What to talk if you are talking to a guy for arranged marriage for the first time?
Arranged Marriage: What to Ask a Girl in the First Meeting
- Ice breaker questions.
- Show interest in career and education goals.
- Her marriage expectations.
- Ask about duties towards her parents.
- Ask about her lifestyle.
- Ask about her choice of clothing.
Are arranged marriages forced in India?
During the break, I told another girl of Indian origin (who wanted nothing to do with India) that arranged marriages are not forced. I gave her examples of my parents and other cousins whose marriages were arranged. They are happily married. She told me that I do not belong in the current generation with my archaic thoughts.
Do Indian women play a role in choosing their husbands?
The only small silver lining to this cloud is that in a fraction of cases (1 or 2 in 100), poor, rural, Indian women are stepping outside their prescribed role and are playing a more active part in choosing their husbands. If you enjoy reading about Indian arranged marriages, you may enjoy my other posts on this topic:
Is there an alternative method for poor Indian women to marry?
Yet despite these shocking statistics, it is not clear that there is an alternative method widely available to poor, rural Indian women to find a husband and marry him. After all, the dominant cultural mores require every Indian woman to marry. Anthropologist Peter Phillimore observes:
Who is responsible for arranged marriages in Hinduism?
The male’s family is responsible for arranging the marriage. Like Muslim arranged marriages, the Hindu culture uses a matchmaker to help find possible matches. Once a match is found and arrangements met, the two families meet to discuss dowry, time, and location of the wedding, the birth stars of the boy and girl,…
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