tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post8476109967058190120..comments2023-10-30T14:26:47.315+05:30Comments on Hip Hop Grandmom: Engagement TagHip Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-78486900915874981162009-02-17T10:57:00.000+05:302009-02-17T10:57:00.000+05:30Hi G'ma, how are you? Its long time since I visite...Hi G'ma, how are you? Its long time since I visited. :)<BR/><BR/>I read a recent post on <A HREF="http://www.mouthshut.com/diary/chccutnln/The-girl-seeing-ritual" REL="nofollow">Seeing the girl</A> - so I thought of linking you to that post, and likewise there too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-72292273053303885632007-11-14T19:21:00.000+05:302007-11-14T19:21:00.000+05:30Great post. You would think things would have impr...Great post. You would think things would have improved in my generation. But as you show, in previous times, both the guy and the girl did not have much of a say. Now the guy does have a say and the girl, not much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-9558181619269975782007-11-08T12:39:00.000+05:302007-11-08T12:39:00.000+05:30Love the way the groom was 'house arrested' into s...Love the way the groom was 'house arrested' into saying yes! That uncle is a man I would love to have on my side in any situation, LOL!<BR/><BR/>Alls well that ends well indeed :-)Just Like Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156108159461377932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-30993477797222919832007-11-03T21:13:00.000+05:302007-11-03T21:13:00.000+05:30deepa:Thanksdeepa:ThanksHip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-22586644055306285532007-11-03T03:34:00.000+05:302007-11-03T03:34:00.000+05:30Very nice read.Very nice read.D LordLabakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567991716400728460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-72579385753812047042007-10-29T11:26:00.000+05:302007-10-29T11:26:00.000+05:30preethi:welcome here.In our days the entire family...preethi:welcome here.In our days the entire family pitched in to see that nothing went wrong.These days letting parents handle things is considered a favor.May it is the most suited one.Times have definitely changed.I sometimes wonder 'What next'?<BR/><BR/>the visitor:Thanks.It was not always the boys side that had its way as you see.<BR/><BR/>tys on ice:Thanks for the offer,but my uncle is past 87 years of age and would want to take it up. <BR/><BR/>rajk:I think it has changed for the better.Many are doing away with the formal 'girl seeing' and letting the boy and girl meet on their own with neither parent present not only in the concerned venue but the town in question.Parents would do anything to ensure that the children opted for a desi partner,and not phirangi.Just joking.<BR/><BR/>thinking aloud:Isn't strange,the way we get connected through the net?I can't think of any otherway to write although my children advise a litt;e discretion.<BR/><BR/>ITW:Where do you think our script wriyers get their ideas from?My uncle was a thinking person and his guess was right too.He must have sensed a tilt in their attitude towards accepting the proposal.He only needed to prod them into saying yes.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-80551343898566095402007-10-29T11:15:00.000+05:302007-10-29T11:15:00.000+05:30very sweet and very filmy! thanks for sharing... ...very sweet and very filmy! thanks for sharing... <BR/>your uncle made the deal clinch!! tough negotiator and pursuador he must be<BR/>the boy's side sometimes can be very heartless/ rude not bothered abt the sentimenms of othersItchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-4304833109815022572007-10-29T08:06:00.000+05:302007-10-29T08:06:00.000+05:30***Marriage is a big gamble and in my case as in m...***Marriage is a big gamble and in my case as in most cases, it paid off.*** How true!!!<BR/><BR/>i loved this post...as is with most of your posts, it's written with clarity , honesty and the wry sense of humor...i'm truly hooked :)aMushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191649124291527517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-46822490252434632632007-10-29T06:02:00.000+05:302007-10-29T06:02:00.000+05:30That was such an interesting and well-written post...That was such an interesting and well-written post. I could visualise it all....<BR/>Can't say the scene has changed much even today...as far as arranged marriages go...But good to know that it all turned out fine!<BR/>Keep writing!rajkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473706252786535841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-72086471420250298602007-10-28T15:43:00.000+05:302007-10-28T15:43:00.000+05:30:) that is the most sweetest post i hve read in so...:) that is the most sweetest post i hve read in some time...<BR/><BR/>cud u check if ur uncle needs a job in sales?...we cud use someone to run our business :)Tys on Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718530428063102986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-13887407649511132212007-10-28T15:00:00.000+05:302007-10-28T15:00:00.000+05:30Super account G'ma. I was ROFLing at the part wher...Super account G'ma. I was ROFLing at the part where your uncle literally cornered them. LOLThe Visitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379204603893147923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-29854778601055011602007-10-28T04:56:00.000+05:302007-10-28T04:56:00.000+05:30Very interesting and had me holding on to every wo...Very interesting and had me holding on to every word... the girl almost never had a say did she in those days? And yet more percentage marriages worked than today's!Preethihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943344283863649487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-995917243470327012007-10-27T20:09:00.000+05:302007-10-27T20:09:00.000+05:30hillg'mom:Why don't you give us your version?yes, ...hillg'mom:Why don't you give us your version?yes, unless there was something seriously objectionable girls were not expected to express their opinion in the matter,isn't it?yet most marriages worked.I think elders saw to it that it worked and petty complaints and minor irritants were ignored.<BR/><BR/>sue:I agree totally.I try to get my husband to say something similar but being a man of few words he never says it in words.<BR/><BR/>Usha:I myself don't remember the colour of the saree I wore.After celebrating my silver wedding anniversary I happened to read some stuff on compatibility of stars and ours indicated a very poor degree of matching and any astrologer would have rejected it outright.My uncle hadn't discussed his plans with my aunt so it was a surprise move to all.We later came to know that it was his plan all along.<BR/><BR/>serendipity:yes why don't you ask her to share her story?In our days we were not expected to think.Elders took the responsibility and only after several cross checks, was the boy's family invited to see the girl.The twist in my story was that my husband's family was not given endless time to think.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-23403376851366026722007-10-27T08:01:00.000+05:302007-10-27T08:01:00.000+05:30*Hugs HHG*HHG , u write such huggable posts :)I lo...*Hugs HHG*<BR/><BR/>HHG , u write such huggable posts :)<BR/>I loved your account and I think my Mother's story is very similar..maybe I'll ask her to post about it?<BR/>You were shocked... My mother remembers being bored...And Usha said she remembered caterpillars? What were you guys thinking!<BR/>:) Lovely account.Serendipityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347346682649861487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-34652922435972745382007-10-27T06:55:00.000+05:302007-10-27T06:55:00.000+05:30I could almost visualise the scene - the only plac...I could almost visualise the scene - the only place I was stuck was that I didn't know what colour sari you wore! :)<BR/>your story proves my stand on horoscopes - que sera sera!<BR/>I love the way your uncle cornered them - some negotiating skills!Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-75929768144767705612007-10-27T01:46:00.000+05:302007-10-27T01:46:00.000+05:30In a similar sort of way, some days I am almost gr...In a similar sort of way, some days I am almost grateful to the earlier boyfriends for not being the men I wanted to marry -- because they couldn't have given me the family I now have.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819608939555247317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-30803588447933153942007-10-26T22:59:00.000+05:302007-10-26T22:59:00.000+05:30Very interesting twist to the usual!Yes, HHG, as y...Very interesting twist to the usual!Yes, HHG, as you say, in our time one almost never asked the 'girl' her opinion.hillgrandmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805698959846687562noreply@blogger.com