Need POV on marriages

Hi I'm new to this forum, I'm from the west Indies and not an Indian
Where I'm from and how I was raise I get to choose when and who I'm going to get marry?
Which it looong distant future.
So does the Same apply to the young adult of India ?
Or does the same old tradition parents chooses still exist in the 21st century ?
Are the parents more open-minded that you tell them your choice ?
Are the youngsters still believe in the old tradition ?

PS : not offending anyone culture just asking

dear katy, i am from mumbai-india.the marraige scene is a bit complicated in india. on one hand we have strictly arranged marraiges in the rural parts of india and on the other hand we have love marraiges becoming popular. then there are also arranged marraiges where the boy and the girl meet and decide whether they hit it off or not.and now we are also seeing live-in relationships. there are lots of factors regarding a particular kind of marraige. btw, i have been married for more than twenty years and i had a love marraige.

Originally posted by: katy kay

Hi I'm new to this forum, I'm from the west Indies and not an Indian
Where I'm from and how I was raise I get to choose when and who I'm going to get marry?
Which it looong distant future.
So does the Same apply to the young adult of India ?
Or does the same old tradition parents chooses still exist in the 21st century ?
Are the parents more open-minded that you tell them your choice ?
Are the youngsters still believe in the old tradition ?

PS : not offending anyone culture just asking

from what I've known about Indian marriages (and forgive me if I'm wrong) but it depends on the cultures. my mom once told me that Bengalis only have love marriages; very few to none have arranged marriages. arranged marriage is a tradition but slowly the society there is changing their views about it. I think that the ideal marriage age used to be between 22-28ish but I'm not sure since I live in the USA. and it mainly depends on the parents I guess! some are more traditional and strictly follow the customs of arranged marriages, while some can be convinced, and others don't really have a problem. the youngsters are breaking this tradition as the person above me said.

the thing is I'm Indian but I live in the USA so my parents are more open to love marriages/live in relationships as they know its common here

I hope I helped! and if I said anything wrong please feel free to correct me!

I think its wrong to judge the whole of Indian culture on this parameter or tag the whole society as old-fashioned or orthodox. Yes there are various sections that hold different views just like in any other country.

Thx all for your answers
Happy to know things are progressing
Kind of suprise with the live-in relationship thought it was frond upon
Quite happy with the respond knowing that most of you guys have the choice. Bonne chance

I think it depends on the area

No we can decide but the choice should be good

Hi Katy, Where are you from in the W.I. I am from Trinidad...

Hi I'm from st. Martin/st. Maarteen