Arrange Marriage Rishta System
I (25F) became a part of our Pakistani arrange rishta system a couple of years ago, where the profile of individuals are shared among aunties (mothers of the boy/girl) on WhatsApp and man it is exhausting. You would think that the doctor bahu/fauji damad craze would stop in 2025 but no, almost everyone wants a doctor bahu. The obsession with fauji damad had prolly decreased a bit and IT guys seem to be getting more rishtas. Aunties reject me because sometimes I am not tall enough for their 5.8 son or I am not fair enough for their super white beta or because I don't want to send my photo with hair (I am a hijabi) or because I want to pursue higher studies. All of this is happening on WhatsApp chats not during in-person meetings. I feel disgusted at this system at times and sometimes I feel hopeless. Have you been a victim of this arrange marriage system too? What's the way out? (Don't say dating please, I don't endorse it.)