During a conversation with one of my friends, she told me about a potential groom who turned out to be a good friend. They met through an online matrimony portal and liked each other's profile.
They started chatting and gradually became good friends. When he popped the question, her family did a horoscope match. And that is where the problem started. They both had the same birth star and that meant they were not compatible as per their birth horoscopes. Her family did not agree to the match. He asked her to ignore astrology predictions, to have trust in him and marry him. But she went with her family's views and he went on to marry someone else. After his marriage, he stayed in touch with her.
I was surprised to hear this. This was the first time I had heard of such a situation and wondered how many relationships have been broken due to astrology and horoscope compatibility checks. Am sure half of the marriages in India would have been easier if not for this astrology stuff.
We need to come out of all these - astrology predictions, horoscope matching, caste, religious differences. I know of many people who would only marry a bride/bride groom who is a vegetarian. Don't we realize we as a community are moving backwards.
When two people belonging to different nationalities or religious back grounds can fall in love and marry each other, why are we giving too much importance to food preferences. One's food preference is bound to change. I could change into a vegetarian tomorrow, a vegan next month and then back to being a non vegetarian after a couple of years. These are personal choices. Why do parents always hold these small things close to their heart??
People in India have to stop being so narrow minded and open up to include people of different back grounds. Those differences would make life even more beautiful.
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