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Young Indian women are encouraged by their families to marry as soon as they can. But they are not of that opinion. For Brut, they talk about the weight they carry daily.
“Dad, can I show you something? – Yes, show me my future son-in-law.” On social networks, Harshita Gupta films short humorous videos, where she portrays her father’s recurring remarks about her possible marriage. Except that this one does not wish, for the moment, to get married. “When I see this video, I am… drunk”, breathes Rupinder, an Indian pastry chef. But she’s not the only one feeling like this.
“I listened to what I was told, I got married. My husband was violent, I left him and now I am told the same thing again”, denounces Rupinder. “Marriage is not just about asking”, thinks Sreejoni. “I don’t want to ‘lay down’ with anyone. I want to take off, rise and fly with someone.”
“Even if I myself had a very bad experience, I still believe in love, in marriage, in the couple. But I believe we need to be more open. Society must accept single women and men, people who want to live alone, and open its arms to them. We have to give them a place”, explains the young pastry chef.