It's The NRI Way

Adjustment is the key.

- Aparna S. R.

Once the girl settles abroad with her spouse, she looks forward to a lifetime of love, sharing, and cherishing. But the new environments and lifestyle pose many problems of adjustment.

How best to prepare for coping with them? With the world coming together as one big village and opportunities galore in every possible field, Indian men/women, crossing the border alike to seek greener pastures abroad - be it for professional prospects or a better standard of living, now constitutes normative behaviour.

However, despite the modern attitude of Indian males, most prefer to seek alliance from the familiar turf of their own country or state and even community. Even the so-called second-generation citizens, (children born out of and/or brought up by parents who had emigrated), prefer to marry from their homeland if only to maintain the ties with their country of birth.

Girls marrying boys settled abroad is more common than the other way round. Despite all progress, our society is still rather reluctant in giving girls the freedom to pursue their dreams. "Get married, then do what you want" is the common refrain in most households. With the NRI boys' tribe on the increase, it seems to be a fair idea all right - to achieve their dreams while satisfying their parents' wishes as well. And, after all, getting hitched is not at all a bad idea. We are talking of a lifetime of love, friendship, sharing and cherishing.