Everytime my mom tells me of a “rishta”, I go into a panic mode. I don’t want to be engaged to anyone, especially not to a random guy. My parents’ ideal guy for me only includes the superficial characteristics any other brown parent wants for their daughter. It also includes me tolerating any abusive behavior and making all the compromises to make sure the marriage works. I’ve seen how my mom gives talks to my aunt and I don’t support any of it.
I think I’m not doing enough to show how serious I am about my education. I’m going to go full cold turkey on social media and fun for the sake of my education and life. I don’t want to live in regret.
I envy my friends who don’t have marriage crazy parents.
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