![]() ![]() Nowadays, so many people my age don't even want to get married and on average, the age when they get married has increased a lot. So would you personally go for an arranged marriage? Like, if your day is just about waking up, doing housework or your corporate job, runnings errands and going to bed, the romance goes away and boredom starts to strike. Anyway, I think love marriages overcome that phase way faster, but a lot of it comes from your routine and lifestyle. Maybe that’s why they call it a honeymoon phase. We’re a generation that gets so easily saturated and get bored of things over time, and arranged marriages have a sense of mystery and chase, that love marriages usually have in the relationship before they actually tie the knot, that keeps things exciting. Your love is something that progresses over time. Maybe it’s because when you're in an arranged marriage, the first few years are spent in understanding the person. Nihal: I’ve noticed that people in arranged marriages tend to stay together for longer. VICE: What’s up, Nihal? What is your perspective on arranged marriages? We’ve still got a long way to go, but I think most of us realise that sharing a bed with someone you barely know is too much. But that’s not the norm anymore and people are much more aware of what they want. It also happened because a lot of people in India don’t feel they can stand up to their parents and that it would be disrespectful to their elders if they did so. What if things get really bad later on or you aren’t compatible or your interests don’t match and other stuff like that? Maybe it worked in earlier times, but that’s because it was the norm in India. What about arranged marriages are you against? At times, it’s a rebound when a long relationship doesn’t work and they don’t know what to do with themselves but I honestly think the concept is stupid because how can you promise to spend the rest of your life with someone you don’t know? Mainly it’s because the parents arranged it and they can't say no to them, or it’s people who want a partner without putting in much effort. Suhani: I think people get into an arranged marriage for two reasons. What do you really think about arranged marriages? ![]() In this new playing ground, what does India’s Gen Z, the newest players in the sacred game of saath janam (seven lives), really think about arranged marriage? We asked around. A recent survey of Indian Gen Z folks also revealed that most have little patience for the sanctity of marriage, with 63 percent of them choosing live-in relationships where both partners contribute equally, before jumping into marriage. ![]() Meanwhile, a UN report found that the whole social compulsion of marriage has now evolved into semi-arranged marriages, where your parents pick someone they consider suitable but it’s up to you whether you want to swipe right on marriage after spending an adequate amount of time with the candidate.īut it seems that while it may have been totally cool for couples to find their happily ever after probably even a decade ago, an arranged marriage doesn’t quite ring right for a new generation that exudes individuality and would rather be goal-diggers than go hunting for a significant other. Statistics say that the global divorce rate is much lower for marriages in India, which many attribute to an arranged marriage, while others point out this could very well be a result of our society favouring sanskar (values) over self or a lack of agency for people to oppose their marriage. ![]()
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