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Red, White, n Brown readers wanted more articles about dating in the South Asian world, and your moderators are committed to fulfilling your requests!
Here is an article by Beejoli Shah, a South Asian American author.
http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/08/dating-advice-from-an-arranged-marriage.html?mid=facebook_nymag
Shah describes her mother’s solid dating advice and credits her keen interpersonal knowledge to an arranged marriage:
“My mom had to learn how to build a relationship using things besides romance: She and my dad had to figure out together, in their early 20s, what was important to each other if they wanted to last the long haul. That grounded approach to marriage, coupled with the anecdotal anthropology of growing up outside her cultural comfort zone (as one of very few Indians in Fort Wayne, Indiana), has made her more of an expert on dating and relationships than I was ever willing to give her credit for.”
While arranged marriage remains a complicated issue, in the best and worst circumstances, Shah reflects upon her mother’s experience and how it affected her perspective.
Let us know what you think in the comments section, and feel free to share your own experiences on this topic that regularly impacts South Asian Americans.
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