Are you ready for an arranged marriage?

10 common questions asked when you meet someone for an arranged marriage (female perspective):

1. How old are you?
(Biologically I am younger than you but mentally I seem much older than you, considering that I have a common sense to get basic background information before meeting someone)

2. Do you believe marriages are made in heaven?
(My Dear God’s Child! Isn’t everything made in heaven?)

3. Do you like kids?
(Of course I do! Liking them and having them are two different things!)

4. Do you know how to cook?
(Would it really change your intention of marrying if the answer is No?)

5. Are you a religious person?
(I think I am a person. Isn’t that sufficient?)

6. How career oriented are you?
(What is the unit to measure career orientation?)

7. Would you like to work after marriage?
(Aahh! You can tell the kamwali bai that she has got a replacement coming soon!)
(Are you planning to remove the kamwali bai if I say no? I would prefer to work outside in that case)

8. What is your education qualification?
(Is this a job interview or a marriage interview?)

9. What does marriage mean to you?
(It means no more dating, no more flings, no night outs, stuck with one man for the whole life. And wait. There’s a child, in-laws, more cooking, more house work. Phew! It means I am doomed for life. Do you still wish to ask another question or do I consider myself ‘Rejected’?)

10. Are you on Facebook? Let me add you.
(Now it’s my turn to say ‘Rejected’)