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Beware Of The Auntie Sizing You Up As ‘Possible Marriage Material’!

An auntie sizing you up as 'possible marriage material' can be very disconcerting, but don't fall for it. You have your own life to live, that you decide upon!

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To Divorce Or To Remarry – It Was Saira’s Choice
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Saira made a choice of getting out of an abusive marriage, with her son. She also made her own choice of looking for a partner after a few years when she felt they were ready for it.

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My Mother-in-Law Was The Other Woman In My Marriage

A personal account about a mother-in-law's inability to cut the apron strings that tied her son to her, that created a rift between the author and her husband.

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I Have Seen Cousins Struggle Under The Onslaught Of ‘Beti Toh Maa Baap Ka Bojh Hoti Hain’!

An Indian man writes a letter to his fellow Indian girls and women, urging them to not give up their education and dreams to give in to a 'marriageable age'.

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Is A Dowry The ‘Fortune’ Spent To Get Rid of Daughters? We Are Worthy Of Much More

My sister spoke up when her marriage was being fixed with a groom whose family was asking for a dowry. We need to speak up and be the change we want to see.

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I Might Have Lost My Self To My Marriage, But My Wise Mother Started Me Out Right
uphold tradition

Indian women routinely lose their surnames, names, identities, and also themselves, in the name of upholding 'tradition'. An incisive personal account.

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