Vices in Indian Society
A conversation between a shaadi.com groom-to-be (GTB) and the father of potential suitor (FPS):
FPS: “Do you have any vices?”
GTB: “I don’t think so. BTW, I am not sure what you mean by ’vices’.”
FPS: “Well, do you drink, smoke or eat meat?”
GTB: “I don’t smoke, I drink socially and I eat meat fairly regularly.”
FPS: “Sir, do you really think I can trust my daughter with a person who drinks or eats meat?”
GTB: “Why not? If by drinking, you mean I come home stumbling and half-concious, I don’t. Social drinking essentially means that I enjoy a glass of beer or three occasionally when I go out with my friends. I eat meat; I see no reason why that would make me untrustworthy.”
FPS: “Well, I can’t trust my daughter with someone who drinks and eats meat.”
GTB: “If I were you, I’d rather that my son-in-law treats my daughter with love, respect and dignity and who does not abuse her than him being a vegetarian.
The above conversation is typical of dysfunctional way our society works. Daughter is a responsibility; I need to find a suitor for her; suitor who confirms to “social norms” and not one who’d love and respect my daughter.
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