Monday, 24 March 2014

Early marriages - Destroying the future

One of the worst actions in the out-dated Indian social laws is that of "early marriages".

Most parents don't realize that getting a girl married between 18-21 yrs is actually subjecting her to a lot of emotional, physical and sexual pain.

The most common reasons given for early marriages -
1. parents say a girl is meant to be a housewife so the earlier she takes up the role the better.
2. parents who are short of cash, get their girls married as soon as possible so that the "burden" is removed.
3. parents who are in high fear - they want their girl to marry someone from their community.. but when the fear of the girl being able to find herself a boy-friend strikes them, they think marriage is the best option.
4. some parents even give social laws as explanation to them committing this sin.

THERE ARE NO ADVANTAGES TO EARLY MARRIAGE.

DISADVANTAGES TO EARLY MARRIAGE -

1. early marriage leads to early pregnancy - within 1yr most woman get pregnant.
body of a woman is not mature at 18-21. She might be in child-bearing age but she isn't mature to have a child.

2. Mind of a woman is not mature to understand the pressures and commitments of marriage.

3. sexually not prepared - girls who have never been exposed to sex before marriage, might find it very frightening and fearful to have sex at young age.
Gynaecological studies have documented how for many young woman- Seeing a male penis for the first time and accepting it in their body as part of an ritual of enjoyment is very frightening.
it leads to severe sexual pain and psychological fear.

4. parenthood - early parents are not prepared for it. They themselves have no idea of life, bringing up a child normally is imperfect.
they land up making the child highly anxious, angry or restless, which eventually hampers his/her entire life.

5. Indians have the stupid notion to call someone "mature" when he/she is married and has sex.
Early marriages are known to lead to high amount of extra-marital affairs.
hence instead of maturity it leads to immaturity.

6. High infertility chances as early marriages lead to
- high use of contraceptives without proper knowledge
- fear of having a 2nd child, for taking care of the 1st child is difficult
- fear to sex
- genital infections

MARRIAGE IS GREAT.. BUT ONLY WHEN YOU ARE PREPARED FOR IT.. NOT WHEN YOU ARE JUST DOING IT FOR A LICENCE TO HAVE SEX.

GROW UP.!!


- Dr.Mayuri Assudani
(Gynaecologsit and Infertility Consultant)

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