Bride & Prejudice

"Will Darcy: There's nothing wrong with having standards, is there?
Lalita Bakshi: No, as long as you don't force them on others" 

So a lot of people absolutely LOVE this movie, and others think that it's ridiculous. I'm kind of in the middle of both of those thoughts-I think that this movie has a lot of potential, but it wasn't put together right. ("It" meaning the story, not the acting.) First of all, the struggle people still face about marrying outside of their religion, culture, samaj, etc. is not as easy as they made it seem. Granted, it may be that simple for some people and that's fantastic for them, really is. But what about the others that are still struggling so incredibly much? I'm not sure about everyone else, but I definitely was waiting for that struggle towards the end but it just didn't really happen. 

So now about interracial marriages: they're becoming so much more common but so many Indians are still not accepting them. My Aunt was told not to "disgrace the family" at her engagement with my Mama-I mean, seriously? How ridiculously RUDE is that? And more than that, so many parents say that they accept and don't mind interracial marriages, but once it has to do with their own kids, they're like "no no...no way". Whyyy? 

I think it's really cool if you talk about things beforehand. I mean, think about it-your kids are going to have two different cultures. That's so awesome! As long as you stay true to yourself, I think things could turn out really well. I understand that if you do have to struggle to have others agree and to get their blessings, then it makes it so much tougher and it's really sad at points because it gets frustrating. But I think that that essentially strengthens your love. I know an absolutely perfect couple and after everything they've been through, they're so happy right now. More than that, their families are really happy too. I think families play a major role in your lives because 1. they know you so well 2. they want you to be happy 3. they will always be a part of your lives. So why wouldn't you care about what they think or say? I mean, yes of course your own feelings play a major role-you're the one living with the person, but don't forget about your family. Don't be so blinded by love is what I might be trying to say.

This is kind of just a random post, but I am sure that most of you have thought about the future or you've heard of stories of people. It's just an interesting topic. Your thoughts? Any good stories? 

So long <3