Originally posted by: koolsadhu1000
what exactly is ' officially engaged'
i was under the impression that when elders from both the families bless and give their acceptance ...when the groom himself proposes and makes it known to both the families publicly it is a serious engagementthen the exchange of rings remains a mere formalityit is more official than a roadside shaadi whom no one witnesses??????????Arjun got himself bethroted before both the families by giving his word ...does that word have value or noif an engagement is only official by the exchange of rings why is a marraige not official by the exchange of garlands and sapta padi in front of God and societyhere why is the roadside unwitnessed shaadi considered real and the public 'official'' shaadi falseOvi and Arjun 's union was given green signal by elders and later they really got officially married is what i see in the serialyes in the middle he got engaged to another girl but ultimately married the first girl he was engaged to is the story as i see itso the break up by the girl on her marraige eve is not official ?😕
Kool, I have said that so many times now, that I given up. Having given the words for marriage is as good as anything. In fact, a marriage once broken after a promise of marriage has been made only equates to a bad omen for the girl Having a formal engagements in much more a formal western idea. In Indian weddings most marriages goes for engagement that is "aashirwad' just before the marriage ceremony just cause most bride parents don't have the money (or the time) to sponsor lavish parties in the name of a marriage at different times. So, Ovi was as engaged to Arjun as anyone exchanging the ring in formal money spend parent sponsored event. And a promise mage is held with the highest esteem because it involves the prestige of 2 families and the life of an innocent girl…