Re: Weddings without siblings
**how about one very genuine reason for those siblings living in far off countries like the US, Australia, Europe, Africa etc who may have financial hardships or some tight situation they may be in? people back home have this notion that money grows on the trees in foreign lands. their expectations are ridiculously and unreasonably much higher. everyone living abroad knows that its not the case. for a family of three to travel to India/Pakistan to attend weddings can cost as much as $10,000 easily PLUS the gifts for the bride and the bridegroom can easily run into another $10,000 and top of that gifts for the entire clan may cost $5000.
so, the poor guy may be out of $25,000 just to attend the wedding of just one sibling. how many of us living abroad can shell out this kinda money and not feel the pinch?
to avoid embarrassments, people make hordes of excuses. in a way, our social system forces them to lie. :(**
totally agreed.
kisi ko bulana hai tou ek-do daffa kaho…peeche mat par jao…agar woh banda/bandi na asakay tou us ke baaray main ghalat rai qayam na ker lo balke samajhne ki koshish karo ke uski koi majboori hosakti hai. agar us bande/bandi ke ane ki itni hi fikar hai tou apni shaadi/event uski convenience ke hisaab se rakho.