Re: Living in a joint family in North America
Maybe I’m going off on a tangent here but I think our parents somewhat have a role in this
See, for the most part, us desi girls are told “U can do that after you’re married.” (be it going out at a certain time to a certain place or wearing a certain type of outfit or decorating home a certain way etc).
As a result, girls start to get this idea in their head that marriage = freedom from parents.
After a while, those expectations, that having your own home means freedom to do things the way you want, start to stick.