Re: Exchanging Pictures
I personally feel that it is quite weird to send out pics to these rishta people. When I was growing up, we had a few come to our house for cousins or whoever and I hated how the poor girl was analyzed to bits from her hair to teeth to feet. Besides, the families don't just restrict the pics to their opinions- they are passed onto the entire khaandaan and the whole clan of aunties and so many comments are passed. I told my mom I would never settle for that nonsense. I chose my own husband in school so I never dealt with these rishtas but I told my mom early on that if I were to go through this process, I would not hand out my pics to strangers to be scrutinized. I have too much self respect for that. If they want to see me then come, fly, take a train or whatever and meet me in person.