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"L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs'_u eyfp¡` A_¡ Ad¡qfL$_ Aph©rÑ S>¡hp V¡$rgrhT__p B_pdu L$pe®¾$dp¡ lh¡ R> drl_p `R>u Ðep„ dp¡mp \sp Åe R>¡. â¡nL$p¡ OV$sp Åe R>¡. buÅ gp¡L$p¡ L$fp¡X$`rs b_¡ s¡dp„ lh¡ OZp_¡ fk füp¡ _\u. v$f¡L$ Ås_u DÑ¡S>_p_p¡ AbMp¡ \pe R>¡ A¡V$g¡ V¡$rgrhT_¡ _hy„ _hy„ gphhy„ `X¡$ R>¡.

rb°V$__u Q¡_g-4A¡ L$pdk|Ó_¡ Ap^pf¡ V$uhu_p¡ L$pe®¾$d OX$ép¡ R>¡. v$f by^hpf¡ eyfp¡`_p gp¡L$p¡ fpÓ¡ 9 hpÁe¡ L$pdk|Ó Å¡hp b¡ku Åe R>¡. s¡ V$uhu rkqfegdp„ L$pd L$fsp¡ cpfsue L$gpL$pf k„Æh cpõL$f hpfpZku (L$piu) `Z Aphu Nep¡. s¡Z¡ L$piu _ÆL$_p Apîddp„ sp„rÓL$-k¡¼k_p¡ âep¡N `Z L$f¡gp¡.

kf qfQpX®$ bV®$_¡ L$pdk|Ó_u k„õL©$s_u Aph©rÑ_y„ kfm A„N°¡ÆL$fZ L$ey¯ R>¡. L$pdhpk_p A_¡ k¡¼k_u hpsp¡ eyfp¡`-Ad¡qfL$pdp„ qaëd A_¡ V$uhu_p `X$v$p D`f_u hpsp¡ flu R>¡. `rs-`Ð_u b„_¡ L$dpsu-^dpsu L$pfqL$v$}dp„ lp¡e R>¡. dy„bC, L$p¡gL$psp, qv$ëlu, b¢Ngp¡f, l¥v$fpbpv$ A_¡ Adv$phpv$ S>¡hp„ il¡fp¡dp„ Þey ep¡L®$, gp¡k A¡ÞS>gk, riL$pNp¡, g„X$_ A_¡ `¡qfk_u dpaL$ L$pfqL$v$}hpmp„ eyNgp¡ h^sp„ Åe R>¡.

S|>_p S>dp_pdp„e `rs-`Ð_u b„_¡ L$pd L$fsp„ lsp„, `Z s¡ îd_y„ L$pd lsy„. A¡L$buÅ„_u _S>f `X¡$ s¡V$gp S> A„sfdp„ L$pd L$fsp„ fl¡sp„. `rs L$p¡k Qgphu_¡ L|$hpdp„\u `pZu L$pY¡$. `Ð_u R>p¡X$_p ¼epfpdp„ `pZu hpm¡. `rs lm lp„L$sp¡ lp¡e sp¡ `Ð_u _ÆL$_p fS>L$p_p ¼epfpdp„\u Npe-c¢i-bmv$ dpV¡$ fS>L$p¡ hpY$su lp¡e. L$p¡dm `pL$_p ¼epfpdp„ t_v$pdZ L$f¡ ANf sp¡ M¡sf_¡ i¡Y¡$ bmsZ huZ¡. ÷u NS>b_p¡ ipfuqfL$ îd L$fsu. kp„S>¡ `rs-`Ð_u b„_¡ M¡sf-hpX$u_y„ L$pd `sphu_¡ Of¡ S>sp„ fl¡sp„. kp\¡kp\¡. `rs ApNm, `Ð_u `pR>m.

