I was talking to an American colleague yesterday about Teej and she found it hard to believe that Nepali women treat their husbands almost as if they are gods. What she said made sense. As long as women don't treat men as equals, men will not treat women as equals. All over the world there are women's right movements to promote equality. I came to the US 5 years ago and one thing I like about it is how both husband and wife work together sharing all their responsibilities. Teej practice shows almost godlike devotion from wife for husband. I don't know why Nepali women like to be so suppressed on their own free will. If you show them you want to be their slaves and then you complain they treat you like slaves. You can show how much you love your husbands in many different ways.