Bharatborn: Men and Women do go for the "Beauty" Factor - in cases where people hunt for grroms/brides through Matrimonial Sites and Brokers. You are right, people factor in "Likeness" or "Compatibility Factor" when they know each other, at the time of proposal! Thanks for stopping by.
MV: Yeah, mosquito mats are a farce these days.
Kalyanee: Thats a good question too - What Next? I agree, if you like a person, just get married without much fuss and without caring a damn for others' opinion.
Shashi: The topic is as old as Adam and Eve ! LoL !!! Thanks for stopping by.
Vinayak: Yes thats a sad state of affairs. One should definitely give consideration [at least mind-space] to the old ones at home. It is really sickening to come across daughters-in-law throwing in-laws out. A very valid point you have raised. I remember reading a good blog on this subject sometime back in Sulekha space.
Anjana: What you have said has to become the norm...people need to mingle with each other, get to know and then decide on the marriage. I can recall Aishwarya Rai...she tried with Salman, Vivek Oberoi and Abishek and finally settled to Abhishek. She seems to be clever and "Test Rode" many!!! Hats off to her.
Indu: I agree with you --- Luck is a major factor. But did not Aishwarya literally "Test Drive" to gauge the "compatibility factor"? Of course, as you say, Luck alone will need to be on her side, for a successful marriage. I remember reading your blog on Marriage, but dont know if I had commented with my views. Anyway thanks to stopping by.
Swarup: Yes, times are changing, albeit slowly...so marriages are being 'Made in Minds', 'By Minds' and 'For the Minds' these days in India !!! Thanks.
Sujim: Thanks for posting your thoughts...Good One though.
Ak Lucid: Nice Point - Marriage is akin to a Canoe with Two Physical Bodies or rather Two Minds. Each needs to provide the space and support the balance for the canoe to sail safely....else sink to death !!! That was a very good analogy and thought provoking too. Thanks.
You know this Engagement business also is slowly fading out. I have seen couple of weddings in the recent past, where the official Engagement was carried out on the morning of the Wedding Day. What was amusing is that the previous evening a "Reception" was held !!! Of course in-principle agreement had been reached about 90 days earlier.
During the intervening period between the formal Engagement and Wedding, "the pair" spends time basking in the glory of their new found "status" and never actually explore their "compatibility". They spend weekends on beaches n restaurants and movies and nothing beyond that. They never tried to discuss contentious issues or preferences.
To cite an example, I had a friend who got married and immediately after wedding and honeymoon wanted to go nuclear, for which the husband/his-family members were opposed. And this girl never raked up her preference during those cool-days after engagement. This is the case in most of the middle-class "egagements" - they never would like to wreck the ship. I don't know if this is the case even in upper-classes.
Enzo: You have a valid point - In countries where Live-In relationships are practiced for ages, in fact, the divorce rates are much higher than India. So this needs much more deeper introspection than cursory consideration.
Yuva: You have pointed many points...hmmm...lets summarise at the end of the discussion.
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