TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

Confused about getting married.

Hello Viners,

I graduated in 2019,(27 male) most of my life I have worked from home. I am an introvert,Recently I got a new job offer and I am finally moving to Bangalore.

My mom is asking me to get married. The main concern of my mom : As I get older, getting good rishta is difficult.

My situation:

As of now I don't have any loans to pay.

Throughout my life,I have spent a significant amount of my money to take care of my older brother's education and family responsibilities.

Now,my dad says I am still young to get married.

I am torn between my mom and dad.Of course,at the end of the day it will be my decision I won't make decisions due to my mom's pressure.

But I have seen my colleagues in 29-30s struggling to get married.is it same across whole india?

Just wanted to ask fellow viners,when did you think you were ready to get married?

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SnoozyPenguin
SnoozyPenguin

@SecondNarrative Are you married to give this shit advice?? @Welt_yang bro get married as soon as possible. You grow up emotionally and mentally once you are with someone. And yes there are many benefits of early marriage. Let me tell you :

  1. You finally stop worrying about the marriage issue, which might come after 30s, if I will get any girl or not now and all.

  2. ( if married now) you know ur partner very well before 30. Which is very important for creating bond.

  3. Life is very less. Office colleagues and parties are shit things believe me, nothing is bond like thing there, everyone is with you for a reason there,so after a while it's all boring. But with your partner soon u will have a very cool bond and it takes time to create that bond.

  4. Don't think of marrying any papa ki pari types girl, marry a girl which ur parents like, belive me they might not be that educated like you, but they will kow a good character girls and bad once with just a glance.

  5. And finally don't listen to this shit people who advice not to get married soon, watch some interviews of anshuman Khurana (article 13 movie actor), he got married when he was 24, then they got kids soon then her wife got cancer but they fought hard and all is ok now, if you don't like my advice, listen his interview then you might feel something.

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

Yes thank you taking your time to write this ,I will surely have a look at that podcast.

PerkyCupcake
PerkyCupcake
EY9mo

Yes I am married. The thing is you think its your way or highway. Doesn’t happen like that. Early marriage worked for you doesn’t mean it will work for everyone and the so is the vis-versa. Also I have seen many marriages fixed by parents which have gone haywire. Marriage is not a elastic band that will fit everyone

PerkyCupcake
PerkyCupcake
EY9mo

Dont get married because you are asked to. 27 is still young enough to be married. But then again there is no age for that. Since you are moving to Bangalore, try new experiences which you might have ever wanted to do. May be in 1-2 years you will be interested to marry. After marriage you cant back out

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

Thanks for the advice

GigglyPickle
GigglyPickle

The funda is very simple, the longer you wait for marriage, the selection pool keeps getting smaller. Similar to the saying early bird gets the worm. This is true in this setting as well. Do what you have to with this information.

Looking at the current scenario there's definitely a demand-supply mismatch in the marriage industry. Considering all these factors, mid 20s would be the ideal time to marry IMO.

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

Absolutely, true .I will have a talk with my parents.

FuzzyBiscuit
FuzzyBiscuit

Bud I'm from the best UG and MBA colleges in India.

I have multiple friends who are 32-34 and from the same pedigree, earning in the top 0.25%ile, who have been looking out for >4 years for a suitable match, but they're so far unsuccessful.

What we have collectively realised is that the kind of women we want as our partners - from equally great edu pedigree, ambitious, great careers, from the same value systems as us - they are off the market by their late twenties only (more than 80% get committed during MBA itself 🙈)

Plus these kind of women view men who are unmarried and single well into their 30s as a red flag- and honestly can't blame them for thinking so.

Those are my two cents from the other side of the thirties, do what you will with it 👴🏽

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

That's scary,tbh.Thanks for letting me know about this ,I thought If i make more money,I will get good matches regardless of age

SparklyKoala
SparklyKoala

At any age, finally it boils down to your expectations and your rishtas expectations... And at times expectations grows as you age and starts to drop down after 35

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

I didn't know about this.Thank you

GroovyRaccoon
GroovyRaccoon

I have a multiple friends who started looking at 29 and are still unmarried. While I was a proponent of late marriage, after 5 years of marriage I think 27 is the right age to start finding a partner. Because you won't know how long process will take.
Don't pay heed to folks saying don't marry at all, that's just plain bullshit. It's like they wanna start a business and want it to be successful. There's nothing guaranteed in life. Ofcourse there's risk but you would take better decisions now vs 3 years later when you feel it's too late

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

Thanks 👍,yes there is always a risk.I need to test waters as of now.Planning to get married within 2 years.

GroovyCupcake
GroovyCupcake

I believe one never gets “ready” to get married. When right person gets along, i think everything falls in place. If you feel and believe you are financially secure (mandatory for guys as family responsibilities come along), and are emotionally in a good place (means no past relationship baggage, no big family issues etc), you/your family can start searching for a suitable match (if arranged set up is preferred) as anyhow finding a “right” person easily takes more than a year. If you start searching when you are 29/30, i think its late and u get filtered folks.

Go by your conscience.

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

I am a little worried about my finances(due to the current market),other than that I don't have any past relationships. I agree there is no "right" time for everything.

GigglyQuokka
GigglyQuokka

Just cannot give any advice here, but all the best brother, hope you find someone with whom you can get all the happiness in life 😀

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

@SoggyBasil4 yeah hope for the same thanks

PrancingMuffin
PrancingMuffin

My advice will be 'test the waters' . You will be eventually ready mentally and clear about your negotiables and deal breakers. Trust me, most of them don't know what they want.
Its like ' The more you spend the time on pitch, the better you understand the conditions'. This will help you choose which shots to play and which to leave.
So take your moms advice and start looking. But don't rush till you have enough clarity.

JazzyPenguin
JazzyPenguin

Don't just marry because your parents wants you to. Try to ask yourself what's good for you and if possible marry the person who will most importantly understand you and feel like you. After the marriage, you're only going to spend time with your spouse and your parents are not going to come in between (though they will eventually try to 😜). Also if the person you are going to marry is also working, then it will be of a great help in planning your future and keeping stresses at bay. Most of all, there should be love, respect, mutual understanding and support for each other (husband and wife) to keep it sailing🙂.

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling

Yes I agree,I am not sure whether I am mentally prepared or not. Not to mention I am also scared of getting an abusive spouse.(I got bullied in college, school etc)

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