Dollar Bride

A marriage is perhaps the most important social occasion for any family as well as for an individual. Marriages in India are a focal point for a family gathering reflecting status of a family.

It is a Sunday morning and here comes the newspaper, having Matrimonial section. Turning pages in the section to look for a groom is an act too common for parents having daughters of marriageable age. Most newspaper carry scores of such advertisements in their matrimonial sections and perhaps the maximum attention and responses comes which have the catch words like `Green Card’, `NRI’ `Citizen’. The craze for NRI groom has always been too high in the market and even in such economy when NRI’S are making there way back, the craze for having NRI groom has no impact at all. The attraction of getting a groom and that too one who is serving or earning abroad without dowry, lures many, especially from the middle class. Even otherwise, parental insistence for an Indian bride in the hope that his son is not lost forever is not uncommon The bride’s parents often lose sight of the many values that are essential like inquiring about the social or financial background of the family or the character of the groom.

All that they can think of is that a foreign groom would mean a six-figure income and the luxuries associated with it. They forget a famous saying “ All that glitters is not gold”.

It’s often; parents queue up to the selected matchmaking proposals and organize hurried meetings when the boy comes to India. He gets all the rights to reject proposals as if he is Mr. Perfect. On other hand 50% of these girls who sits like a puppet feels privilege to marry NRI as if they can help them move up the status ladder.

What is in Mind of Women when their Parents look for a NRI Match?

The aspirations to leading a comfortable and an independent life is main reason of brides to go for NRI groom. They feel their life partner is driven, ambitious, stable, responsible and wealthy which will make dreams of living a lavishing life will soon come true. They will be bonded with the family only on phone or once a year and will be away from daily speeches by their in laws. They have a strong feeling of getting most importance in the family when they go for vacations as they will be “ Dollar Brides” and can dominate by dollars in their family as well as in front of relatives.