{"id":81815,"date":"2026-02-09T01:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/890608648"},"modified":"2026-02-09T01:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T04:22:05","slug":"indian-tech-couple-divorce-after-wife-refuses-to-quit-high-paying-job-to-care-for-mother-in-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/indian-tech-couple-divorce-after-wife-refuses-to-quit-high-paying-job-to-care-for-mother-in-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian tech couple divorce after wife refuses to quit high-paying job to care for mother-in-law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"storyParagraphFigure\">\n<p class=\"content\"><span class=\"highlight\">A post shared on social media platform X has sparked a debate on gender roles, workplace equality and marriage after it detailed how an Indian tech professional\u2019s refusal to quit her job allegedly led to emotional abuse and divorce.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"artImage leadImage\">\n<div class=\" \"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/02\/09\/400x225\/divorce_1760601750985_1760601751102_1770601315771.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"An Indian couple's divorce has sparked a discussion on gender roles (Picture credit: Freepik)\" title=\"An Indian couple's divorce has sparked a discussion on gender roles (Picture credit: Freepik)\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\" loading=\"eager\"><\/div><figcaption class>An Indian couple&#8217;s divorce has sparked a discussion on gender roles (Picture credit: Freepik)<span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content \">\n<h2>From school romance to tech power couple<\/h2>\n<p>In the now-viral post, an X user detailed the story of her childhood friend who fell in love with a boy in high school. After school, they both pursued BTech and found jobs at <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/topic\/tech-mahindra\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"Tech Mahindra\">Tech Mahindra<\/a> together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">Over the next few years, they changed jobs, climbed the corporate ladder, got married and bought a house. Today, they have two children together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">\u201cA childhood friend fell in love with this guy when we were in +2. They continued that relationship in BTech joined in Tech Mahindra together, changed companies, got married, have two kids. Bought a home with their own money, living a life that is a dream for most of us,\u201d the X user wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content \">\n<h2>Career breaks<\/h2>\n<p><!-- The post  highlighted the woman\u2019s career progression, particularly after motherhood. After her second pregnancy, she reportedly changed companies, learned new technology, and switched fields \u2014 eventually earning more than her husband.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">\u201cExcept for post <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/topic\/pregnancy\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"pregnancy\">pregnancy <\/a>6 months, she never took break. She went to office till 9th month. She is really really hardworking. She feels really happy working for her kids and husband,\u201d the woman\u2019s childhood friend said in her X post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content \">\n<h2>Pressure to quit job<\/h2>\n<p>Trouble started brewing in the marriage when the husband\u2019s mother fell sick. She reportedly started demanding that the wife quit her job to take care of her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">\u201cNow, the guy\u2019s mother fell sick, and he asked her to quit working,\u201d the post claimed. (Also read: &lt;a class=&quot;backlink&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/trending\/man-resigns-from-rs-6-crore-job-after-wife-s-maintenance-plea-court-steps-in-101768887079470.html&quot; data-vars-page-type=&quot;story&quot; data-vars-link-type=&quot;Manual&quot; data-vars-anchor-text=&quot;Man resigns from <span class='webrupee'>\u20b9<\/span>6 crore job after wife asks for <span class='webrupee'>\u20b9<\/span>15 lakh monthly maintenance, court steps in&#8221;&gt;Man resigns from <span class=\"webrupee\">\u20b9<\/span>6 crore job after wife asks for <span class=\"webrupee\">\u20b9<\/span>15 lakh monthly maintenance, court steps in<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">The woman was unwilling to give up her career, pointing out that she already took breaks because of pregnancies. Instead, she offered to take financial responsibility of the household while her husband took a career break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \"><span class=\"highlight\">\u201cI will take care of finances\u2026 now you take a break, I want to continue working,\u201d she reportedly said, adding that she would \u201chelp out as much as I can with home also\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">\u201cShe even offered to ask her mother to come over to look after the kids,\u201d the X post stated.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Family opposition and alleged abuse<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"content \">However, the suggestion was rejected. <span class=\"highlight\"><!-- The post  claimed the mother-in-law was \u201cnot comfortable having the girl\u2019s mom at home as it is her son\u2019s home\u201d, despite the couple jointly owning the property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">The husband also allegedly refused to take a break from work. <!-- The post  accused him and his mother of believing \u201cit is the girl\u2019s responsibility to quit when situation comes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">\u201cWhen things didn&#8217;t go their way, they started emotionally abusing her in various ways,\u201d the post alleged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content \">\n<h2>Marriage ends in divorce<\/h2>\n<p>Eventually, fed up with the demands and the emotional abuse, the woman moved out of her marital home with their children. After moving back in with her parents, she told her husband that if his mother wanted, she could come live with her and her parents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">In response, the husband allegedly sent her a legal notice threatening <a class=\"backlink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/topic\/divorce\" data-vars-page-type=\"story\" data-vars-link-type=\"Manual\" data-vars-anchor-text=\"divorce\">divorce<\/a>. \u201cFinally she filed divorce,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content \">\n<h2>Internet weighs in<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"highlight\"><!-- The post  concluded with a broader critique of societal expectations placed on women, stating: \u201cIn a misogynistic system, no matter how hard a woman works, how much she earns, or how much she loves and how much she sacrifices, she is treated as worthless the moment she refuses to give up her autonomy.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">Internet users largely agreed with this viewpoint, saying that women should not give up their financial freedom after marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">\u201c<span class=\"highlight\">Have seen some lives destroyed due to selfishness of parents and the son not being able to stand up for his wife,\u201d wrote one X user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">\u201cNever leave career for inlaws. They find ways to abuse you and then you are not financially independent as well. I always say it&#8217;s the daughters or daughter in laws taking care of sick parents and not sons,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">\u201cThat gifted girl should go through with the divorce, take 100% custody of the kids and erase the buffoon from her life,\u201d a user said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; detailed how an Indian <span class=\"match\">tech<\/span> professional\u00e2\u0080\u0099s refusal to &#8230; From school romance to <span class=\"match\">tech<\/span> power couple In the now &#8230; relationship in BTech joined in <span class=\"match\">Tech<\/span> Mahindra together, changed companies &#8230; reportedly changed companies, learned new <span class=\"match\">technology<\/span>, and switched fields \u00e2\u0080\u0094 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81815\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}