"Arranged" Marriage. India. Rules/Roles + Love [Ep #11.2]
Update: 2020-09-29
Description
Arranged marriage - what reaction does that incite in you?
This week, we’re delving into Indian marriage: who has arranged ones and can people be happy in them? McCall and Cass have conversations with Celia Daniels, an Indian trans woman in a heterosexual arranged marriage; Monique, an Indian Australian woman who opted to have a non-arranged marriage; and Manpreet, a Punjabi woman who opted to marry a fellow Sikh.
Summary
- [02:22 ] Reminder: Who is Celia Daniels?
- [03:02 ] Celia Daniels on Indian, Christian, Arranged Marriage
- [07:04 ] Celia on her duality as womxn and husband/father
- [08:35 ] McCall + Cass on arranged marriage
- [09:11 ] Who participates in arranged marriages? Where did this idea come from?
- [12:01 ] Types of arranged marriages
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- [16:30 ] "Moonies'" Unification mass-ceremony arranged marriages
- [20:40 ] Love is Blind…?
- [22:13 ] Divorce + statistics, in the U.S.
- [24:00 ] The caste system - in the U.S, too….?
- [24:47 ] Is arranged marriage like the show “Married at First Sight”?
- [27:20 ] Introduction to Manpreet in Punjab
- [27:47 ] Manpreet on arranged marriage
- [28:21 ] Monique's happy marriage
- [30:29 ] Monique on gender roles in India
- [34:52 ] What’s to come, Cass?
Quotes
- [19:27 ] “The mirror of love is blind. It makes zucchini into okra.” --Arabic saying
- [29:04 ] "I don't think it's the things that keep you together... It's when things go bad, and they're not enough to break you apart... that's when you know that it's a good relationship." --Monique Kalmar
Recommended Resources
- Find Celia Daniels on Facebook or on LinkedIn or Instagram
- Support Celia Daniels’ work at https://transcanwork.org/
- Email Monique Kalmar at monique@psychologypathways.com
- Join the conversation on Facebook!
- Support UnBoxing “God” here
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