Sari for wedded ladies only

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Y is the sari often considered for the wedded ladies only? whats the story behind, or is there no real thought?

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Maybe it's a pakistani thing? I'm not sure, cause I know Indians and Bengalis wear sarees as a staple before and after marriage. With pakistanis I've noticed it's not as common at all.. no idea if there's a reasoning behind it.

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I know, I think its a thing were handed down frm our elders :)

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Dunno about Indians but with Bengalis there are still some elders who think this way..

Being honest I think sarees often look better on younger women than a lot of those in their 40s/50s who have their bits bulging out everywhere.. kinda like how some desis think women shouldn't wear makeup before marriage and u see all these older aunties looking like mutton dressed as lamb and makeup trowelled on whilst their daughters are sat next to them looking all demure..

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I've noticed this trend with mostly Pakistanis. Most Indian girls I know wear saris....and in my family, the pics I see on FB of my cousins who live overseas(I'm Bengali), the cousins and their frienda mostly wear saris to events(girl's in their late teens/early 20's)

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My mum says that to me :@ and the reason behind it is because she doesn't want me to look older than i already do - meaning that she doesn't want me to look married i think. She say's shaadi shuda orthen penthi hai - but then this is also her reasoning behind tampons LOL!

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My parents are cool with me wearing saris. Some of my friends aren’t allowed to wear them though. One of them says because her mom doesn’t want her to be flashing flesh :confused:

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In Hindus a sari is worn after marriage.U can see that into their serial also ..bUT AS YOU KNOW NOW DUE TO WESTERN INFLUENCE nothing is taboo now..whtere wearing a make up or sari (b4 marriage..)

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I've heard from a Hyderabadi (indian) friend that unwedded women don't wear sarees before marriage in their family but I wore sarees a LOT before I got married. But then there are some girls I know who dont carry sarees well and end up being referred to as "chaar bachoon ki ma"
Chiffon, silks and sarees with a lot of fall suit younger girls and I've myself left the banarsi types with heavy borders for later

and my pet peeve, shoes that clearly show under the saari

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my mum would not let me wear sari's before i was married, kept saying it was for married women and kuwarian should'nt wear it, she also had a thing about painting toe nails (that was also only after i got married), dont know why she was so strict with me, cause my younger sisters broke all the rules when they got to my age:(

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I’ve never heard of this before! :konfused: I’m unwed, but I’ve wore a sari before…as have many other unmarried girls I know. It’s actually quite common to wear saris nowadays in the UK.

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I didn't wear a saree till I got married.. I am not sure why but my mom imposed that i don't wear one till I get married... and when i wore it hubby didn't like it.. so no sarees for me :(

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yeah my mom says that too..that shaadi shudda larkiyan pehnti hain, no limitiations on the make-up though...just keep it natural (as she says)

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I haven't heard this before either. I used to wear sari's before marriage as well. :)

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i wear sari's aswell. im not married.

i just think we pakistani's made this 'rule' up, considering the sari isnt even our dress.... which is y i dont understand y some people have the 'rule'

originally indians didnt wear sari's before marriage but now that doesnt apply to each family..

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really?? saree =/= flashing flesh.. you can easily wrap a saree without showing any flesh at all

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I dont knw why but my mom use to tell me the same thing...NO sarees until married...but i found out that my husband hates sarees so after getting engaged i wore sarees couple of times :) n loved em on self...so even after the wedding i wore a sari at my first dawat :D

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Sari's aren't so revealing at all! You can easily cover all your flesh if you purchase a decent one. The only think that shows is your back, but that depends on the style.

But I don't think that's the reason at all.

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To such people marriage is the most important even of a girl's life and before it she is nothing but a kid.

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i think it's actually because in the past, married women would only wear sarees because wearing anything else was too informal in front of in laws and husband. So when an unmarried person wore a saree, it would signal to others that she was married? I dunno, i'm just trying to figure out the logic. and i guess vice versa, wearing suits would not properly give respect to the married status. I remember an old movie where the wife started wearing a salwar kamees b/c she was angry at her husband for bringing home his illegit kid after the kid's mom died and wanted to show it in a VERY passive agressive way lol.

Obviously this is all in the past and no one really cares any more. They just check if you have a ring or not ;)