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I was taken to a photo studio
for my matrimonial profile pictures.

They edited the pictures.

I didn't look like myself.
I had to wear a sari.

I looked older than my age.

And it's so embarrassing!

Getting dolled up, being presented
to the boy's family.

They examine me.
They judge me.

They interrogate me.
They have many expectations.

According to me,

marriage is a business contract.

There's a checklist.

So…

we need to clear that checklist.

Good looking.

Fair-skin.

Caste and community.

But, the main demand is dowry.

Where I come from, the amounts are high.

People expect three to five million rupees
from the girl's family.

If the boy lives abroad,

the dowry amount doubles.

But why must we give money
to get married?

In my opinion, it's like buying a person.

So tell me, Nithya,
despite the fact that you find it

exhausting, uncomfortable, embarrassing…

why do you feel
that you're going along with it?

I have to. I have no option.

I don't want to hurt my loved ones.

In order to make them happy,
I have to do what they want.

My mum said, "What will happen to you
after I am dead?

Get married!

Till you settle down in marriage,
I am responsible for you."

I told her, "I am settled in life!"

She said, "That's not being settled…
getting married is!"

-Marriage is the goal, always.
-Exactly.

Marriage, marriage, marriage!

When my father was alive,
he had a ritual.

He'd return from work
and touch our feet as a sign of worship.

This was his silent prayer, every night.

That was so cute and sweet.

I feel there can be
no one like my father.

After my father's death,

our so-called relatives assumed that

we would become a burden on them.

But, we never expected
any financial help,

only emotional support
after my father's death.

Nobody offered.

My mother, sister, and I,
were the only ones standing by each other.

We had to start from scratch.

For Mom's sake, I began my search
on a matrimonial website.

A few matches rejected me
because of the mole on my nose.

It's laughable to be rejected
for a mole.

It makes me prettier.
What's wrong with it?

My mother even hounded me
to remove it.

I told her that,
currently the mole is an issue.

Demands would increase.
Would we keep obliging?

In April 2021…

I got a message.

"Hi, this is Vamsi.

My father forwarded me your details.

Can we speak?"

He was a clinical researcher

in a pharma multinational company.

He sent me some photos.

I was open in telling him
he was cute and handsome

and he must have better matches
than me.

He was soft-spoken and sweet.

Vamsi found me to be good-natured.

A homely girl.

His father was a Vice Chancellor
at a university

and his mother was an Economics professor.

I clarified,
"We're not as rich as you.

My sister and I have corporate jobs and
my mother runs my dad's tobacco shop."

He exclaimed, "That's great! I'm happy
a woman manages a tobacco shop."

I was surprised.

All this while I was rejected because
people looked down upon our business.

For Vamsi what mattered
was a girl who loved him.

He didn't care about financial status.

He said he often traveled abroad
for work.

If we were to get married,

we would move abroad.

I was happy but I did have a few doubts.

I asked, “Are you sure about me?”

I reiterated we were a family
of three women.

We didn't have any male support.

He said, "Don't worry
I'll take care of your family.

We will stand by you all

and take care of things together."

After talking to him I felt happy.

It was as if my dad
was looking out for me.

I could feel his presence.

Vamsi appeared out of nowhere

and seemed to offer everything I wanted.

I was thrilled.

I didn't want anything to go wrong.

After we decided to go ahead
with the engagement

we went shopping.

Rohan and his sister were particular
about the ring they wanted.

and carefully checked that they were
24K pure gold rings.

They decided on one
and we bought that ring for him.

When we went back to his place,

my mom and I went into the bedroom
to discuss something.

Sneha! What's going on?

Rohan's mom also came inside…

and inquired with my mom
about the customary gifts.

What would my parents give me
for the wedding?

My mom said, "A pair of gold bangles,

earrings, and a matching necklace."

Rohan's mom insisted,

"Two bangles aren't enough.
Give her two more. Make it a set of four."

To which my mom asked,
what she intended to give.

Rohan's mom said, "Don't ask
what I'm gifting my daughter-in-law.

It's not your concern."

My mom and I felt very uncomfortable
in that entire conversation.

The engagement was to take place
the next day.

This exchange left us confused
and we didn't know how to react.

It wasn't about the two gold bangles.

