Saturday 18 May 2013

How I met your mother

Humans long for companionship. Put somebody in a palace, with everything he every could want, anything but companionship of any kind and sooner or later it will drive him nuts. Marriage is the only institution that allows two individuals to establish a relationship that is backed up with law and society. Marriage is key to a stable society.

In this post, I will explore the "Indian Marriage" and the some of the customs associated with it.


 The traditional Indian custom of dowry is now prohibited by law, but i wonder if it still takes place in smaller villages or even cities today. A dowry can be given in the form of cash, car, jewellery, and is asked by the suitor's family. The dowery system is known to put a great financial burden.

India has the highest percentage of arranged marriage in the world. It is said that over  90% of marriages are arranged, while less than 5% end in divorce. Whenever i talk to any of my friends about marriage, they often say "How can you spend your life with someone that you dont know and have never even met?" I ask myself the same question, because I am likely to be arranged married in the future.

Watch this video and it may change your opinion on arranged marriages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8X97OL06OY

One only gets arranged marriage when he/she has complete trust on their parents that they know who is best fit for their child. Or they have no choice, because this custom is such a norm in India, but now the love marriages is increasing. In the olden days, arranged marriages was such a norm that my own grandparents did not even see each other face to face until the day of their wedding. Hence, the picture above. However, even after 50 years of marriage, their love for each other grows each day. I admire that, but there is no way I'm gonna meet my future Mrs.Gadodia on the day of our wedding. No way.

So what do you think about the customs of the Indian Marriage. Also, comment if you would like me to post about any other countries' customs. 

Signing off,
Just another Singaporean 








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2 comments:

  1. CricDome4 March 2014 at 14:23

    I had to comment on this because you have used the worst possible picture of an Indian couple for the meme. Visit the following page and read about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Anni_Dewani

    Please show some sensitivity and change the picture

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  2. Unknown29 July 2015 at 05:29

    Be with someone who brings out the best in you? Register for second shaadi on Matchfinder and forget the memories of that bitter past.

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