On Time

My bunch of friends & I have supposedly come of age- parents/elders have made it clear –“you are of marriageable age find yourself a suitable wife or we will GLADLY do the needful!!”

In India we being a developing nation do “the play it safe card”…if a boy turns 25 or 26 he should get married…Why ?well off course- we calculate everything in economic terms –you would have started earning at around 23 [ bank balance adequate by 26 hence marriage]…parents would be around 50 to 60 either retired or about to retire when you are 27 [ hence marriage]…by 28 make babies [ hence marry at 26 to 27] so that child gets married when you are around 55 to 60 retirement …all equations prescribe safe play!!

What about giving the poor soul who has dragged himself thru school college & now days a must do post grad a chance - shattering his dreams of self paid holidays in Goa …splurging on booze friends girl friends!!

Life is always trying to cope with the eternal struggle of earning enough to live a 2 Car;3 bhk apartment; platinum carded; n series gprs activated life!! Welcome to Indian middle class!!

I have managed to successfully convince my parents otherwise - all the best to others sitting on 26!!