A very nice discussion. đ
And according to me.. YES, weight is an issue in our society or gen in any kind of Marriage whether Arrange or Love.
For Arrange Marriage...
Boy and Boy's family most likely would want Slim and fair and good looking Girl in most cases. They are ready to make adjusments to their liking based on their own Laadla's qualification or sitaution. But even though the most normal looking guy would want PERFECT wife.
and partially rightly so, coz in 95/100 cases.. liking start with Physical attraction. then comes nature & how a person is.
and if a guy overcome weight factor.. then other would start brainwashing him.. Mom or other family. Like how Amit's Mom.. Kaki n all keep pointing Amita's over- weight factor.
For Love Marriages..
basic criteria to fall in Love with is.. Looks. and we have seen it around. A half college boys would go behind a Good looking girl (good looks mostly includes perfectly shaped) but hardly anyone would be interested to Date a over-weight Girl in college or school or at job places. Sad but if you look around you would find me right.
There are always exceptions.. but as they are exceptions, they are very less in numbers where one really falls for the person & not for the looks or shape. đ
same goes with Girls too.. most of them want dashing Prince charming. But ratio where Girls want perfect weighted partner than Boys want perfect weighted girl is lesser. Girls can still let go of the weight part if the partner is well educated.. respectful & well mannered person.đ
However anyone would agree with you when you ask them if they would go for 'how a person is' or 'weight/look', for the most cases.. they would not follow their own answer.