Goodbye Marriage, Welcome Live-in

Indian women were jubilant when they heard that National Commission for Women has recommended that alimony should be applicable in live-in relationships, too. Isn’t that wonderful for women? Now they will be given the legal powers (this can’t be termed as their rights) to demand maintenance and alimony from her live-in partner. It is like a pension scheme for women. Persuade a gullible man, which are plentiful, to live together from one day to as many days she likes, and break it off from him and then legally demand monthly maintenance from him. Certainly, this legal arrangement is in fact much better than the profession of prostitution.

It is strange that NCW is now looking after the interests of urban women by bringing in this law, but when it comes to amending laws (498A & DV Act) to protect Indian families, they then remind people about the village women.  Are they supporting the selfish interests of those negligible numbers of modern urban women who go for live-in or are they actually denouncing the importance and sanctity of marriage? It is obvious that when modern young anti-male, anti-family female lawyers are given the task to transform the social structure with the authority to amend or enact laws, then we can expect the laws recommended will only look after the selfish interests of modern greedy women.

When a woman is given so many legal powers (not rights) then who would want to get married and live with the in-laws of the man? More women will now opt to have live-in relationships because there is total freedom in terms of adultery (adultery is not punishable for women), she can break up anytime and demand monthly maintenance, she can even legally seize the property of the man, and she can still be called an unmarried victim in the society. It seems that a lot many prostitutes will leave their profession and try to find a man who would be willing to stay with her for just one day and she can then claim monthly maintenance from him calling it a live-in relationship. It is difficult to comprehend the repercussions of this law on the society. It would not be easy for the woman to answer the question who is the father of her child?

It needs to be understood in what way the future of the children can be secured and the harmony of the society can be maintenance by disgracing marriage and encouraging women to go for live-ins. It seems that India is now desperate to be a step ahead of the western culture in terms of legal powers (not rights) given to women related to marriage and live-ins. Nevertheless, it is good that now men will have a reason to first read the Indian Penal Code, CrPc, DV law and various other legal provisions before deciding to get involved with a woman. When approached by a woman, a man will first pull out his pocket IPC and CrPc, read the provisions applicable to him and then decide. Men will still get trapped into this legal snare because women believe that a man can’t live without women and therefore, they have to pay up to be with any woman. Apparently, monetizing a relationships like marriage and live-in does not qualify to be termed as legal prostitution. Does it?

Such laws will create an unprecedented social chaos and only the husband and his family and the children will suffer the most, but it is the woman who will be considered the victim. Does it make any sense? It depends on how quickly people are able to decode this feminist’s conspiracy behind such legal recommendations. Is there any possibility that such legal recommendations will be rejected without people protesting against it?   

10:00 AM - Friday, December 29, 2006