ApS>¡ L$çàeyV$feyNdp„ A_¡ i¡fbÅfp¡_u h^OV$dp„ `rs-`Ð_u b„_¡ dp_rkL$ s„N Ahõ\pdp„ Æh¡ R>¡. Ap h^y `X$sp L$pd_p bp¡S>_u Akf s¡d_p Åsue Æh_ D`f `X$su fl¡ R>¡. ie_N©ldp„ A¡L$pv$ `pÓ h^y `X$sy„ \pL$u Ney„ lp¡e R>¡. L$p„ b„_¡A¡ dpÓ 9\u 10 hpÁep_u L$pdk|Ó_u rkqfeg Å¡hp_u L¡$ buÆ `p¡_p£N°pqaL$ ANf L$p¡C `Z rhqX$ep¡ Å¡C_¡ d_ d_phhp_y„. `rs ANf `Ð_u_¡ k¡¼k dpV¡$ L$p¡C fyrQ flu _\u. b„_¡ \pL$u Nep„ lp¡e R>¡. `R>u dpÓ k¡¼k lp¡e sp¡ s¡ hX$QL$p„ lp¡e R>¡. L$iy„ S> qfeg _\u.

g„X$__p "Ap¡åTh®f'_p `ÓL$pf L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap¡qak A_¡ k„õ\pAp¡_¡ gNsp L$pddp„ \pL$ gpNsp¡ lp¡C_¡ rb°V$__p 50 V$L$p gp¡L$p¡_¡ gp„bp gp„bp L$pd_p L$gpL$p¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ A¡L$buÅ_¡ "â¡d' L$fhp_u lp¢i fl¡su _\u. rb°V$__u _d|_¡v$pf eyhsu S>¡ Ap¡qakdp„ hl¡gu khpf¡ 8 hpÁe¡ `lp¢Qu lp¡e R>¡ s¡ L$pfqL$v$}dp„ ApNm fl¡hp kMs dp_rkL$ `qfîd L$f¡ R>¡. `R>u bk `L$X¡$ R>¡ L¡$ gp¡L$g V²¡$_ `L$X¡$ R>¡ ANf `p¡sp_u L$pf kMs rNfv$uhpmp V²$pqaL$dp„ Qgph¡ R>¡. fõspdp„ awX$-õV$p¡f L¡$ ipL$dpL¡®$V$dp„\u fkp¡X$p_u QuÅ¡ Mfuv¡$ R>¡. A¡ b^p¡ kde s¡_p dNS> D`f k¡¼k_u L$p¡C hps _\u lp¡su.

kàspldp„ lh¡ 48\u bph_ L$gpL$_p L$pd_u e„ÓZp Ap¡qakdp„ kpdpÞe b_u Ne¡g R>¡. rb°V$__u QpV®$X®$ B[ÞõV$V$éyV$ Ap¡a `kp£_¡g X¡$hg`d¡ÞV$ _pd_u k„õ\pA¡ rb°V$_dp„ `rs-`Ð_u b„_¡ DÄÄhm L$pfqL$v$}dp„ L¡$ buÆ _p¡L$fudp„ lp¡e s¡hp„ eyNgp¡_p¡ kh£ L$ep£ R>¡. s¡_p¡ Al¡hpg R>¡ L¡$ `rs L¡$ `Ð_u ANf b„_¡ kp„S> `X$é¡ Of¡ `lp¢Qu_¡ A¡V$gp„ \pL$u Nep„ lp¡e R>¡ L¡$ k¡¼k _pd_u QuS> sp¡ s¡d_p„ d_dp„ L¡$ dNS>dp„ S> lp¡su _\u. ÓuÅ cpN_u ìe[¼sAp¡A¡ L$b|g L$ey¯ L¡$ s¡d_¡ Ap¡qak_p L$pd_p bp¡S>_¡ L$pfZ¡ S>¡ \pL$ gpN¡ R>¡ s¡_¡ L$pfZ¡ S> s¡d_u k¡¼k-gpBa D`f Akf \C R>¡. A¡dp„ Qp¥v$ V$L$pA¡ L$b|g L$ey¯ L¡$ s¡d_¡ hpk_p S> \su _\u. s¡Ap¡ W„$X$p- bfa_u `pV$ S>¡hp b_u Nep R>¡. Aphy„ R>¡ëgp bpf drl_p\u Ap¡f hÝey„ R>¡. A_¡ h^sy„ S>i¡. rhv¡$idp„ L$pdk|Ó_u qaëdp¡ A_¡ rhqX$ep¡ ^|d M`¡ R>¡. Ad¡qfL$pdp„ L$pdk|Ó b°pÞX$_u DÑ¡S>L$ v$hp dm¡ R>¡.

