Re: ...Cultural Clash...
a woman should not be expected to abondon her parents and the same goes for the man.
no matter how much privacy one needs, one does not need so much privacy as to cut out parents totally from one's life.
Yet, Shikra's point is valid in this that over bearing control situation must be addressed as friendly and as carefuly with parents can one possibly can.
hiding away, burying the issue, bearing in silence is not going to cut it out.
it has to be and must be discussed with parents so that they know and younger couple knows, that the intent of parents is not about control or spying, but to be involved in the lives of the young couple from a distance and at an appropriate level.
and it must be discussed in a very comfortable and non heated manner of discussion. in fact laughter and easy problem statement will make it a lot likely to be resolved.
Dushwari