Ever since Pakistani heartthrob Usman Mukhtar announced that he’s tying the knot with Zunaira Inam, we’ve wanted to hear more from her. What does she have to say about being at the center of the spotlight?
Now the lady is opening up about herself. In a Q&A session on Instagram, she spilled tea on her relationship with the Anaa actor.
From their journey together, to how different her life has been after marriage. In one of the questions, someone asked her how different is she finding her married life. To which she responded;
“It’s been great so far, Alhamdulillah! The only thing I’ve been struggling with is referring to my husband’s house as [my] home.”
In our patriarchal society, a married woman ‘belongs’ to the family she married into. In some cases, they are even forced to sever ties with their own family. Even when the circumstances aren’t so extreme, women in our society are conditioned to think that once they get married, the home they grew up in is not theirs anymore.
They are expected to believe that their husband’s house is their only place now.
As a research analyst, Zunaira Inam is far too well-read to believe such obsolete ideas. In fact, she raised a very important question regarding the matter.
“But on a deeper level, why should a woman have to choose? Why can’t both homes just be home? They should be.”
Marriage is a huge adjustment in itself. Then asking women to leave their homes to move into a new space is an even bigger adjustment.
It’s good to see women speaking up about these problematic norms and the struggles that come with these practices.
