I am writing with regard to the article “Three divorces an hour in Saudi Arabia” (Feb. 1). Many Saudi couples can be seen in the big shopping malls with the husband carrying shopping bags. Some husbands wait outside stores with a baby and a maid while their wives are browsing inside the store alone. Husbands can also be seen paying for shopping carts full of groceries at supermarkets. It shows that Saudi women want house help, money for unnecessary shopping and want to be treated like queens while their husbands wait on them. This, of course, is not to mention the cost of a marriage in Saudi Arabia. How can you have a successful marriage with a delusional woman? Avid1111, Online response II. Men should consider these golden points before selecting their future wives:
1. She should be younger than you (at least by five years). 2. She should be less educated than you. 3. She should be from a lower financial class than you. If so, then I am sure that divorce will rarely happen! Usman, Online response III. I understand that in Muslim societies and indeed in other non-Western societies marriages are by tradition arranged. But in the 21st century, with all the pressures that it brings, it is so important for young people to mix and understand each other before marriage. The last paragraph of the article says it all. Segregation does not allow for the sexes to understand the wants and needs of each other. Men and women who have never been in each other's company must find it difficult to relate to each other. Judith, Online response