Ap D`fp„s "hL®$ gpBa b¡g¡Þk k¡ÞV$f' _pd_u k„õ\pA¡ `Z kh£ L$f¡gp¡. s¡dp„ S>Zpey„ L¡$ 10 V$L$p\u h^y gp¡L$p¡ Of¡ `lp¢Ãep `R>u gykgyk MpC_¡ buÆ rdr_V¡$ OkOkpV$ KOu Åe R>¡. rb°qV$i lp¡[õ`V$gp¡_u _kp£ (67 V$L$p)A¡ `Z L$b|g L$ey¯ R>¡ L¡$ lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ gp„bp gp„bp L$gpL$p¡_u X$éyV$u_¡ L$pfZ¡ s¡d_u k¡¼kgpBa_y„ kÐep_pi hmu Ney„ R>¡. rb°V$_dp„ A¡L$ buÆ V$uhu rkqfeg Qpg¡ R>¡. "_¡L¡X$$ i¡a S>¡du Ap¡rghf' _pd_u Ap V$uhu rkqfeg_p¡ lufp¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ apBhõV$pf lp¡V¡$g_u f¡õV$p¡fp„dp„ fkp¡C_u hp_NuAp¡ b_phu b_phu_¡ s¡ A¡V$gp¡ \pL$u Åe R>¡ L¡$ Of¡ S>C_¡ dpÓ s¡Z¡ _kL$p¡fp„ S> bp¡gphhp_p„> lp¡e R>¡.

`rs-`Ð_u b„_¡ _p¡L$fu L$fsp„ lp¡e s¡hp eyNg_¡ eyfp¡`dp„ "V$uÞk L$`ëk' L$l¡ R>¡. A„N°¡Æ iåv$p¡- "Vy$ BÞL$çk-_p¡ k¡¼k' (Two Incomes- No Sex)_p V|„$L$pnfp¡ gC_¡ V$uÞk iåv$ b_pìep¡ R>¡. Aphp„ V$uÞk eyNgp¡ h^sp„ Åe R>¡. `rs-`Ð_u b„_¡ L$dpe R>¡. AphL$ h^u R>¡. MQ® bdZp¡ \ep¡ R>¡. kyM_u dpÓp A_¡ Apfpd_u dpÓp OV$u R>¡. s¡dp„ k¡¼kgpBa_p¡ dp¡V$p¡ brg v¡$hpep¡ R>¡.

kp\¡kp\¡ g„X$__p BÞX$[õV²$eg L$p¡fk`p¡ÞX$ÞV$ Ap¡rghf dp¡N®_ gM¡ R>¡ L¡$ Ap Apas kp\¡ rb°V$_-Ad¡qfL$pdp„ Ap¡qak_p„ Aa¡f (gafp„) h^sp„ Åe R>¡. i¡f¡ lpBV¹$k _pd_u k¡¼k_p rhje_u r_óZps Ad¡qfL$_ g¡rML$p s¡_p `yõsL$ "k¡¼k A¡ÞX$ rbT_¡k'dp„ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ 71 V$L$p `yfyjp¡ A_¡ 62 V$L$p ÷uAp¡_¡ s¡d_u Ap¡qakdp„ L$p¡C _¡ L$p¡C Ap¡qak-kp\uv$pf kp\¡ gafy„ lp¡e R>¡. h^y _¡ h^y gp¡L$p¡ lh¡ Ap¡qakdp„\u S> `p¡sp_p Æh_kp\u ip¡^u g¡ R>¡. rb°V$_dp„ Ap¡qakdp„ L$pd L$f_pfp 35 V$L$p gp¡L$p¡A¡ A¡L$fpf L$ep£ R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_¡ Ap¡qakdp„ L$p¡C_u kp\¡ ky„hpmp¡ k„b„^ rhL$õep¡ R>¡. buÅ 36 V$L$p gp¡L$p¡ L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$, "A¡d_¡ Aphp„ Ap¡qak_p„ gafp„ L$fhp_u S>bfu gpgQ \ep L$f¡ R>¡.'

