A questioner shares his personal problem of being in a difficult marriage for ten years with an aggressive wife, which has led to psychological issues. He feels unable to confront her due to a hidden fear and a submissive, non-confrontational personality that he has had since childhood. He seeks guidance on how to handle this situation. Acharya Prashant responds by stating that the institution of marriage is a major cause of mental problems. He explains that the fear of moving on from even humiliating and bitter experiences in a marriage stems from the same reason people feel compelled to get married in the first place: the pressure to conform and belong to the crowd. This pressure is driven by a fear of being labeled abnormal and an urge not to miss out on something that has been glamorized as central to life. He points out that in India, 95% of movies are about a man and woman getting together, which reinforces this societal norm. This social pressure, he argues, is more powerful than the biological urge. He elaborates that our lives are dictated by the forces of entertainment, which supply our values and even teach us how to raise our children. In contrast, scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita do not focus on the man-woman angle but on higher issues like right action and the purpose of life. He mentions that the Ramayana shows a noble man giving up marital pleasure for a higher ideal. However, the only ideal most people worship today is that of the 'happy couple'. This indoctrination starts from a very young age, making people believe that the purpose of life is to find a partner. He asserts that this idea is false and that a man is not incomplete without a woman, nor a woman without a man. Our incompleteness is spiritual and can only be filled by pursuing great purposes and ideals, not by another person. Forming a pair and getting married is a cheap and ineffective way to feel fulfilled, a bad medicine that only aggravates the disease. Acharya Prashant advises to have great ideals, read great books, watch great movies, and seek the company of great people to think beyond the man-woman game. He emphasizes that nothing in life is irreversible and that one has a choice. Suffering is a choice, and no one is born to suffer. If one must suffer, it should be for a higher cause, for freedom. He concludes by stating that the problem is not in being a man or a woman, but in the compulsiveness to be in a relationship, which is neither compulsory nor irreversible.