Feeling like you need to air out your mind after watching #IndianMatchmaking? Kisne kaha ‘we are like that only’ when there are many voices out there doing much questioning and reflecting about shaadi, pyaar, gender, caste and everything that we saw through #SimaAunty’s eyes.
Ye lo kuch AOI articles with different takes on relationships and #Marriage to bleach your brain taaki you can take on pyaar afresh. Threaded below!
In a relationship of 10 years, can the question of marriage being caste into the picture and unravel things? An important story done in collab with @Jyotsnasmailbox of Project AntiCaste Love http://agentsofishq.com/love-stole-heart-caste-broke-it/
Is there space for fantasy and crushing after other people within a marriage? An essay by Sripriya! http://agentsofishq.com/my-secret-crushes/
A moving story about the many complexities that cam exist within a marriage. Let's talk about what happens inside of marriage na? http://agentsofishq.com/faithful/
A married man in a secret gay relationship talks both about his love for another man and his pain of having to conform to social norms. http://agentsofishq.com/%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%87%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%97%e0%a5%87
The two S.W.A.G (Secretly We Are Gay) essays by a gay man who is married to a man speak honestly about the pressure to live by society's and our family's expectations, the consequent regrets and loneliness https://agentsofishq.com/s-w-a-g-2
Do we give in to expectations of marriage & partnership for the fear of losing our privileges? A hard-hitting quote from this essay https://agentsofishq.com/s-w-a-g-2/
Sirf #marriage nahin, in many romantic relationships women bear the burden of 'accountability' and are expected to give up more of their freedom to maintain the relationship. How have some people negotiated that? Read in Olimpika's essay http://agentsofishq.com/relationships-made-question-pyaar-azaadi-aur-accountability/