qfkQ®dp„ dpg|d `X$éy„ R>¡ L¡$ Ap¡qakdp„ gp„bp gp„bp L$gpL$_p `X$L$pfê$` L$pd_¡ L$pfZ¡ Aphy„ \pe R>¡. b¢Ngp¡f, dy„bC, qv$ëlu, L$p¡gL$pspdp„ Ap¡qakp¡dp„ kp¥\u gp„bp L$gpL$p¡ ky^u eyhsuAp¡ L$pd L$f¡ R>¡. s¡ `R>u rb°qV$i ÷uAp¡_p¡ _„bf Aph¡ R>¡. s¡ `R>u S>d®_ ÷uAp¡ L$pdY$p`Zp_p¡ ¾$d ^fph¡ R>¡. s¡_p `R>u ä¡ÞQ A_¡ BV$prge_ ÷u_p¡ _„bf Aph¡ R>¡.

÷uAp¡A¡ Ap¡qakdp„ L¡$qfef_¡ ES>mu L$fhp Ap¡hfV$pBd L$pd L$fhy„ `X¡$ R>¡. Ap„L$X$p âdpZ¡ ApS>¡ cpfsdp„ L$pd_p õ\m¡ A_¡ Aphhp-S>hpdp„ ÷u s¡_u tS>v$Nu_p¡ dlÑd kde Npm¡ R>¡. rb°qV$i L$d®Qpfu kàspl_p 43\u 46 L$gpL$ L$pddp„ Npm¡ R>¡. Apd R>sp„ rb°V$__u ÷u \pL$u Åe R>¡. sp¡ `R>u cpfsdp„ 48 L$gpL$ (kàspl_p) L$pd L$f_pfu ÷u_u lpgs iy„ li¡? s¡dp„ Ap¡qak_u `pV$}Ap¡, Ap¡qak_p d¡mphX$p hN¡f¡dp„ kde Åe s¡ Sy>v$p¡. gp„bp gp„bp L$gpL$p¡_p Ap¡qak-hL®$_¡ L$pfZ¡ `rs-`Ð_u hÃQ¡ `Z M|b S> V¡$Þi_ fl¡ R>¡. b„_¡ hÃQ¡ Of¡ AX$^p¡ L¡$ `p¡Zp¡ L$gpL$ dp„X$ kde fl¡ R>¡. s¡V$gp kdedp„ dpÓ ÆcpÅ¡X$u, L„$L$pk, kpdprS>L$ âï_p¡, k„sp_p¡_p âï_p¡ hN¡f¡ S> QQ®hp_p lp¡e R>¡. blz Ap¡R>p„ kdS>v$pf eyNgp¡ Apdp„\u A`hpv$ê$` flu iL¡$ R>¡.

rb°qV$i kh£ âdpZ¡ 50 V$L$p eyNgp¡_p„ k„sp_p¡ aqfepv$ L$f¡ R>¡ L¡$ dçdu-`à`p_p„ sp¡ dpÓ dp¢ S> Å¡hp dm¡ R>¡. OZp„_¡ dp¢ `Z Å¡hp dmsp„ _\u. 25 V$L$p ÷u L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ bpmL$p¡_¡ hl¡gp„ kyhX$phu_¡ `R>u k|su lsu. lh¡ bpmL$p¡ s¡_p Of¡ Aphhp `l¡gp„ k|C Åe R>¡. 56 V$L$p eyNgp¡ A¡L$fpf L$f¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡Ap¡ L$pfqL$v$}dp„ h^y `X$sp„ fÃep„`Ãep„ fl¡ R>¡. Ap D`fp„s Ap¡qakdp„ `Z Aphp V¡$Þi__¡ L$pfZ¡ c|gp¡ \pe R>¡. OZp„ L$pdp¡ bpL$u flu Åe R>¡. L$pdp¡ kss dygshu fpMhp„ `X¡$ R>¡.

