"but yeah i get your point, why o why does the poor ol lady cook while the gent saab eats to his full... IDK! "
- Because that's what women are supposed to do... regardless of whatever degrees they have :P

Nice chicken bread you've got there... lol :D

thanks. next time im gonna add a filling of dry keema fried in onions.
@ thats what women are supposed to do.... heheheh... poor ol women, nobody listens to them.. :P

Nobody listens to them??? Aisa tu nahi hota... Especially when they become a Mom & have a joota in their hand... or a frying pan... or a cordless phone... or a jharoo... lol :D Uss waqt they can aim really well, I can tell you by experience... :(

hahhahahah... yeah, i can relate to that too :D

+1 for the chicken bread :p

Lol, yani you want a super woman :D Chalo good luck then, I hope you find her! :)

Haha yeah :D INSHA'ALLAH =)

So the way to your heart is NOT through your stomach? lol!!!
The first one I've seen so far... Keep it up!

haha yeh..

finally, a girl who thinks she 'should' cook.. the feminists have affected the brains of many! :P

Nahi I'm not a feminist! Infact, I do sincerely believe that irrespective of whatever education your wife might have, it IS her duty to fix a decent meal at the end of the day. I mean... that's how the world works :)
Some women (& men too) tend to argue with this - whereby the culinary skills should be inversely proportional to a woman's education :p

o comon sana, i wasnt implicating anyone :)
not you atleast :P

Lol yes.. The guy should be fully supportive while she learns.. And I agree with Ali, the feminists really have done that :P

Yes and he should also support in case is she turned out to be not that good in cooking :D and @sana I agree that it is her duty to cook irrespective of her qualification :)

I'm no feminist, and I'm not attacking men :/ It was just a general question pointed towards the men so I could know their opinion & know exactly how much good culinary skills matter to them when it comes to choosing a wife for themselves. No offense!

Just the way you've met a guy who gives more importance to intelligence, I've met several guys who give a LOT of importance to being a good cook. Which really puzzled me. It lead me to believe that a man's world revolves around food, food, and more food.

In my opinion, it is not *Islamically* obligatory for a wife to cook & clean, but it is considered a cultural thing, plus, it adds to the relationship between a married couple in a very good way. Personally, I believe that having a decent meal ready at the table, by being well groomed, and by maintaining the house in a spick-and-span condition before your hubby reaches home from work can greatly improve marital ties.

I would certainly not expect my husband to come home from work, and then help me with the jharoo pocha around the house and then cook chapattis for me while I've been home all day being a Begum & watching Desperate Housewives ka latest season. No sensible woman should expect that. It's just not right to expect a husband to do that... unless, of course, I'm a working lady myself.

But then I guess it's our thoughts that make us who we are.

Well, yea I agree there but what I meant was that things are changing now, people now want well educated career oriented girls. The concept is changing where the girl shud only do jharu pocha.
Yes It's a cultural thing, I have lived in different cultural of KSA and I tell you things are SO different here as compare to Pakistan. They give separate home to the new couple so such things doesn't exist here at all.
Oh no you got me wrong there gal, I wont say a husband shud also help in household work after office work but if he helps when its needed wud be bad. I have seen my dad helping mom when it was needed. Im only against the concept that "only woman shud do household work no matter what and it's becomes an ego prb for men"

True!

Every mom will like a girl who can cook, obviously :P