I just have to wonder why?

WARNING- may be depressing if read prior to T-day.

Yesterday, an article came out in the BBC and on the internet regarding Holiday Brides in India. There are approximately 15,000-20,000 abandoned women in India who married western men (possibly 1/3 British men of Asian descent). Many of these marriages were arraigned by the women's families with dowries given to the men. One reporter wrote that there is a strong push to get the "girls" married to anything in foreign (especially British) pants as there seems to be more "opportunities" for the "girls" outside of India. There was also mention that there was frequent hope that the bride's brothers would also be able to immigrate to these foreign lands once their sacrificed sister was abroad and 'in the marriage bed'. So once the marriage has been arranged, dowry paid, then the groom leaves for his homeland with promises to work on his bride's visa. And then the scam is complete...he is safely in his homeland with a soon forgotten bride in Indian who is helpless and powerless to follow. While the married women are free to file for divorce once they realize they've truly been used and dumped, the stigma of divorcees in Indian is strong and few get divorces. Meanwhile the Indian families are now poor after paying out their daughter's dowry and now have to continue support these ashamed "Indian brides." But this I think is worst of all...it seems this phenomen of sacrificing their daughters to ruthless foreign pigs has been going on for 10 years. Sigh. I just have to wonder WHY? WHY- would Indian families continue to try to marry off their precious young women to foreign men AND why would any human being be able to live with robbing these women and families of not only money but their futures- their dreams, children,... ?

BUT I HAVE A SOLUTION...a little invention I like to call the "commitment ring". This ring would be worn by the groom once the marriage is finalized. It would be worn not on his finger but on his "Johnson." The ring would be capable of applying constriction if not kept within a certain distance of its mate...a second ring for the bride. If the husband would try to abandon his bride the ring would be activated and pressure would result. Not too much pressure but enough to prevent an erection and cause tissue atrophy (wasting)... But the pressure would be "released" as soon as the groom returns to his mate and the matching "commitment ring." Now if the husband and wife both decide to dissolve the marriage then the "key" to release the man of his ring would be obtained from the wife's family after dowries were repaid, settlements reached, etc.

But an even better solution...protect our precious daughters and sons. -R