The Man's experience in Rishta Hunting

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A large number of the people you're referring to, who keep saying that they are looking yet keep putting it off or find random faults with prospective partners, probably ARE people who clearly do not want to get married but simply keep quiet due to the social stigma (yes, there is a social stigma, despite what some people may say) and find it easier to keep putting marriage off instead of openly stating that they do not want or intend to get married.

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Well, I do agree with each to their own.
However, one has to look at the end result too.

With this living on own term a lot of disrespect, heartache, depression, frustration also has to be accepted from society. I am talking about all societies.

Working and living single for women .......

.......and waking up early, driving to get to work, listening to the boss, dealing with co-workers, not being able to find someone SINCERE to share the day to day problems etc. etc. etc.

Single people do not really get invited to couple's gatherings...or singles feel awkward going to couple's activities...

All of it at what expense? No one to be there when old, weak or sick? Not being able to see kids grow.

People who live alone (regardless they have relationship or not) become 'mental case' too... I have witnessed this many times.

Maybe. It depends in which society people are living. But even clear announcement of not wanting to marry can be perceived that the person may be a closet homo. Especially if there are other signs of it.

I guess people who know they cannot procreate, perform or have some physical or mental problem that they may not be able to handle marriage, are justified not being married.

(I know a guy who knew he could not have children, his family did not tell girl's family and got him married to this poor girl out of social reason)

And these are the people I am not talking about should get married early.

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Let me add here:

Even those who have some form of physical or mental problem, homos, Bi etc. can still get married under some circumstances. And I know very good examples of those living and raising perfectly good families. What they have is good companionship and otherwise happy lives.

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I think putting an end to your wife's career in the name of ghairat, Islam, pride, seniority, etc is simply disgusting and demeaning. How the heck is a marriage supposed to run then ?

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why is life a race for you?

theyre the individual experiences of different men and women.

how can you even draw the conclusions you drew.

grrrr.

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Most career driven desi women do not put blinders on and refuse men at all costs due to their careers. I certainly have not, I've had my eyes open since 20.

I think if a woman doesn't want to settle for someone who will control her career and finances, then she is making an intelligent decision for her future. I don't think she is looking to "fake".

Believe it or not, many career women want a balanced life/career and are looking for someone who will work with them to build that equation. The fact that there are lots of older women on the market is not because they're looking for excuses to not marry or they're being unreasonable or nit picky, it's because guys and their families do not want to work WITH the girl on building a real family, they just want someone they can order around and dominate. Otherwise what's the big deal if your wife has a career, so what, that's a good thing these days in fact.

Those women are NOT looking to fake. They just know what they want and aren't willing to get into a marriage where they would actually have to FAKE being someone they're not. Odd you're talking about fakeness. It's the girls who give up their ambitions to do their husbands bidding that are fake.

I'd rather do good with my life, stay single, and have my husband in heaven.

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PCG the saying goes "expect the worst and hope for the best", it seems u expect the worst and somehow hope for the worst, what's made u so pessimistic about the whole deal. I think ur putting no heart into it. Because believe me once u fall for someone u will be willing to compromise and accept changes in ur life. I think it would be off putting for me too if my husband u said I can't work, but since he didn't say that I realized I'm not a very career driven or ambitious person and "allowed" myself not to work even though I have ppl asking me left and right (my parents included) about "Mae apnay zehn Ko zang Kyun laga rahi hoon" and "what do u do all day" (thank god ppl stopped asking me that after I had a baby) and "itni parhai kar k ghar Kyun bethi wi ho" and "OMG what r u doing here!" (that's what the gora principal said after he hired me at an American school here, as a part time teacher)

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Word 'win' does not relate to race only. You can say 'successful'.

Lots of individual experiences make enough reasons to draw some valid conclusions.

More people live great happy lives being married, than not. Including those who marry early.

So minority of those who stay on the side of river deciding whether to jump or not, stay on that side forever shaking in fear, while others go to other end enjoying the swim.

