Hi! My name is Amina Hiraoka.
I’d like to talk about marriage with you.
First, I want to make sure which aspects of marriage we will talk about.
so please let me ask some questions about marriage.(I hope they are not too many for you!)
1. Cultural differences
Have you ever attended other culture’s wedding ceremony?
Do you know any taboos?
What do you think about “International marriage”?
Do you want to do it? Do you know any international marriage couple?
2. The role of woman and man
Do you think women should stay at home after marriage?
Do men do housework in the U.S.?
3. The social issues
What is the average age at marriage in the U.S.?
why do so many people get divorced recently?especially in North America?
I hope I will hear from you soon!!
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I will start on question #2. Some families still believe in women staying home and men working, but many women now have jobs and do not focus on raising children and doing housework. Personally, I feel that when a woman is able to stay home it strengthens the family. Even if the wife goes to work once her children are old enough to attend school, as my mother did, I think the family gains a lot. I of course have nothing against women being successful in their careers, and I think men should do housework. The men in my family help with chores around the house, and everyone gets along. If all women worked and no men did housework, family life would be crazy. Everyone has to compromise and share.
ReplyDeleteI do not know a lot about intercultural marriages, so I can't really say anything about that.
ReplyDeleteI do not think women should stay home after the marriage, and I think that is happening less and less as time goes on. I don't plan on staying home after I get married.
At home, I live with my Dad and my brother. My dad does a lot of the ousework himself, so yes men do housework in the United States.
I think most people get married in their late 20's in the United States. As far as divorce rates being high, I just think people don't know how to communicate anymore.
I've been to an interracial marriage with a black man and a whilte woman. i thought it was very beautiful and think as long as two people love each other, it doesnt matter what races they are. also, i've been to a lesbian wedding and that was different because it wasn't traditional christian like i'm used to- it was buddhist and i really liked seeing rituals done from that religion.
ReplyDeleteI dont think woman should assume their stereotypical roles as housewives unless they truely desire to. men and woman have equal intellengence and potential so they should both do whatever makes them happy and not follow stereotypes. men that i know do help around the house.
Nowadays i think people get married later in life (late 20's to early 30's) because of time spend in school and simply not being ready. me personally, i dont want to be married until i am sure i am ready for the commitment. i dont care how old i am
1. Cultural differences
ReplyDeleteHave you ever attended other culture’s wedding ceremony?
- No, I have not attended another culture's wedding ceremony.
Do you know any taboos?
- I do not know any taboos, nor what they are.
What do you think about “International marriage”?
- I think that if two people are in love, regardless of their age, sex, or race, they should be together and make their relationship work by working around the circumstances that others may see as wrong.
Do you want to do it? Do you know any international marriage couple?
-If I were to meet and fall in love with someone from another nationality, then I would be inclined to do it.
2. The role of woman and man
Do you think women should stay at home after marriage?
-I believe that if the woman is able, she should work after marriage to support her family. If there is a child in the picture that still needs constant attention, someone should stay home to be with the child; either the man or woman.
Do men do housework in the U.S.?
-Many men in the US do similar things around the house. They work on the home if it needs improving, they'll maybe wash the cars, mow the lawn etc. Often times the woman will do the cooking and cleaning, however I believe that the man and woman should switch jobs every now and then so that everyone does equal work in the house.
3. The social issues
What is the average age at marriage in the U.S.?
-Most people get married in their late 20's or early 30's.
why do so many people get divorced recently?especially in North America?
- Many people get divorced because it is so simple to do so. Couples will get into arguments that may seem to be impossible to fix, so they decide to file for divorce when really it would probably be easier and less expensive just to find a solution to the argument. Divorces are hard on the people involved, and also on the children of the family.
It is believed by some men that women should stay home after marriage and take care of the children. I can honestly say I do not a single family that does that, all the families I know are both two working parents.
ReplyDeleteMen do tend to do housework. In my home my father and brother tend to do the outside work such as cutting wood etc. It's not to say a women couldn't do it but it's just always been that way.
For the average age of people getting married, I'd say early 20's early 30's. I feel that people get divorced so much because it's an easy way out, I feel that most do not try to sit down and work the issues out but look to divorce as the answer. Divorce is a very hard thing on the family, but most importantly the children. I am a Social Work major and I have seen the affect and the damage it can cause to a child and sometimes parents are so wrapped up in themselves that they even neglect the children.