Times are hard in this generation and nobody wants to marry a liability anymore, people who are getting into marriage are looking for partners that can make their lives better. In the old days and traditionally the man goes out to work while the woman manages the home, this is still practiced but most new couples work. Men are finding it quite hard to carry their family responsibilities alone so most of them are looking for industrious women as wives. Women that don't bring anything to the table finds it quite difficult to get husbands, they are expected to have a job, a business or profitable skills so that they can support their husbands financially.