MARRIAGE IS NOT THE END GOAL. ALPHA WOMEN ARE THE REAL DANGER!

 MARRIAGE IS NOT THE END GOAL. ALPHA WOMEN ARE THE REAL DANGER!

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When I first read and watched the news about the missing honeymoon couple from Meghalaya, my heart sank. My immediate thought was that they might have met with a terrible accident or maybe they slipped deep in the jungle, fell into a river, or were tragically attacked by criminals. The possibilities were horrifying to imagine from looting, assault, even murder and beyond a hostage-like situation may emerge.

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When the husband’s body was eventually recovered, a chilling fear gripped me. I couldn’t stop imagining the trauma the wife must have endured witnessing her husband’s murder and possibly being abducted, raped, or killed, or maybe she tried to escape the killers and is lost in the forest looking for help.

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But what none of us could have imagined was the shocking revelation that the wife was complicit in the murder. Knowing that she was forced into the marriage against her wishes may explain her anger, but it does not justify the alleged killing of a husband from a fifteen-day-old marriage.

There were countless other ways to walk away like mutual separation, legal action, or simply voicing her dissent against in-laws claimingg harassment, citing sexual incompatibility, accusing him of being a homosexuala,l anything would have been better than getting him killed.

Instead, this path she took is so dark, so irreversible, it has not only robbed a young man of his life but also betrayed the very fight women have been waging for equality and justice in abusive marriages.

One Alpha woman is enough to bring disrepute to all the genuine cases of abusive marriages.

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This case, like several others in recent years, should serve as a huge wake-up call to Indian parents. We are conditioned to raise our daughters with marriage as the ultimate goal as if their lives are meant to culminate in being “settled.”

It’s like parents are in a hurry to wash their hands off their daughters by marrying them off.

This mindset is deeply damaging and is resulting in such horrific outbursts from girls.....

Marriage is not the destination. It is merely one of life’s many milestones. It may happen, or it may not, and that should be okay. Today’s youth are independent, capable, and have multiple avenues to lead fulfilling lives. If not anything, many young people are happy adopting a pet and living a contented life, if that is their choice so be it!

This tragic case is not just a crime story, it’s a mirror. A brutal reminder that forcing anyone into a life they haven’t chosen can have dangerous consequences. It’s high time we shift the narrative and start raising emotionally intelligent, independent individuals not just good brides or grooms.