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All men wish to be treated as son, not son-in-law, finds survey

New Delhi | ByANI
Feb 01, 2017 03:59 PM IST

The BharatMatrimony survey found that 100% of guys wished to be treated as sons rather than sons-in-law by their father-in-law, saying they “wish to be loved more than respected.”

A social media survey conducted by online matchmaking brand BharatMatrimony, attempted to understand how Indian boys and girls wish their father-in-law to be and the kind of expectations they have of them.

The BharatMatrimony survey found that 100% of guys wished to be treated as sons rather than sons-in-law by their father-in-law, saying they “wish to be loved more than respected.”(Shutterstock)
The BharatMatrimony survey found that 100% of guys wished to be treated as sons rather than sons-in-law by their father-in-law, saying they “wish to be loved more than respected.”(Shutterstock)

The survey, My Father-In-Law-to-Be, witnessed over 2,000 responses.

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Acknowledging that single girls and boys expect to be treated well and supported by their future family, the brand posed 10 questions.

Some of the key insights from the survey:

1) 100% of guys wished to be treated as sons rather than sons-in-law by their father-in-law, saying they “wish to be loved more than respected.”

2) 60% girls wanted their father-in-law to support what’s right and correct the wrong when there is an argument between the couple, while 40% guys felt the same.

3) 73% guys wished to get advice from their in-law only when they ask for it, while 27% were okay with unsolicited advice. They felt elders are more experienced and could therefore guide them.

73% of the men felt elders are more experienced and could therefore guide them. (Shutterstock)
73% of the men felt elders are more experienced and could therefore guide them. (Shutterstock)

4) 57% guys felt that the couple should decide when to have kids, while 43% of the girls felt the same.

5) 53% girls said that after marriage they would treat their in-laws just the way they treat their own parents, while 47% guys agreed with that.

6) A majority of girls and boys wanted to be given their own space after marriage since it’s them who have to spend the rest of the life together.

Kaushik Tiwari, Head - Marketing at BharatMatrimony says, “Today’s youth is very open about their expectations from marriage and in-laws. Their responses to our social media campaign clearly show that they’d like to make every effort to make the relationship work.”

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