This is my beautiful wife Sharan.
It’ll be our silver wedding anniversary in August.
As with most marriages we’ve had our
good and bad spell, but what is important as that we’ve got through them
together and hopefully it’s has made us a stronger couple as a consequence.
What some of you may not be aware of
is that ours was an arranged marriage. Before I continue let me just explain
that in most Indian marriages arranged does not mean forced.
What tends to happen in most cases
is that a mutual friend/relative who knows the boys and girls family will try
to pair up what they think will be a suitable couple. These match makers will
look at the boys and girls personalities as well as the family traditions,
values and ethos. The matchmaker will then approach each family and recommend a
suitable partner for their son/daughter. It’s very much like a computer dating albeit
with humans.
Shaz and I had about a 15 minute
meet before we married, it’s not enough time to get to know each other but in
our case we had a wonderful matchmaker and luckily it’s worked out for the
best. But at any stage before the marriage and either one of us could have said
no.
Apart from her crap taste in music,
she is by far the best thing that’s ever happened to me. But I must say she
really did win the lottery when I said yes.
Ammo
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