The Guidebook to the Perfect Woman

The Guidebook to the Perfect Woman

What is your definition of the ‘Perfect Woman’? Is she someone who is ambitious, has a high flying career and manages to bring in a steady cash flow in to the household to be financially independent? Is she someone who manages to strike a balance between career and family, is not ready to sacrifice it all but makes a few compromises? Or is she someone who is perfectly content at home, looking after the needs of her children and husband so that there is always hot food on the table, clean ironed clothes for everyone to wear, lunches packed on time and household chores addressed to?

If you aren’t sure what the perfect woman really is, or think that there is only one correct answer to this question, we have for you a little surprise.

There is no ‘Perfect woman’

Here is the truth, friends.... there is no correct answer to the above question. There is, in reality, no guidebook for ‘The Perfect Woman’. Why? Because every woman is perfect, as long as she is happy being who she really is. Whether she is a homemaker, a working professional, an ambitious rising star or a humble mother of two, as long as a woman is happy with her life and proud of the way she lives it, she is in all essence ‘A Perfect Woman’.

We women have so many roles to play – wife, mother, daughter, nurturer, care giver, discipliner, and so on and so forth. And at the end of the day, it is very important to understand that it takes all kinds of women, each perfect at their own role, to make this world go around. So if you are a highly ambitious career woman who wants to spend more time at work, do not forget to appreciate that humble nanny or your caring mother-in- law or sister-in-law who is the caregiver to your child. She’s perfect too...she is doing the job you are unable to do, because you have different priorities. 

So rather than looking down upon women who are happy to adopt their care giving roles instead of stepping out in to the world and also join the rat race to success, be thankful for them. Without them, you will not be able to be the Perfect Woman you are!

Be proud to be the woman you are

Why is it that our society tries to label ‘The perfect woman’? Why should we have set ideologies about what women should be, what they should do, how they should act and what choices they should make? As women, we are destined to play many roles in our lives. Some we play to perfection, some we struggle with and some we come to learn with time and experience. It’s very important to be proud of that learning curve, and make the choices you make with confidence without feeling any guilt for them.

Most of the times it is women who look down upon women who choose to stay at home and not seek a satisfying hectic career. These working women seem out of sync with housewives and vice-versa. Why should that be? If we can each excel at the roles we choose to play, that’s all it takes to be the perfect woman.

A Perfect Woman: No judgements, no biases, no discontentment

“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.” - Oprah Winfrey

The perfect woman is one who accepts who she is and proud of it, and likewise, can accept other women in their life for who they are too. So if you are a mother who thinks her perfect daughter should get married at 25 and start planning a family by 28; let it go...let her decide what course of action her life should take so she can be content with it. If you are a workaholic who thinks her younger sister should stop wasting her time on cleaning up after her two kids and husband but use her talents to excel at her career, stop and think that maybe that is what makes her so perfect, so beloved and so dear to you.

The Bottom-line: As long as a woman is happy to be who she is, she is PERFECT.