Objection over-ruled
You know how in India we have this concept of arranged marriage?? Despite all the modernization of our country we this concept of parents choosing their child’s life partner is still prevalent. A lot of debate has been going on on this. I do not want to get in depth here as it will take forever to understand the concept 
. A great many feel that a person has the right and freedom to choose whom he wishes to spend the rest of his life with. That in my land is what we call a “love marriage”. You fall in love, and get married to them. It is highly popular with the youngsters. Then there is this “arranged marriage” where the elders choose the bride or the groom. It works very well too in majority of the cases. But obviously there are lot of reasearch to be done based on the education, employment, family background and the list can go on.
I chose my own life partner which was a big deal in our families as we come from a traditional families. But many of my cousins will not have that choice. One of my favourite cousins is ready for marriage and there is a big “looking out for a bride” going on for him. One such prospective bride had glasses in the picture. She was very pretty and everything looked good. But the elders did not go for it. Reason: glasses. What if their kids get glasses in future??
I lectured them when they asked me for my opinion. I told them my son has glasses at 2. And for no fault of his. Neither of his parents has glasses. Yet he got them. That does not stop anyone from loving him and doting on him. Why should this girl be rejected on that basis then?? I made them understand that the glasses make should not make any difference if they like the girl and infact it made the girl look so much smarter. I was told 2 days ago that the parents are meeting each other to set a date for the wedding. My son with glasses made me and everyone empathize with the girl with glasses. And I was able to make a convincing case for her. I feel happy now. I cannot wait to dance at the wedding and to meet my future cousin
What a sweet post! I’m so glad you stuck up for the woman in glasses. It makes me angry when people judge someone based only on appearance – and especially something like glasses.
I love this post! Such a lovely glimpse into another culture and its culture battles. We all have them, they just show up in different ways. Thanks for posting!