It was the fact that she demanded them.

And not in everyone's presence,
but secretively.

It wasn't nice of her.

Sneha, should I have a word with them?

My family finally decided

that we wouldn't go ahead with
the engagement. And I told Rohan that.

I didn't want to marry the wrong guy.
I was okay with being single all my life.

I wouldn't crumble
under societal pressure for being single

because marriage with the wrong person
can create havoc in one's life.

With Mark,
the first few days were heavenly.

I had already started picturing
my future with him.

But the next 15 days,

until he arrived in India…

were a nightmare.

I was extremely worried
when Mark said that

he was being deployed to Syria.

I suddenly saw my dreams crashing.

For the next few hours,
we discussed solutions

for Mark to avoid Syria.

After many hours,
he came back with new information.

The General at his camp…

wanted a bribe.

He was asking for thousands of dollars

to take Mark's name off the Syria list.

Part of the payment
was to the General.

The rest, a compensation to the soldier
who would replace Mark.

I said, "Do whatever it takes."

Since Mark was of Turkish origin
he had an account in the Bank of Turkey.

Mark said, "I'll share
the account details with you,

with the ID and password.
Please initiate the transfer."

He trusted me
with his bank account information.

I logged into his account.

I was shocked to see
that kind of money.

He had 850,000 dollars.

I initiated the transfer.

Mark had given me his email ID
and password.

I accessed it.

The transaction did not go through.

Mark was shattered.

His mom wasn't well.
He was being deployed to Syria.

It was just…

one bad incident after another.

And somehow, I felt responsible.
All this trouble to visit me!

He said, "I don't know what else
to do, Priyanka. I gave you what I had.

Give me some time to think."

Then, he vanished for a few hours.

When I was married,
any discussion on money…

and my ex-husband would label me
as "money-minded".

I'm conscious of others' judgment of me.

Triggered, I took a step back.

For me, the money did not matter.

The relationship did.

So…

So, when we were running out of options,

I finally said, "I have the money.
I'm ready to help you."

He couldn't thank me enough.

He said, "You're God-sent.

This is the nicest thing
anyone has ever done for me."

Mark informed me that his General
had traveled to India.

He knew a lot of people
and had friends here.

He could give
me a local bank account number

so that the transfer
would be easier for me.

And that's what I did.

Within 24 hours, I got a confirmation
that the money had reached the General.

Mark was free to come.

So did he arrive in Mumbai?

Yes.

I was grieving a traumatic relationship
while also undergoing surgery.

I was battling depression.

That's when Vamsi entered my life.

Within 15 days, he said,
"I'm eager to marry you."

I had butterflies in my tummy.
I was anxious.

I repeatedly asked if he was sure
he wanted to marry me.

He said,
"Please don't doubt my intentions.

Everything will be fine.

I wanted to concentrate on my career,

but now that we've matched so well,
I don't want to lose you.

I want to marry you."

Had you started liking him?

Yes, I did…
I wanted to fall in love again.

But, ya…

In December 2021, Rajesh showed interest
in my profile.

He was a research professional,

employed by a multinational company.

He was good-looking.

We didn't show interest
in the match because

they were very rich.

Then, his father called my mother.

He said, "We only want a suitable girl.
We don't care about money.

"If she has a job and is good-natured,
that's all we want.

Let them speak to each other."

He had his father call my mom.

She told him,

"If they're okay getting married,
I don't have a problem.

But, I'd like to meet
and discuss matters in person."

He said they couldn't travel
due to COVID restrictions.

So, we planned to meet
after the lockdown.

Rajesh called me that night.

He was very friendly.
As if he'd known me for many years.

I told him that I was career-oriented
and anti-dowry.

When I mentioned dowry, he immediately
said that he was against it.

That made me very happy.

He was very similar to me in thought.

Rajesh said, "If we get married,

do you have any objection to travel
to the US?"

I said, "I don't mind visiting
but I don't want to settle there."

He said it would be for six months.

I was okay with that.

Vamsi told me,
that if we're getting married,

we'll both need to travel abroad
for his project.

I said he should go alone.
We could marry when he was back.

He refused.

His father insisted,
"Get married and go with your wife."

Rajesh said,

"Due to the pandemic,
the deadlines are sooner.

