Today, when Neha and Lakshita met after 4 years they spoke about lots of things like their good-old college days, rigorous professional life and of course about their married life or was it love life? Neha – So, Lakshita your marriage was love or arranged? Lakshita – Of course it was a love marriage. How about yours? Neha – Definitely, love marriage. I would not have got married if it was arranged. (Both chuckled) Neha – Where did you meet Anil (Lakshita’s husband)? Lakshita – My parents knew him and his family since a long time. They asked me to meet him. Initially I was hesitant and was not ready for such rendezvous. However, eventually I met him due to constant push from parents end. In the beginning, I found him quite unimpressive and boring. But, after meeting him few times, I realized he is not all that boring or uninteresting. He was quite focused about his career. Also he liked me since day one. (Lakshita blushes while saying this) So I thought let’s get married. Neha – Nice, you guys make an absolutely amazing couple. Lakshita – Thanks! But tell me about your marriage? How did it happen? Neha – Much like yours. Parents asked me to meet him. Things became cool after 3-4 meetings and then we got married. (And the conversation continued about other things ….) Let’s make it clear, the post is not about bashing girls or modern girls to be precise :) Since past few years I have been noticing this trend in women. Be it some social gathering or social network, they do not like to call their marriage as an arranged marriage. The above conversation is just one example. Well labeling their marriage as love or arranged is their call and I have no issues with it. What I find weird in girls nowadays is that they consider an arranged marriage as something less ‘respectful’ or less ‘progressive’. Ask any girl about their marriage in a group of newly married girls, and I am sure most of them will say that it was love marriage irrespective of what the truth is. Why? Is an arranged marriage something bad or evil? How is arranged marriage a sign of you being backward or orthodox? Most of the Indians even till date get married in an arranged fashion and I do not think that they struggle in their personal life just because it was an arranged marriage. Neither I see people (whose marriage was a love marriage), enjoying each and every moment of their life. Happiness after marriage does not depend upon whether it was a love or an arranged marriage but it depends upon how much you love each other after marriage, right? How much respect, freedom you give each other. I hope young generation of India will stop looking at an arranged marriage with disdain and understand that marriage is about loving each other when you get a chance to love. #LoveMarriage #ArrangedMarriage
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:00:01 +0000
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