This is the 'n'th time I am hearing about a girl viciously dump her “boyfriend”; it’s getting to me!These girls give reasons about this great realization about the responsibility towards their families. I say it’s not a realization it’s the fear, fear of being labeled by the society, of rejected by the society. But is the old romantic notion goes love is really not for the weak hearted. And I guess when they say “Love is blind” I guess they meant that a lover is blind to his/her partner’s weakness as well as blind to the society that will cast them out.

For all the Indians this is probably a tiring argument; about which they have argued, heard others argue and ultimately ignore it completely. It’s probably a cultural as well as a sociological implication, earlier I believe that Love or Love marriage meant that it was Inter-caste and therefore brought down this huge rejection from the higher castes as they did not want to "pollute" their blood or ancestry. This has been carried over so strongly that our parents have forgotten the irrationality of such a rejection and internalized it to the extent of the children fearing of being in relationships or dating. Marriage has almost become like a License not only for sex but also for companionship and intimacy. I know that this is one of the best ways to reduce on many of the “evils” that are plaguing the more open societies. But I say lets get over it, everyone needs intimacy, everyone needs love and finding it is a beautiful and painful process. Let’s go through that pain so that when we do find love, we cherish it. Experience is the ultimate teacher.