When we were getting married the Hindu way in Arrah, we had an old guest who asked my wife what her 'good name' was. I think she'd heard that I had married a Muslim. When my wife said, 'Mona Ahmed Ali,' the lady looked at me and exclaimed, 'Oh, so you've married a terrorist.'
Getting married is great, and I feel really good away from the court, and my private life and stuff is good. But you still need to train and work hard. Like, I didn't go on a honeymoon after we got married; I went to Barcelona and trained for 10 days to get ready for the clay-court season. It's been good, but you still have to put the work in.
I have been very clear to everybody that just because I'm getting married does not mean I call myself a straight.
I never thought of getting married again. I'm quite difficult to live with, I think.
I feel things are changing now. Actresses are working at same pace even after getting married or having kids.
Of course I would recommend marriage to others. Times are changing, even in the past people had kids without getting married but marriage gives stability to your family and people around you. It's a working institution and it can fail in certain situations.
Women who want to work should be given the choice to do that. If you decide to work even after getting married, then men should allow that to happen.
I feel career women should avoid getting married.
You never know what your parents are going to say when you tell them you're getting married - especially when it's with someone they haven't met yet.
I want the new upper class to start preaching what it practices. They are getting married and staying married in large numbers. They work like crazy, long hours. They even do better going to church than lots of the rest of America. Why not just say, these are not just choices we have made for ourselves. These are rich, rewarding ways of living.
