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Love marriage — now a distant dream!
“My parents are compellingme. If you are not going to marry me within one year, I am going to marrysomeone else,” she said and disconnected the call.
Now I haveexactly one year to complete my PhD, get a job, make my parents financiallysecure, let my brother finish his engineering and, finally, convince my parentsand her parents to my marrying her. By all probable means, all of this willtake not less than another five years.
She isfrom Kerala, I am from Tamil Nadu and we met in Andhra Pradesh. Her language isMalayalam, mine is Tamil, and we communicated in English. She is a Catholic andI am a Hindu and we celebrated Valentine's Day together. Now I want five yearsbut she can wait for only one year. She can't wait for four years, I know. Herfriends are getting married, and some of them have kids too. Her parents areasked why she is not getting married. Her father too developed a weak heartlately.
Her mothersecured a promise from her not to disappoint her father. Her brother has tomarry after her marriage. Her relatives bring all sorts of proposals for her,but mostly from Dubai.
Readmore at: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/love-marriage-now-a-distant-dream/article1448342.ece
P.S: This article was published in The Hindu' dated; 24th April 2011. Does it holds good today...?
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