Well, my family is asian and..my cousin is just a teenager and our aunts and other relatives have decided to set her up for an arranged marriage. She actually hasn't met the boy they have picked yet, but she's about to. I don't think she wants this, and I know I wouldn't either if I were in her shoes. I mean, my parents never set me for arranged marriage, but of course I'm kind of in a relationship with a long-known asian guy friend too. I just want what is best for my cousin, just as my relatives do. However, I want them to understand that we're in AMERICA now, not back home. I've told my dad about this, and he sees my point of view, and my mom just ignores me, or makes me do something else. I don't want ppl making fun of my cousin either like how ppl sometimes make ignorant comments about her at her middle school...How can I help her with the arranged marriage, or comfort her for the time-being? Is there anything I can do to help her? Should I discuss any of this to anymore family?
btw, my family's background is kind of strict and real traditional eastern...as you may tell...plus, i think my cousin needs some real boyfriends in her life, not a slave-driven wife who has a hard-working man who won't love her till later on in life, you see my point? her pre-marrial, *when she gets established*, will be from summer to harvest in autumn...
2007-11-22
09:39:59
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Bo K
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