As we are all aware, marriage is the human institution where two people, one male and one female, come together for the purposes of creating a family. The union is usually sealed with a civil or a religious ceremony. Of course, many people raise families without the benefit of a ceremony, but that's a modern trend and a personal choice.
When Yash and I decided to marry, I wasn't a bit put off by the fact that we were different cultures and religions. We were human beings, weren't we? Well, yes. The problem is, as I didn't yet realize, eastern perceptions and western perceptions of marriage are quite similar and yet rather different as the cultural perceptions are different. Eighteen years later it all makes sense, but it drove me mad initially.
In the west, because, I suppose, of the Christian perspective, two people getting married usually set up a new home independent of the homes either of them originated from. That's based on the Biblical verse that a ma…
When Yash and I decided to marry, I wasn't a bit put off by the fact that we were different cultures and religions. We were human beings, weren't we? Well, yes. The problem is, as I didn't yet realize, eastern perceptions and western perceptions of marriage are quite similar and yet rather different as the cultural perceptions are different. Eighteen years later it all makes sense, but it drove me mad initially.
In the west, because, I suppose, of the Christian perspective, two people getting married usually set up a new home independent of the homes either of them originated from. That's based on the Biblical verse that a ma…