Marriage and commitment
Marriage in India is rarely only between two people, and the pressure around it is part of the relationship rather than background to it.
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What this is about
Deciding whether to, deciding with whom, arranged and semi-arranged introductions, families with strong views and longer memories, and the shift a wedding makes to a relationship that was working fine. Later there is the ordinary work of staying close through years that are not all good ones.
What work here looks like
Couples work is available, and so is coming on your own to think about a relationship. Both are normal.
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Where this often overlaps.
