“The boy at the shop across the road keeps staring at our house and smiles whenever I come to the window. Yesterday, I slapped him for that. I am not that kind of girl.”
She repeated her story for the tenth time and looked out of her window at the shop with evident pride. The boy was smiling while he stared at another house. Her face fell.
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Young people sure have a lot of learning experiences.
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In India, arranged marriages are the way of life. Having affections for someone often lead to social outbursts and reputation scarring. Hence, most women, even though they enjoy the attention, behave like they hate it.
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The West has similarities but not as extreme. Women are taught that the man must be the pursuer. The worst that can happen, however, is embarrassment.
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I wish my country was as open, even though, man being a pursuer is overrated. If a woman can fly a rocket but she can’t propose a man?
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There may be some changes going on among the younger people.
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Sure are!
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