OVERCOMING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES Dating and being married to a woman of another culture of course presented interesting familial experiences. These are familial experiences that many Indian men that are married to Indian women don’t get to experience. They have provided a richness to my life that I didn’t even consider when entering into a relationship with a woman of a …
For some of us, dancing is not a skill we have mastered. I personally consider myself to be a fairly good dancer. Conversely, when it came time to put my dancing skills to use at my first Indian party I had no idea what to expect or what I was doing. I had never danced …
Interracial Dating Secrets Revealed Finding Humor In Calamity… To say that my husband, Sachin and I did not go through a rather tumultuous dating relationship would be an understatement. We secretly dated (courted) each other for 4 years before becoming engaged. For us looking left and then right constantly was a way of life. We …
A CRASH COURSE IN HINDI After about a year of dating/being courted by my husband he asked me to learn Hindi. He stated that he wanted me to be able to speak the language. It was important to him because although, his parents spoke English their native tongue was Hindi. He further expressed that it would be a great …
A Non-Indian Woman’s Guide to Indian Clothing Terror crept upon me as my boyfriend (now husband ) echoed, “I’m going to introduce you to my parents in two weeks.” I swiftly blurted out what in the world am I going to wear? He gestured “we’ll have to get you some Indian Clothing to wear.” I thought to myself, …
The Ultimate Guide To Meeting Your Significant Other’s Parents A Cheat Sheet As many of you are aware of an Indian man marrying an African-American woman is not an ideal marriage in Indian culture, see dating secrets revealed. Quite frankly it is a taboo. So how did we/do you overcome it? Our tips/cliff notes: 1. Patience. Be patience …
I Married Indian. Now, What? I Feel Left Out Glancing, from the living room into the kitchen we watched my mother-in-law quickly reprimand Amaya for taking the crayon out of her right-hand and placing it into her left. Amaya firmly belted out, “No, Amma (meaning paternal grandmother in Hindi), no, it’s my crayon!” My mother-in-law …
How I Learned That Dr. Sanjay Gupta Is The Ambassador Of The Gupta Surname Gupta, What From the moment, I had mustered the strength to tell my parents (both Pastors) that there was a guy I liked the first question my dad immediately raised was “and what is his name?” I told my dad his …