D`f_p Al¡hpg_u s„Óu d¡rgkp A¡X$hX¹®$T L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ gp„bp L$gpL$p¡_p L$pd_¡ L$pfZ¡ gÁ_p¡ cp„Nu `X¡$ _l], `f„sy b„_¡ hÃQ¡ kss spZ fl¡ R>¡.

Ap bpbsdp„ dy„bC_p k¡¼kp¡gp¡rS>õV$ X$p¡. âL$pi L$p¡W$pfu L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ Aphp„ L$pd L$f_pfp„ eyNgp¡ S>¡ \pL$u Nep„ lp¡e s¡dZ¡ Mf¡Mf Ap bpbsdp„ r_óZpsp¡_u kgpl g¡hu Å¡CA¡. L¡$.B.A¡d. lp¡[õ`V$g_p ApDV$X$p¡f `¡iÞV$¹k_u k¡¼kkdõep ÅZ_pfp X$p¡. L$p¡W$pfu L$l¡ R>¡ L¡$ dy„bCdp„ X$p¡¼V$k®, A¡[¼T¼eyqV$ìk\u dp„X$u_¡ L$pfMp_p„_p dS|>fp¡_¡ Ap kdõep fl¡ R>¡. s¡Ap¡ A¡V$gp \pL$u Åe R>¡ L¡$ k¡¼k_u L$p¡C sdp S> fl¡su _\u.

Aphp„ eyNgp¡A¡ fpÓ¡ \pL$u_¡, â\d sp¡ kpfu r_Öp M¢Qu g¡hu Å¡CA¡. dmõL¡$ Äepf¡ lp¡dp£_-g¡hg KQy„ lp¡e Ðepf¡ S> k¡¼k_¡ dpZhy„ Å¡CA¡. A¡ rkhpe L$p¡C Apfp¡ _\u. b„_¡ hÃQ¡ dp_rkL$ MV$fpN lp¡e sp¡ Sy>v$u hps R>¡. X$p¡¼V$f_p L$l¡hp âdpZ¡, dy„bC_u Ap¡qakp¡dp„e lh¡ â¡d_p ApX$pk„b„^p¡ h^u Nep R>¡. s¡ sdpd ipfuqfL$ Aa¡f _ `Z lp¡e. dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ Ap¡qak_p klL$pe®L$fp¡ hÃQ¡ dp_rkL$ Aa¡f lp¡e R>¡, `Z lL$uL$s L$fsp„ Ap lL$uL$s_u L$ë`_p h^y Msf_pL$ A_¡ h^y d^yf lp¡e R>¡. b„_¡ klL$pe®L$fp¡ Ap¡qakdp„ d__p ApL$j®Zdp„ `X¡$ `R>u OZu hMs buSy>„ L„$C k|Tsy„ _\u.

g„X$_ "V$pBçk'_u g¡rML$p dp¡Bfp `¡Ë$u gM¡ R>¡ L¡$ g„X$__u OZu Ap¡qak_p Sy>hp_ L$d®QpfuAp¡ 9\u 5_u _p¡L$fudp„ b^u S> i[¼s Mp¡C b¡k¡ R>¡. s¡d_¡ tS>v$Nudp„ fk fl¡sp¡ _\u. Aphp gp¡L$p¡ `R>u `p¢qX$Q¡fudp„ Afthv$ Apîddp„ L¡$ L¡$fmdp„ dp Ad©sp_„v$deu dpsp_p Apîddp„ Aphu Åe R>¡! Mf¡Mf Aphu rhjdsp\u cpNhp\u L„$C hmsy„ _\u. cNhp_ byÙ_u kgpl âdpZ¡ spf_¡ blz M¢Qhp\u tS>v$Nu_p¡ k|f bp¡v$p¡ \C Åe R>¡. spf_¡ A_¡ âh©rÑ_¡ dÝed fpMhp„ S>ê$fu R>¡.

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