I thougt of writing this post after reading the comment of vijay on my post "Caste communities". He commented, "who will bother about caste when it is about to marry Aishwarya Rai".
Yes. It is not only his opinion. I have seen many of my friends and relatives who don't bother about caste when they get a girl, to marry, who is Beautiful or who has lot of money.
Many times I heard the following from the mouths of people (both parents and children):
"That girl is so beautiful and our boy liked her so much. So we agreed for marriage even they are giving less money (dowry)"
"The girl is beautiful and our boy liked her so much. So we agreed for marriage even they are not belongs to our Caste"
"That girl is so beautiful and our boy liked her so much. So we agreed for marriage even though she is not well educated."
"The girl is neither beautiful not belongs to our caste. So we did not agree for our son's love."
"The girl is not beautiful and they are not ready to give high dowry also. So we did not proceed further."
"The girl is so beautiful. So our boy agreed for marriage even she is not well educated."
"The girl is beautiful so he agreed for marriage with her even though she is not doing job."
"They agreed for this marriage even the boy/girl is not well educated / not beautiful / not having a good character because that boy / girl is son / daughter of ...some famous person who has a good status in society".
"I want a girl who is either beautiful or has lot of money."
"Why work do you have with our daughter-in-law's caste? She is working in movies / TV. She has a good status."
and lot of such examples..........
When money, beauty and status are taking major part in a person's personality, people won't bother about caste, dowry, education etc., Otherwise they will hang on to the same.
I don't understand the logic. They do not have a standard opinion.
So money, beauty and status etc., are the substitutes for caste, dowry and education etc.,
There are many persons in this society who marry / enters into a relationship without Love, but because of attraction at Beauty, Money, Status etc.,
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