The Beauty of Indian Culture

Indian arranged marriages are joy. Two strangers entrust their lives to their respective parents and are joined together by marriage. It is the joining of two families. It works great in India, the woman (or girl) is "given" to the man's family. She is relegated to cooking and cleaning and domestic duties. Of course, in modern Indian families, it is entirely different. In these cases, the woman, usually highly educated, is permitted to work and earn money and be independent. Well, as long as she is at work, but when she comes home, she has to cook and clean.

I have done all my parents have asked of me but now they are sidestepping the issue of whether the one that I love, is the one for me. The latest is that they are inviting someone else to the house to meet me for the purpose of marriage. This girl is from Texas. They made the plans, bought the plane tickets, and then they tell me one week in advance. If I agree to meet the new girl, the Texas girl, then they will pressure me to marry her. If I don't marry this Texas girl they will say forever and ever that I made a mistake, and that mistake will have a name and a face.

And what about my girl that I love. What about her? Why would they avoid the issue? When they say they will never agree to allow me to marry the one I love, then what is the outcome of meeting the Texas Girl? They have shown no signs of compromise. What is the guarantee that if I meet this Texas girl, that they will allow me to marry who I choose? There is no guarantee, so I won't meet the Texas girl. I have to honor my parents, but I am supposed to leave my parents and cleave to the one I marry. I have to start somewhere, sometime, and that time is now.