Arranged Marriage Strikes Again!!!

Every where i look these days, everything i hear these days and everything i smell these days is about weddings. The number of people who i know, who are getting married in the next 2 years is more than i knew of in the last 27 years:) Crazy

Now since i am back home - in the land of arranged marriages, it's my turn - well so says my mom at least.

I came on Sunday and after the initial phase my mom managed to find an appropriate time and popped in the million dollar question - " When will you marry?" Finished your studies, landed a job, and settled down. Like most other guys, marrying should be the next thing on your agenda.

The problem is not that my mom tells me so because i can make her understand. the problem
is the "concerned" relatives and neighbors for whom its more of an issue - and i also don't know why that is.

One of my best friends today put this in the best way possible and i agree. a vast majority of men(id say 80%) in India do not get to have sex before marriage - so sometimes they are so desperate for it that they just agree to marry - A legal license to have sex in India. this actually might be true as funny as it may sound.

But thats not the only reason - the pressure is tremendous from all fronts and its even more difficult for girls. a lot of my friends who are girls would want to keep studying to delay the inevitable.

Read more abut arranged marriages here

When i was young..lets say 10 years back, i used to think that this custom will die out with time. but there are no signs of that, in fact with the advances in social networking it has become a huge business.More "matches" are happening online than off line these days.

So i guess its my turn now:)