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It was a typical evening at Shikha and Nirav’s house. Shikha, who comes home from work earlier, had made dinner and set the table.
“Hi,” said Nirav quietly as he walked past Shikha to change his clothes. She replied back just as quietly and without much emotion. More →
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“They’re so right for each other!” “They are the perfect couple.” “They must not have any problems.” These are the types of things friends and family would constantly think about Sonia and Anil. They were the couple that all couples wanted to be like. They always looked happy with each other and, when asked by either of their friends, replied that in the 3 years they had been together, they had never had an argument. More →
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For young South Asian adults, after obtaining a college degree, the next item to check off on your list of things to do is to get married. The pressure for marriage begins earlier than our non South Asian counterparts and may be difficult to explain to someone who is not familiar with the culture. The stress increases when finding a partner is no longer done just for your parents but because you are interested in finding a life-long mate as well.
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A unique issue for first-generation American-born South Asians is that many prefer the Western method to finding your life partner: dating. Since many of their parents are immigrants and probably had arranged marriages, they aren’t able to turn to their parents for help on learning how to navigate the dating scene.
As they embark on the journey of finding a significant other, a common concern South Asians who are dating have is why they end up dating the same type of person repeatedly. Interestingly, the answer to this relies mainly on self-reflection, as who you choose to date is often based on patterns that you have learned in childhood and adolescence. For example: More →
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