Tomorrow is the last day to initiate
the visa process."

He said he was traveling to Mumbai
for his own application.

And if I was interested in this match,

he would initiate
my visa process, too.

Vamsi said I needed to have
2,200,000 million in a foreign account

in order to get the visa.

"Do you have the money?"

I told him, I had 700,000 rupees only

which was saved up for my wedding.

He suggested
he could show a deposit abroad

and return my money
within ten to fifteen days.

I told him, it was a big amount for me
and was hard-earned.

He comforted me so lovingly.

He said, "Don't worry. I'm there.
I'll take care of things.

It's only a matter of ten days."

Rajesh said we'd require a CIBIL score
of 841 to initiate the visa process.

He asked me to check my score.

It was 740.

He suggested I apply for a personal loan

to increase my score.

I didn't want to do that.

He didn't push me. He said
he'd discuss solutions with his team.

Vamsi messaged saying,

"Transfer the 700,000 to me.

I'll deposit it in a foreign account."

I told him, I'd like to consult my mom.

He told me not to because she'd worry.

"You'll get the money in ten days.
Why stress her out?"

I was touched
that he cared for my mother's well-being.

It was late at night, I hadn't discussed
the visa matter with my parents.

Rajesh asked me
to share official documents

so that his office team
could start the process.

I didn't want to seem difficult.

I had rejected many matches earlier
for various reasons.

Here was a guy
who shared similar thoughts.

If this didn't work out because of me

I would get taunted endlessly.

My family would be fed up.

So, I sent him the documents.

I was worried.

I wanted to clarify many doubts.

But I felt if I questioned him too much

he would take offense.

Things should move
in a positive direction.

This should lead to marriage.

Risks had to be taken.

A message from Mark popped up,
"I've landed in Mumbai!"

I wrapped my meeting immediately!

It was done for me.
I took my phone and rushed out.

I was waiting in anticipation
for a follow-up message

about a time and location to meet.

But there was more bad news instead.

Mark's next message said
that an assignment had come in

and he'd have to go to South Korea
for three months.

He wouldn't be able to meet me.

I had barely taken account
of my emotions, of my happiness…

I was sad and miserable again.

He was so close that I could see him.

But he was going to fly out.

A lot was troubling me.

I had sent over a million rupees to him.

At that time, my family and I
were looking to buy an apartment.

And I had to make the first payment
for the apartment we had finalized.

I was in a very tense situation
at that time.

I did get slightly suspicious.

It struck me

that he didn't keep his appointment.

She was living in hope.

But being a practical father, I realized

that something was not right.

My father said,
"He's gone to South Korea.

Then after a few days,
he'll tell you that he's gone to Japan.

I don't think this guy is truthful
and that he'll ever come back."

I didn't want to believe him.

I've been criticized my entire life

and then someone comes along
and appreciates me

and says, “You're important,
you're amazing.”

It's what I've been waiting for.

Upon reaching South Korea,
he turned very romantic again.

And…

he asked for private pictures.

Rohan said that he
had a word with his mother

and I had misunderstood her.

She wasn't making any demands.

But I was there, right?
When she made that comment.

She said it very clearly.

"You must give four bangles."

"You have to!"

Then his mom called my dad.
To apologize.

She said, "Rohan's very fond of her.

He appears to have accepted her
as the one for him."

Then my dad said,

"We don't want to break the relationship."

Rohan's mom told my dad,
"Please come home. We'll sort it out."

They were very angry with each other.

I felt as though I had instigated him
against them.

I felt a cold chill.

Then I don't know what struck my dad,

he asked me to step outside with him.

He reminded me of matrimonial rejections
due to my horoscope.

And Rohan didn't even believe in them.

To also want a perfect mother-in-law…
was too much.

"You can't get everything."

Maybe I wanted a marriage, too.

But I was uncertain about
taking the next step.

I think that push was my dad.

The way my dad explained things to me,
I felt I should agree.

But, I was confused and overwhelmed.
I didn't know how to react.

In my gut, I felt something wasn't right.

Should I do this or not?
But, I was already doing it.

How do you feel about your father
pushing you to get engaged?

Maybe if he hadn't insisted

we wouldn't have gone ahead
with the engagement.

But I also feel

because of the engagement…

Rohan let his guard down.