You must learn to earn...

Earlier Jamai Shoshti used to work differently. It used to be a kind of bribe given to Jamais by their in-laws for keeping their daughters happy. Today you don't get it unless you earn it! It's that simple and that difficult...

Sample this. A conversation between the Jamai who hasn't been good, meaning no brownie points for him, and the not so happy shashuri:

At the dinning table:
Jamai: Ma ar ektu dal deben
Shashuri: (angry mukh jhamta) Ar dal hobena, barir onyerao to khabe na ki!
Jamai: Ma ar ekta bati dile macher kanta gulo pheltam ar ki...
Shashuri: (angrier)Kajer lok chuti te gechey... ke majbe eto bashon?
Jamai: Ma ar ekta potoler dorma nebo!
Shashuri: (now livid) Hain tahole jao ge potol tule ano!
Jamai: Ar ektu mangsho hobe ki?
Shashuri: (irritated) Dam jano je maghsho chaicho?
Jamai: Bah besh khelam ebar pan ta?
Sheshuri: (sarcastic) seki tomar pan dosh achey? agge janle meyer shonge biyei ditam na...
khawa hole bashon meje okhane rekhey debe ar notun panjabi ta khule bhanj kore rekhey jabe... ar misti, phol ja diyechi ogulo dite hoy bole dilam, ogulo tomar prapyo noy, tai fridge e tule debe...

This could be the fate of all the jamais... who were not obedient, not giving enough with their credit cards, didn't get a raise or a promotion... didn't buy their wives that piece of jewellery or didn't take her on a much desired holiday... so to all my guy friends who are married... learn to earn the treat and gifts for Jamai Shoshti, otherwise.... your day might not turn out the way you imagined it in your head! You could say good bye to second helpings, sumptuous food and any respect given to you for that matter! Coz in this world nothing comes for free... So to earn the platter learn to flatter your shashuri and your wife all year long...!