Vast trend of court marriages ultimatum to family values

ISLAMABAD: The trend of court marriages is increasing from the last few years especially in urban areas which are giving an ultimatum to the citizens of Islamic country to save their family values from degeneration.

Revolutionary progress in media, increased usage of internet and impact of bold programmes on different TV channels has undoubtedly contributed in developing the personality of youth but also kept them away from the real moral values and family traditions.

Most of the movies and plays available for youth highlight the theme of `love affairs' lack depiction of moral values and family norms and traditions according to the teachings of religion and make their personalities confused.

"Majority of the court marriages prove as the outcome of emotional decisions when realization came and very few of these go in a long way. To discourage this emerging trend, there is need to educate the youth importance of family circle and values", Mahjabeen a house wife said while talking to APP.

"Even media sometimes projects trend of court marriages saying it is most economical and easiest way of marrying some one in the present era of inflation and other crisis faced by the citizens which is absolutely wrong approach," she said.

"No parent can ever imagine spoiling the life of his son or daughter and taking any wrong decision about his or her life.

Youngsters at the emotional stages of their lives take hasty decisions against the will of their parents and most of the time realizes after they start they come to their practical lives," Mahjabeen said.

"Court marriages, most of the time results in break-ups which ruin the lives of those who take such decision at emotional stages of their lives", she said.

"Some times parents fail to understand this point that mental understanding is essential for the survival of life partners in marriages and if they don't have capability to understand each other, they have to spend the life of compromise," a young boy Amir Raza said.

Stereo-type attitude of parents when they some time take decisions to marry their children with the offspring's of their sisters or brothers only to oblige them without realizing their differences then the only way left for the youngster is to go for court marriage, he said.

Copyright Associated Press, 2010