“My husband and I differ on most of the things … I really wonder how our horoscopes agreed …”, the woman sitting next to me in the bus told me in a tone marked with weariness. But, there’s another angle too. If the man and his wife each have different interests, then, life will be more interesting. And, there’s some convenience too in this situation! Yes, there’ll be variety, no weariness, life will be very interesting! And, trying to absorb good things will always give peace of mind. Vinay, who was initially happy over his wife having the same zodiac sign as his own, is today finding things very difficult, unable to cope with situations that arise out of the fact that both Vinay and his wife are short-tempered. Here, mutual understanding and supportive behavior are more than necessary.

In the case of Prasad, the situation is just the opposite. Prasad is a man of incredible patience and carefulness, but his wife Anju is always in a hurry losing self-control. She lacks patience and is always highly strung. When Prasad and Anju plan to go out, she would always be in a hurry even if there is enough time to start. She would keep looking at the clock, driving Prasad to hurry up. And, she would grumble on seeing Prasad taking his own time to ready up and start whereas Prasad is a person who never gets over-anxious. He is calm and does things carefully without any hurry. He would shut down his laptop, keep it in its bag, and then put it in his cupboard. Then, he would clean up his room and take a bath. His slow and careful way of doing things would irritate Anju like anything. Similarly, Anju’s nature of becoming tense over trivial things could not be digested by Prasad. But, imagine, what would be the fate of that home if both of them happened to be hasty? Would the house not become a legislative assembly where always pandemonium prevails! And, what would be their life if both of them are slow in everything? Their life will look like a slow-motion picture! But, for a couple with each having opposite traits, life becomes more interesting.

Latha has got all the motherly traits like love and patience. She never scolds her children. Children always take liberty with her. But her husband Kishore is a strict person. Though he doesn’t beat his children, he believes in controlling them to some extent. The beautiful thing is that their children are lucky to have both types of treatment required for their disciplined growth of mind and body. When their father chides them, they go to their mother for comfort; when they try to fool their mother, the father’s scolding restricts them. But, the couple doesn’t realize this advantage, they keep complaining about each other all the time.