Re: ways to propose
Mehnaz i agree with u. i dont think there's any section of society in Pakistan these days (maybe some remote areas of NWFP or FATA) where guys and girls do not interact, whether in school or college or workplace etc. so might as well let the guy and girl talk a couple of times in the arranged marriage scenario as well.
like some of my female cousins who have had marriages where they saw their hubbies after the nikah, and i dont get the point of it coz i mean they did interact with guys in school, college and so on so what was the point of avoiding interaction with the guy they got married to!
yeah maybe once things r decided they shudnt interact TOO much, but within reasonable limits is ok i think. and i think religion sanctions it too coz we r not living in that age anymore where there is complete purdah.