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I talkd about making career or education so important that not married is false/fake.

Those women who settle after getting married are smart. Very smart.

They do not get bounced around like ping pong balls by different people.

Women who are in dating games keep getting exploited by different men. They keep getting rejected too.
And they come and tell others they rejected those men.

Ask working women: A lot of those women would just stay home if given the chance. Not very many women who get married wish to go other way.

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because mostly girls they found are white washed only if you're cultured, religious kind of guy and for the other guys who've enjoyed their time with other Pakistani girls sleeping with them but can't amke them their wife because they know they can't be good wives so they for a chai paratha wali wife, a proper wifely material who can raise their family.

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My experience. Not that can of worms. But anyway.

After convincing the girl and her parents that I am a God-fearing Muslim. After telling them that I have lived my life according to the example set by our Prophet (PBUH) and Quran, it is always smooth sailing until I mention my intention of having 3 more wives. To this day I haven't found out what puts them off. Maybe try wearing something different next time?

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Brother, I'm very saddened to hear of your sad experience. If I wasn't already spoken for, I would be on you like flies on a pile of sh**. Best wishes for your future!

Edit: I realize "pigeons on any food item" would be a better analogy, but somehow it's not quite as poetic sigh

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Ah, L'esprit de l'escalier.

God bless you woman.

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North American girls are mad for European accents. I would suggest you work on getting yourself a smexy French accent. I'm looking forward to receiving an invite to your quadruple wedding :D

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European accent for North American girls? Either that or a harpoon. Can't go wrong with the latter.

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Only if you're hoping to catch yourself a whale :D

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Clearly, a power struggle has ensured within the desi community. Desi men who reside in the west are at the helm.

The notion by MILs that it would be better to marry off their sons to girls back home isn't entirely misplaced. Girls in the west no longer fit the bill in regards to what traditional family life is supposed to personify. I think it's fair to suggest that desi girls from the west are more career focused than being saddled into traditional norms. Which is absolutely fine naturally, but at the expense of risking a difficult rishtha process. Seems quite unfair but it is how it is.

This blame game of Men vs Women is just illogical, irrational and at best pathetic.

Social dynamics have changed and and it entirely an individual choice in regards to where they geographically locate their potential spouse to be.

THERE IS ENOUGH MEN AND WOMEN AROUND TO GET MARRIED FROM WHICH EVER PLACE YOU CHOOSE.

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:rotfl:

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CEO you do realize that 1. Your judgements towards western desi women isn't that far off from desi western men. Maybe MiL's are traditional but their sons are wayyyy looser than their female counterparts in the west but it's the girls that are under scrutiny. Why? Because it's the guy's family that gets to do scrutiny not the girls parents so much. They're just expected to be grateful their kid is even getting a rishta and if they dare oppose they're told they're picky.

And 2. You just contraindicated yourself. If the guys are mostly going back to Pakistan to get a bride it leaves a surplus of desi muslim girls in the west single. They can go back to Pakistan to get a guy but their reputation is tarnished in the first place the only guys they get are the ones who are looking for visas or $$.

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Guys like me leave this matter to their mother or sisters.

Problem i face is my mom standard is so high that finding such a highly educated girl who is also beautiful and tall is too difficult ...

-notable exceptions in my experience have been half our deen, but it's mostly** mini-maulvis** looking for their hijabi stay at home, ready to bear 15 kids neo-Islamists - most of those guys did go to college at least.

Yeah most of girls think about bearded guys this way, although actually a bearded guy like me is ok with her wife taking up job , don't want a lot of children and even ok with a non-hijab girl,don't want more than one marriage etc

But just like some **guys don't even consider **girls of age 30+

**Most Girls won't even consider **guys with beard

*So where are all the normal guys going? Are they just not looking?
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Normal guys go to their mom :) or relatives. At most they help their mom find someone via internet but involve parents right from start.

Folks , what website do you use ? what is most popular website?, i used olx but to no avail.