Marriage may not be a milestone for many young Indians: Survey

A dedicated loving partnership is a lovely thing It is about two people who decide to form a partnership Currently marriage is the preferred socially acceptable option when it comes to longterm commitmentWhile in India marriage is still looked at as a family reunion event times are changing and single Indians are looking for other alternatives to a committed relationship While many are getting married many are also entering into domestic partnerships or opting for companionship as a longterm committed relationshipA domestic partnership or living together is when the couple lives and shares their life as someone who is married but without a legal contract Companionship is when a committed couple decides to live in their own homes while in a longterm relationshipSharing her views on the relationship scenario Shalini Singh Founder of andwemet states that Matchmaking was traditionally synonymous with marriage However with changing times single Indians seek other types of commitment such as companionship and domestic partnerships besides marriage That is where andwemet comes in We provide a service in which likeminded individuals can form a meaningful relationship which may not necessarily result in a marriageTo seek further clarification on the same andwemet surveyed their community members aged between 2535 years old from Tier A Indian cities like Delhi NCR Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai and Bangalore and came up with the following resultsSeek a committed relationship but fear marriageAccording to the platforms subscribers 80 per cent of them would like to be in a committed relationship without giving it a label Whereas 65 per cent of them did show an interest in marrying after their relationship passes the test of time Most of them believe that marriage is only a label and that they value commitment and a healthy relationship more than the label More women than men also worry that marriage will change things in their relationship especially because of societal expectations Post marriage women are expected to undergo adjustments in their lives such as changing their last name in all official records giving up on their birth home considering their married home to be theirs and adhering to the ways of their new home For the woman there is a sense of a change of ownership from her parents house to her married home which many times can result in a loss of identity and an inability to grasp the question arises why The female subscribers stated that marriage makes them feel overwhelmed which they wish to avoid and they wish to focus on their relationship to make it strongerDomestic PartnershipSuccessful longterm partnerships understand the importance of partners always expressing their emotions to one another Yes this is legal in India and is known as a domestic partnership A domestic partnership is regarded as the legal equal of marriage and avoids the financial strain of a traditional wedding However given our deeply ingrained cultural conventions people seeking domestic partnerships must feel quite safe from within and locate a partner who shares their viewpoint According to andwemets survey 30 per cent of their subscribers are willing to form domestic partnerships with their love interests rather than tie the knot of marriage whereas 5 per cent of subscribers even plan to have babies or adopt them in the future if the relationship turns out to be fruitfulAlso read Couplegoals What are the essentials of a happy and safe longterm relationshipThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever