There comes a time in every Indian Kid's life - well not every, but the very 'bichara' ones as I have heard who either:
01. End up selecting a partner
whom the parents, the parents' parents, or the extended family or better still
their kundlis don't approve of
OR
02. Do not end up selecting any
one for themselves (And poor parents have to do groom/bride hunting for them)
Whatever category you end up in
the very exciting yet utterly dramatic and confusing Arranged Marriage Syndrome
- aka - a parent's approved and constantly scrutinized speed dating platform :P
, you undergo a supreme roller coaster.
Additional symptoms of it being
the chacha, chachi's, mama, mami's, multiplied by let's say 'X' have to.. just
have to ask THE question.."So when are you getting married?" ; or
"The next is you!" and scaring the shit out of you. Not 'cause you
are not ready to get married, but 'cause you don't know WHOM with? (That's like
planning the very minute details of a vacation logistics not having decided the
venue! CRAZY!!!)
I mean I ain't a cynical person for
out rightly contradicting the concept of Arranged Marriages, as statistics
prove that it works out longer than the already exhausted lovey-dovey ones and
am a strong believer in the institution of marriage, but this added pressure of the family
extensions and the regularly buzzing matrimony sites is what that irks.
To top
it all- how is it that us being happy or not with someone be based on how our
stars have taken the pain of lining up
in a particular direction and latitude/longitude concept just to match with the
other ones alignment. 'Hey Stars-either you are jobless or I am the Princess
from Frozen' :P.... I am not well equipped to understand this concept and hence
would refrain on commenting on the logic of that, but this is some math that
they should have taught us in high school! Why does my trigonometry and Permutations
and Combinations don't work here? :-/ Should have been more simple right! :P
Then the part of exchanging
photographs, bio data, blah blah... Parents never participated in making the
C.V of your job that much that they do in getting your bio data right and
presentable. As if it's a showcase platform to present who's output came out
better? Sharma's or Mehta's? :P ...
Parents with the best interest at
heart take as much precautions and vaccinations as I call it to be while
leading us in the Arranged Marriage Syndrome...and yes they are not that bad.
Before Syndrome: It's like your checklist
of hobbies and passion: Travelling, Reading, Cooking, Painting, partying, Trek
trips, working...
After Syndrome: Chose any 4 only,
rest the stars don't approve of ... Bazingaa!!! ;)
Symptom: The want to end up as
happy and blissful post marriage and having a rocking life 'together' is the
thing that actually creates panic attacks. The question Mark of if this want is
not satisfied. (I mean I WANNA BE HAPPY.. LIKE FOREVER ... EVEN WITH A NEW
FOUND FAMILY).. But what if? .. is what creates panic.
Cure: Just go with the flow and be
prepared to adjust with a few Bazingaa's
;)
P.S: The perk will be if in the
process you actually end up crushing on one of the prospects :P 'The world just
got a little better'
#randomness #DevilMind #Mid20's #SufferingtheArrangedMarriageSyndrome
:D
