"Arranged" Marriage. India. Rules/Roles + Love [Ep #11.2]

Arranged marriage - what reaction does that incite in you?
    This week, we’re delving into Indian marriage: who has arranged ones and can people be happy in them?  McCall and Cass have conversations with Celia Daniels, an Indian trans woman in a heterosexual arranged marriage; Monique, an Indian Australian woman who opted to have a non-arranged marriage; and Manpreet, a Punjabi woman who opted to marry a fellow Sikh.

Summary

• [02:22] Reminder: Who is Celia Daniels?
• [03:02] Celia Daniels on Indian, Christian, Arranged Marriage
• [07:04] Celia on her duality as womxn and husband/father
• [08:35] McCall + Cass on arranged marriage
• [09:11] Who participates in arranged marriages? Where did this idea come from?
• [12:01] Types of arranged marriages

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• [16:30] "Moonies'" Unification mass-ceremony arranged marriages
• [20:40] Love is Blind…?
• [22:13] Divorce + statistics, in the U.S.
• [24:00] The caste system - in the U.S, too….?
• [24:47] Is arranged marriage like the show “Married at First Sight”?
• [27:20] Introduction to Manpreet in Punjab
• [27:47] Manpreet on arranged marriage
• [28:21] Monique's happy marriage
• [30:29] Monique on gender roles in India
• [34:52] What’s to come, Cass?
  

Quotes

• [19:27] “The mirror of love is blind. It makes zucchini into okra.” --Arabic saying
• [29:04] "I don't think it's the things that keep you together... It's when things go bad, and they're not enough to break you apart... that's when you know that it's a good relationship." --Monique Kalmar

Recommended Resources

• Find Celia Daniels on Facebook or on LinkedIn or Instagram
• Support Celia Daniels’ work at https://transcanwork.org/
• Email Monique Kalmar at monique@psychologypathways.com
• Join the conversation on Facebook!
• Support UnBoxing “God” here