Times have changed and so has marriage.
Mothers and daughters spoke to Gulf News on how the role of a wife has changed over generations.
Jenifer Colaco, a 30-year-old Sharjah resident, felt that responsibilities were not as segregated, as both the partners spent most of their day in the office.
She said: "After a hard day's work, and an hour in traffic, my husband would want to relax ... but the household tasks are distributed evenly."
This, she felt, was quite different from her mother's situation. As her mother was a homemaker, she would take care of most household chores, and her father would have expected the children to be ready for the evening, to be able to spend quality time with his family.
Her mother, Leena Lasrado, agreed.
"Since I was a housewife, I had more responsibilities. Time is a constraint for my daughter, which is accepted and understood by my son-in-law. He does not expect my daughter to do more, considering she is a working mother."
Friendship
Tasneem Lehry, a 23-year-old Indian expatriate who is a year into her marriage, felt that her relationship with her husband was more as a friend rather than a spouse.
"I didn't really feel a big change in my life after I got married. My husband always encourages me to be independent and have a life beyond the confines of my home."
Her mother, Fatima Habil Hussain, agreed that a husband's expectations have changed, but felt that couples from the earlier generation had more understanding.
"Women today have started earning just as much, or even more than their husbands, because of which problems have started creeping in."
She felt that this change was impacting the understanding between spouses, leading to more marital problems.
