Dreaded bliss

Assuming the pressure to settle down and get married was more in the past. I wonder if some women, who experienced the same scrutiny in their youth, became more jaded and continued the ‘tradition’ of treating other young women the way they were treated. It is sad. Experiences either make you wounded or wise.

Some ‘aunties’ can be kinder because they understand as they experienced the same frustration. They learned and know that it is not okay to make others feel the same discomfort and pain someone in the past had made them feel. That is the kind of aunty, I want to be.

One of my friends in the US told me that it must be easy for Indian women to find husbands because they can go to their mothers and say, “Hi mom, I am a loser, find me a husband.”

I am at a loss for words when some Americans tell me about their perception of South Asian matrimony. The societal and cultural pressure to get married has made marriage quite repulsive to many people. Honestly, the idea of marriage is beautiful because it is a union between two people and their families to provide support and companionship.

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