What causes the inequality between the sexes? Let us say money education, tradi tional practices like dowry, all play a part. If either party is eyeing the other in relation to his or her possessions, status in society

The politics in this relationship will eventually ruin whatever love it began with.

Sexual Equality

Erich Fromm the great German Psychoanalyst defined mature love as "union under the condition of preserving one's integrity, one's individuality". What this means is the relahonship between a man and woman must be interdependent and the two persons do not lose themselves in the relationship but instead

bute the . strengths to it. Love, accord e romaji. should permit us to overcome

Go. and separateness without loss of persona ir.tegr.ty. "In love the paradox occurs }hat hvo beings become one and yet remain two."

If this understanding of love is accepted as an ideal, then it is clear that in our society there are many obstacles in the way. If one partner in a relationship considers herself weaker or less competent, more in need for protection and dependent, then mature ION e as defined by Fromm will be difficult to achieve. One explanation offered by psychoiogists is that adhering to gender role sterc-otypes is the cause of stress and incompati2 :ity between couples. To put it simply.
woman is totally dependent on a man for - economic sustenance and emotional sta. ::
she is unequal. If the man has all the PON'. A-  his side money, status, and full control also unequal.

That great French writer Sir on Beauvoir, who charted her ONV n course

loves and lifestyle wrote with keen insight, "On the day when it will be possible for women to love not in her weakness but in her stanch, not to escape herself but to find her not to abuse herself but to assert herself o- that day love will become for her, as for . a source of life and not a mortal danger"

With all the experimentation taking place is kinds of relationships, in differ 3 of the world, marriage is still the ncnr.toed and tested stable socia' :

ences. These are problems that cannot be wept under the carpet forever. They Gill surface, and when they do it will be w ith devastating effect. General t is the woman who is over ivhe lmed bv the  of emotions, heightened pas.:on a-.i oft total mental and emohcn I are omit

deposits are often the result of ge- = -- rig, or obesity. Unsightly accumula at often result in saddle bags, love . OF double chin. At times it is not pos-et rid of them by diets or aerobics. :on also called suction assisted