have been hard on my mother andтАж

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29 thoughts on “Sacrifice in Marriage – Give in or Give up?

  1. Very touching. Indeed we have to sacrifice a few things for our significant others. But it must be a two way street. In a lot of relationships, there’s only one person doing all the sacrifices while the other is completely apathetic to it. I believe those kinds of relationships are very toxic and the sufferer should leave. Sorry to be so negative, got carried away a bit, but yeah, a beautiful marriage is built upon hundreds of such small sacrifices on both sides in order to achieve not a perfect but a happy family life.

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    • No dont apologize please. You’re absolutely right in pointing out how it’s a two street. If only one party is hindering it all of themselves while the other takes this for granted, that’s not a relationship, but drudgery. We must strive for a balance in any relationship. I read a pretty apt quote on sacrifices in marriage, that you should never give up on your love, your heart and your dignity. Thank you so much for reading ЁЯШК

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  3. Hmm, Sacrifice is a strong word, but perhaps that is how it is in real. I always say I have not sacrificed, neither my husband .. we both changed our habits and it wasn’t by choice, it just happened ЁЯЩВ

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    • I applaud your approach to this issue. This is how one should be in a marriage. I think the trick also lies in not overthinking whatever changes we make for others or else we start dwelling on those sacrifices. Thank you for reading Hira ЁЯЩВ

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  4. Well written article Pradita. Marriage is a constant series of adjustments from both sides. It is definitely required for a successful marriage. As long as both are doing it it is fine . But many a times in India it’s only the wife who is expected to adjust to all situations. That is unacceptable.

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