A wedding ceremony in Saudi Arabia came to a shocking and abrupt end when a bride told the husband that she would return to work after getting married, a decision which was strongly opposed to by the groom and his family.
Reports reaching us from Saudi Arabia states a groom decided to opt out during a wedding ceremony when his bride declined to be a full time housewife. The wife told him of her plans to continue with her work after the marriage which the man objected to.
Arab News reports that the marriage ceremony was going perfectly as planned but events took a dramtic turn when they were about to sign the marriage certificate when the woman had raised the issue of returning to work which caused a heated argument between the couple's parents at the wedding venue.
A reliable source revealed that “When things started going out of control, the wedding officials requested both the parties to resolve the matter calmly. To everybody’s shock, the groom’s family walked away without any further discussion.”
The bride's mother collapsed immediately as the wedding ceremony was exited by the groom and his family members. A court official said, “Although they were engaged, the couple did not meet or communicate with each other in keeping with the Middle East tradition.”
The official said that such incidents, which have become common, and can be avoided if parents gather all the information and share the willingness of the couple before fixing the wedding date.
Abeer M., a social worker, said most of the Saudi men don’t go for too independent and self-confident women. “They rather prefer a housewife. Although the culture is changing, the tradition is still the same.”
She said: “There has been an increase in the number of highly educated women with good jobs, who are considered overage. This is one of the reasons for the sharp rise in the number of spinsterhood in the Kingdom,”
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