I'm not an Indian woman so, no, I won't understand based on having a traditional cultural knowledge of this. But for you Indians out there who live abroad and not in India, why do you say parents know best and select spouses whom you've never met?? As you may have read earlier, I left a question about being pursued by an Indian guy (I'm African American), and I have recalled in our 4 1/2 months of conversation, him mentioning his parents wanting him to marry an Indian woman (not GIRL- what the fudge is up with "girl"?) and why he'd never marry me. It feels like I've step into parts of the play, The Fiddler..., you know, TRADITION!! (Yes, I know the Fiddler's not an Indian play, duh, I'm just saying) Why do your parents control such aspects of your lives, and what does a more modern Indian marriage look like, be it traditional or interracial?
2007-07-28
01:23:48
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animechdega
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