You make an interesting point, but I don't think it's the "boys driving the Land Cruisers" who "will have some tough adjusting to do in the future".
I haven't spoken to many young Qatari females about their thoughts of marriage, but I have spoken to a lot of young Qatari guys, and they aren't keen on the idea at all.
From my experience, most see the whole idea of marriage as too expensive, too inconvenient, and not in the least appealing. And they have told their parents to stop trying to set them up with prospective brides. They can see no need to get married, and are enjoying their time living the single life.
It is the older generation that is going to have to come to grips with the reluctance of the young to get married. With the divorce rate so high amongst the young, parents seem to be more willing to take their childrens' wishes into consideration, and if their son says he doesn't want to get married, they figure it's best to listen, since coercing unwilling children into marriages more and more often ends badly.
This is just a generational issue, with people over 40 unable to see things from the point of view of people under 30, which is more or less the center of the debate for many - "young girls just don't know what they want in life and should rely on older people to make decisions for them".
It's a sentiment that will die, along with the well intentioned marriages.
You make an interesting point, but I don't think it's the "boys driving the Land Cruisers" who "will have some tough adjusting to do in the future".
I haven't spoken to many young Qatari females about their thoughts of marriage, but I have spoken to a lot of young Qatari guys, and they aren't keen on the idea at all.
From my experience, most see the whole idea of marriage as too expensive, too inconvenient, and not in the least appealing. And they have told their parents to stop trying to set them up with prospective brides. They can see no need to get married, and are enjoying their time living the single life.
It is the older generation that is going to have to come to grips with the reluctance of the young to get married. With the divorce rate so high amongst the young, parents seem to be more willing to take their childrens' wishes into consideration, and if their son says he doesn't want to get married, they figure it's best to listen, since coercing unwilling children into marriages more and more often ends badly.
This is just a generational issue, with people over 40 unable to see things from the point of view of people under 30, which is more or less the center of the debate for many - "young girls just don't know what they want in life and should rely on older people to make decisions for them".
It's a sentiment that will die, along with the well intentioned marriages.