Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Is the single Indian male an object of pity???

At times some weird thoughts do come to my mind. Are we,  the single Indian men an object of pity/sympathy for others?? Are we looked down as someone who are sad, depressed and in need of companionship???

With the dawn of the 21st century the single Indian male has started to evolve and is now on his way to create a niche of his own. Please note , when I say the single Indian male, I mean the refined elite educated man who has a class of his own, not  the frustrated average single Indian looser who is a walking hard on and  desperate to get married.

So coming back to the topic, I wonder why does the society treat us in such with loads of sympathy? Why do some people feel sad for us??? Why do they feel that lady luck never shone on us??

This may be due to two reasons as per my thought process. 


The first being a society where you hardly find man single. Really!!!!!!! Some of you readers must be questioning my statement. Yes, my friends. A guy does not remain single for a long time, even if he happens to be a looser. Somehow he is married off,  either by his parents or relatives. Divorcees and widowers also follow suit even if it is late. in many parts of India, especially North India, being single is considered  a taboo.

The second reason is the portrayal of the single Indian man in mainstream movies and television. You know, the typical lost out drifter, some broken hearted person, a single parent, a widower etc etc. Very little movies have ever shown a single man in the positive manner. The single man is  seen as a lonely brooding soul  in search of love, affection and companionship. At times he is shown to be addicted to cigarettes and alcohol. In worst case scenarios he is shown to be a villain, rapist, pedophile , serial killer, contract killer or a free lancing terrorist.

This image lingers in the mindset of majority of the members of the Indian society whose sense of understanding is narrow and people who have never been outside their cities/towns.

People often wonder, how does a single man live his daily life? I mean , eat , take care of his home, cook food, take care of himself. The society seems to have made a mindset that a woman is required to complete a man and his everyday existence. Haaa!!! They feel that we are incapable of taking care of ouseleves.

I hope that a day comes when people understand that a single Indian man is all happy by him self, capable of living life on his own terms. I hope that people mature and leave the single Indian man alone without casting an eye of sympathy or sadness on him

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