Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Affinal vs Consanguineous Kinship

What else taking step forward to make human life more jeopardized, after the malpractice of boozing and uncontrolled obesity, is that to get married with a close relative? In Yorkshire of England, 55% marriages are taking place in between two cousins among the Pakistani race out there. Medical science has protested against such a marriage because marriages between the consanguineous kinship may lead to certain problems where the question of next generation arises. Normally, it is seen that the result of this sort of marriages give birth to baby with severe genetic disorder. Over a period of several eras, among the Muslims, marriages of this kind is ubiquitous to them. BBC had televised this issue by making a film titled ‘Marriage My Cousin’. Like this channel, many other media, print or television, have highlighted this fact to impenetrate in human mind that Muslims should stop converting consanguineous kinship to affinal kinship.

Art of Money Management

Life can be smooth sailing if we can make our need satisfied. In today’s world, money contributes a lot to make our fate & fortune. Especially, when we view it from the point of married couple, then the complete insight story makes us realized, how money matters. But have we ever considered that not only the lacking of money is culprit, but the fact lying here is the mal-management of the money playing the entire game altogether. Communication gap between married couples often gives birth to financial set back. A bit of understanding and bonding between two of them can make this purpose solved.

To become financially balanced and stable, few suggestions given below can pave the way very smoothly:-

Ø Most of the time, due to giving more preferences to emotional side of the relation and egoistic side of oneself, financial matters often take back seat. It is highly suggested that in between married couples, there is no place for “I” and “You”. It is always good to see and treat it as a holistic betterment, and replace “I” and “You” by the term “Us” or “Ours”. Money be earned by husband or wife, it should be used to solve both of their purposes or needs.
Ø Sit together and make a budget plan for every month, and for a better management, make a record book to manage the money properly and regularly.
Ø Keep some amount of money separately which requires for day to day household purpose.

Ø Deposit money in a bank for a long term. It will help to make future secured.
Ø Keep updating each other about daily expenditure.
Ø It is up to a couple whether to choose joint account or separate account in a bank. But it is beneficial to keep at least one joint to keep the record of the money in one place, preferably money in this account would be for household requirements. Along with it you can also keep separate account.
Ø As far as possible, do not get overburdened with your loan interest or credit card balance and interest. Try to clear out all those payments before marriage, if possible.
Ø Don’t spend money on your extravagance before recovering from the debt, if any.
Ø Use credit card for buying anything or for shopping only then, when it is badly required. So, it is to hereby conclude, ‘where there is a will, there is a way’.

As money management is one of the most important task for better living, it is advisable here that try to manage and maintain it systemically, rather methodically, and both the couple have to put their true, balanced effort to it.

WOMEN ON TOP

In China, two social issues are spreading like bonfire. One is committing suicide and another is divorce. In both the cases women are taking the front seat. The cause behind is promiscuity of their husbands due to his extramarital affair with a second lady. Previously, scenario of the Chinese women was completely different. They did not even think of leaving their husbands but recently it has become recurrent fact to them. Even due to very little cause they are ready to throw their husbands out of the life and file divorce against their counterpart. According to the Government record, 70% of divorce cases are filed only by women. For this reason, agencies working for divorce cases are also in high demand. Media, too, has taken responsibility to propagate the know-how of divorces.