<snip> > > > Be that as it may, the divorce rates in the West are not necessarily high > merely because of infidelity are they?
It is certainly the most frequently-quoted cause. > The other point is that fidelity is indeed demanded in Hindu marriages - > from > the woman. Can you quote me relevant scripture on this please - and not Manu smriti? Thanks. <snip> > I think that for India: > 1) The institution of marriage must be protected but not if it is clearly > harmful to man or woman > 2) The woman must be protected against cruelty, forced marriage and bondage > 3) Fidelity must be expected of the man as well as the woman 1. Why? 2. Why just the woman? 3. Why? > > > The future IMO will mean not copying the West. But things must not remain > the > same either. This seems somewhat out of line with your earlier 3 tenets. Be that as it may, change is happening, pink chaddis and all. I'm not worried on that count. My $0.02, Mahesh >
