I ve seen 2 Hindu Muslim marriages that have failed.. Both my frends..
In both the cases girl was from Hindu family and guy frm Muslim.. Initially the guys were very much in love.. They stressed that they wouldnt mind them following their own faith,they had many plans for future.. Like wt name they can keep thier kids, how thye would celebrate each others festival, how he would still love her even though she was a hindu..
After 5 yrs wen they told at home,as usual both families didnt agree.. Both were adamant on thier decision..finally guy's side put a condition that she should convert to islam.. The guy started convincing my frend to convert...she was initially not ready,but he convinced her tat that the conversion ws only for getting married,and later she could follow her own religion..finally my frend agreed and eloped frm her house n got married..her parents disowned her after this..
The worst part for her was after wedding... She was forced to go to urdu classes,read quran,pray regularly, wear burkah, changed her name , not wear bindi..
She even attended her sister's wedding in a burkha.. Though her parents didnt want her to attend because they disowned her, dey only let her because she was really very close to her sis..
She went thru a lot of such things.. She was in depression after this.. It was the worst situation for her.. We had tried to make her understadn of consequences earlier before marriage but she never gave ears to it.. Her husband didnt care even if she was crying, he was tied by his parents' so called feelings as he terms it.. She finally divorced him.. She is devasted ,she now says she did the worst mistake by taking such a foolish step in her life...her parents have gradually started contacting her unable to bear listening to wt happedn to her..she is undergoing a treatment with a therapist now..
Another frend was a bit lucky that she somehow escaped from all this a bit early,but even she converted to islam, but she is a strong girl and now living life with a guy of same religion and veyr happy with 2 wonderful kids.. She is really glad tat she got over the situation and abel to live again happily..
I agree love is everything in life.. But wt abt parents who care for you,wt abt the faith that you have grown up with, wt abt your individuality are you ready to give it up just because you feel you can't let go this untrue relationship.. ?
If you feel your bf is very much understanding and if he can stand by you all the time,and never ever try to chaneg you, pls go ahead and marry him.. Teach your kids best of both religions..
But else its better to cry for the lost relationship for few days rather than spoil your entire life..
I too was veyr liberal abt such marriages earlier, but after seeing 2 of my frends suffering I seriously feel such relationships should never be even though of, as they spoil your parents life, and eat up your own life.. After seeing thier life, I did a lot of research on this, I found that atleast 85 - 90 % Hindu Musilm marriages end in a miserable state.. I read many books after this, latest being 'Avarana' by S L Bhyrappa .
Pls don't think tat I am trying to tell only one sided story of Hindu Muslim marriages,and I am trying to brainwash ppl by such posts but your life is really worth it, don't waste it by a decision which is taken in haste or without thinking of the consequences..
Take right decision which can keep you ,your parents happy..
All the best..
In both the cases girl was from Hindu family and guy frm Muslim.. Initially the guys were very much in love.. They stressed that they wouldnt mind them following their own faith,they had many plans for future.. Like wt name they can keep thier kids, how thye would celebrate each others festival, how he would still love her even though she was a hindu..
After 5 yrs wen they told at home,as usual both families didnt agree.. Both were adamant on thier decision..finally guy's side put a condition that she should convert to islam.. The guy started convincing my frend to convert...she was initially not ready,but he convinced her tat that the conversion ws only for getting married,and later she could follow her own religion..finally my frend agreed and eloped frm her house n got married..her parents disowned her after this..
The worst part for her was after wedding... She was forced to go to urdu classes,read quran,pray regularly, wear burkah, changed her name , not wear bindi..
She even attended her sister's wedding in a burkha.. Though her parents didnt want her to attend because they disowned her, dey only let her because she was really very close to her sis..
She went thru a lot of such things.. She was in depression after this.. It was the worst situation for her.. We had tried to make her understadn of consequences earlier before marriage but she never gave ears to it.. Her husband didnt care even if she was crying, he was tied by his parents' so called feelings as he terms it.. She finally divorced him.. She is devasted ,she now says she did the worst mistake by taking such a foolish step in her life...her parents have gradually started contacting her unable to bear listening to wt happedn to her..she is undergoing a treatment with a therapist now..
Another frend was a bit lucky that she somehow escaped from all this a bit early,but even she converted to islam, but she is a strong girl and now living life with a guy of same religion and veyr happy with 2 wonderful kids.. She is really glad tat she got over the situation and abel to live again happily..
I agree love is everything in life.. But wt abt parents who care for you,wt abt the faith that you have grown up with, wt abt your individuality are you ready to give it up just because you feel you can't let go this untrue relationship.. ?
If you feel your bf is very much understanding and if he can stand by you all the time,and never ever try to chaneg you, pls go ahead and marry him.. Teach your kids best of both religions..
But else its better to cry for the lost relationship for few days rather than spoil your entire life..
I too was veyr liberal abt such marriages earlier, but after seeing 2 of my frends suffering I seriously feel such relationships should never be even though of, as they spoil your parents life, and eat up your own life.. After seeing thier life, I did a lot of research on this, I found that atleast 85 - 90 % Hindu Musilm marriages end in a miserable state.. I read many books after this, latest being 'Avarana' by S L Bhyrappa .
Pls don't think tat I am trying to tell only one sided story of Hindu Muslim marriages,and I am trying to brainwash ppl by such posts but your life is really worth it, don't waste it by a decision which is taken in haste or without thinking of the consequences..
Take right decision which can keep you ,your parents happy..
All the best..