Women Dig Sacrifices (Qurbani)

A friend of mine was telling me about a man who spent most of his adult life taking care of his sister and her two daughters - since his sister's husband had kinda absconded more than 40 years back and whose whereabouts are still unknown. 

The man, my friend continued, apparently got married about 30 years back but his wife was sick and tired of his obsession with his sister and her daughters. The wife threw an ultimatum - either she would be in his life or the other three women would be. The woman left her wedded husband stung by his reply / choice. 

All this is past history. Recently, the elder niece of the man commented to her younger sister that their maternal uncle was a loser - he neither had made a success of his personal life nor did he make a great success of his professional life. That all talk about him sacrificing his life for the sister and nieces was humbug. The elder sister continued that she would have preferred a man who focused on making a success of his own life, rather than being such a loser as their uncle had turned out to be.

This is not to say that women hate sacrifices.

Most women do love sacrifices - only when they talk about their own. 

It's surprising how a person, who values the sacrifices that she is purportedly making, shows such scorn at someone else's sacrifice.

Additional Reading
http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2018/02/vikram-or-vetaal.html