The last story that we tackled on was Love in the Cornhusk by Aida Rivera-Ford and the "Summer Solstice". Both stories talks about more on relationships and love.
My blog is about the issue of practicality in relationships and mostly in marriage. In our last discussion, we discussed the ending of the story "Love in the Cornhusks". A lot of us are confused of, who is the father of Tinang's baby. was it the bagobo or her last lover? Out of this i thought of the sense of "practicality" if ever the baby's father is Tinang's past lover, Amado.
What is the right thing to do about this kind of issues? To find another guy for the sake of having your baby a father or, going through life just you and your child.
This is a very an open topic, some would say it depends on what is the status of the women, of she has a baby and has no job, well maybe practically she would go look for a husband, some would say that you don't need a husband. For me practicality is one of the best thing to do in this kind of situation. You must do anything in order to survive, well having the case of Tina she chose the baby rather her lover.
Practicality in marriage is basically not getting married because of some issues like having a child to early, money issues and other stuffs.
It is more on the roles of each other.
For me it still depends on what is your current status.
source:
http://www.docdreyfus.com/psychologically-speaking/psychology/two-sides-of-marriage-intimacy-and-practicality-2/
