'Marriage is different today than it was when my parents were my age. Maybe earlier it really was about finding your 'better half,' but today, many like me are trying to learn to be whole on their own,' says one South Asian woman.
like their peers, they’re not scoping out get-togethers with friends for a hunky potential paramour, and for the moment, they’re saying no to any of these parent-instrumented matchups. “It's not because I didn't find prospects,” Renuka says, “but because I knew if I do this that I'm going to lose my focus.”, an entrepreneur, speaker and strategist, her decision to put off marriage was much more intentional.
.” It was a mentality-changing realization that she should look after herself first and foremost. “It just sealed and cemented this idea that marriage is not a given [in general].” I can go to any hobbies that I want, I can do anything I want, and that gives me a lot of pleasure.Opening themselves up to priorities outside of relationships has allowed Sheth, Renuka, and Tewar to find success and fulfillment in other areas of their lives.
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