Marriage is one of the most important decisions of a person’s life after all your whole life depends upon it. Sometimes even a second is enough to find your soulmate but often it takes years and years to understand a person completely. Now, the concern which arises here is why does society expect a person to get engaged at a particular age? How can a community bind a person to find another person in a limited period of time? The standard Indian age of getting married for male and female is 28 and 25 respectively. Once you cross this age, people start welcoming you with a certain set of questions, with a negative perception. No matter how much you explain, how much you try to justify, you are already considered at fault. The thing which our society needs to accept is that it is completely a person’s individual choice to decide when he/she wants to get married or in fact whether he/she wants to get married or not.
The norms of the society are indeed necessary but one needs to know the extent of adhering to them. Don’t let these rules put you in a cage from where you can never elope. Here are some sassy examples, who considered ok to be hitched late in life.
Priyanka Chopra
Yes, our very own ‘Desi Girl’ who never fails to slay, got married at the age of 36 which is surely considered late for an Indian girl. She is an ideal for all those girls who give up to the stereotypical mentality of our Indian society. PC and Nick Jonas are happily married and are the most adorable sweethearts of the bollywood town.
Amir Khan
Amir Khan after splitting up with Reena Dutta, found love in Kiran Rao, at the age of 40. They tied-knot on 5th December 2005. The duo is blessed with a son and is content in their happy place. The reason for their blissful married life is their guts to stay and believe in what they are rather than blindly following the orthodox society.
John Abraham
John and Bipasha were the hottest couple of the B-town once but slowly their love faded away. At the age of 40 he got allied in a private ceremony with the gorgeous investment banker Priya Runchal. These cuties are leading a wonderful life as it is clearly seen through their insta handle.
Preity Zinta
The girl with the prettiest dimples entered her married life quite late. She found her prince charming, Gene Goodenough when she was 41. Rather than rushing into something unwanted she decided to wait for the right person to complete her.
Sanjay Dutt
After many heart breaks Sanju Baba got peacefully settled with Manyata. To make a wrong move is human, normal, but to keep on going with it is foolish. He took his own time to fix his life in a right way. His darling Manyata stood with him in the darkest times like a Doting Partner.
Neena Gupta
The ‘Badhai Ho’ star Neena Gupta is the ultimate example of standing against the odds. She had an affair with Vivian Richards, the cricketer, and got pregnant with his child. The relationship didn’t last long. She raised her daughter, the famous designer Masaba Gupta, all alone. Later, she finally got hitched with Vivek Mehra when she was 54.
Although the people nowadays are progressive and accepting the change at a very fast pace. Still there are certain issues which are to be looked upon seriously. It is true that a person completes and compliments the other person. But it is incorrect to force someone to get hitched at a pre defined age. Marriage is a huge responsibility. Not only two people but two families, two cultures, or sometimes two different set of communities come together in this alliance. One wrong decision can affect several lives. As, it said that ‘Hasty climbers have sudden falls’ so, take your time to decide, this is your life and instead of resting on the back seat you should take the charge of it. The bees will keep on buzzing, you just need to keep calm and wait until you meet your right one.