OMG, please don’t feel like you have to explain yourself to me :( I get it; it’s admittedly a little different, but my grandparents were arranged too. But I mean, I didn’t mean to make you anxious or anything? I just liked the hair story xD I’m glad your cousin and her husband get along though :D my grandparents stayed married until death; my grandfather passed away two weeks after my grandmother. He always did seem to adore her.
Oh, no, I didn’t mean you when I implied some people only focus on the negative parts, just in general. Your ask was lovely! I just wanted to elaborate on how it happened.
OMG, please don’t feel like you have to explain yourself to me :( I get it; it’s admittedly a little different, but my grandparents were arranged too. But I mean, I didn’t mean to make you anxious or anything? I just liked the hair story xD I’m glad your cousin and her husband get along though :D my grandparents stayed married until death; my grandfather passed away two weeks after my grandmother. He always did seem to adore her.
Oh, no, I didn’t mean you when I implied some people only focus on the negative parts, just in general. Your ask was lovely! I just wanted to elaborate on how it happened.
I really like your story about your hijabi cousin XD
Thanks! She told the story when all us girls were gathered to get another cousin ready for one her wedding ceremonies (desi weddings tend to have at least four) and we all howled. The guy she married is usually all serious and stern and imagining him reacting like that was so hilarious. 😀
Incidentally, that set of cousins all grew up and live in NYC, and it was all completely consensual. Their parents were the first gen immigrants and they offered their kids the chance to pick their own spouses (some of the cousins did take them up on that) but the cousin in the story was pretty serious herself, one of the older responsible kids who–well, she was kind of the Jane Bennet type, actually, that’s a good reference point, but they both did meet and agree first, of course. Knowing the kind of people they were made it all the better. 🙂 They have kids now and adore each other and them.
Even though I get why the things that make the news do make the news, it’s not all forced marriages and honor killings, a lot of it is sweet and funny in its own, unique way.
I really like your story about your hijabi cousin XD
Thanks! She told the story when all us girls were gathered to get another cousin ready for one her wedding ceremonies (desi weddings tend to have at least four) and we all howled. The guy she married is usually all serious and stern and imagining him reacting like that was so hilarious. 😀
Incidentally, that set of cousins all grew up and live in NYC, and it was all completely consensual. Their parents were the first gen immigrants and they offered their kids the chance to pick their own spouses (some of the cousins did take them up on that) but the cousin in the story was pretty serious herself, one of the older responsible kids who–well, she was kind of the Jane Bennet type, actually, that’s a good reference point, but they both did meet and agree first, of course. Knowing the kind of people they were made it all the better. 🙂 They have kids now and adore each other and them.
Even though I get why the things that make the news do make the news, it’s not all forced marriages and honor killings, a lot of it is sweet and funny in its own, unique way.
Incredible tribute!!
Via The Vandar
“…and that is what it is to be human, to make yourself more than you are”
I’m not crying, you’re crying
I did not need this many feels this morning, but sinne they are here now…
“…for those of us who’ve made space our home”
@anonymousmink you need to watch this and have feels
If you need a reason to go watch Star Trek. Here’s a million.
My show. Oh, my show.
Screw it, I am totally crying.
I had goosebumps from the start. By the midway point I was crying.
This is the most perfect thing ever to exist.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Incredible tribute!!
Via The Vandar
“…and that is what it is to be human, to make yourself more than you are”
I’m not crying, you’re crying
I did not need this many feels this morning, but sinne they are here now…
“…for those of us who’ve made space our home”
@anonymousmink you need to watch this and have feels
If you need a reason to go watch Star Trek. Here’s a million.
My show. Oh, my show.
Screw it, I am totally crying.
I had goosebumps from the start. By the midway point I was crying.
This is the most perfect thing ever to exist.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
