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emma🦈's avatar

this post perfectly summarizes the desi marriage industrial complex!! i'm glad to only have found it now, after having written my own piece on the matter

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Aliena's avatar

thank you!! I would love to check out your piece 💖

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AK's avatar

Desi marriage industrial complex is truly the correct word for it. I'm using that phrase now thanks for introducing me to it.

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Kylee's avatar

this was interesting! Thanks for sharing

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Aliena's avatar

Thanks for reading 💗

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Shaikh Musaddiq's avatar

Fascinating, love it. Relatable, my sis is also been asked of why aren't you getting married. This is common in Asian countries, expecting us to get married without dating anyone.

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Aliena's avatar

I think the culture will change in a generation or two but until then we have to dodge the aunties and uncles 🥲

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Harshal Pawar's avatar

struck a real chord!!

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Aliena's avatar

Thanks for reading!

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aditi ◡̈'s avatar

i loved this! you took the words right out of my head!! have been scrolling through your essays- the brown girl experience is so universal 😵‍💫❤️

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