I have always joked that my folks would one day marry me off to some
stranger who is willing to have me without so much as collecting a
dowry. Of course, I know my family members would never do such.
They’ll
defend my honour till they draw their last breath. I am very sure of
that.
Unlike me though, some women aren’t so lucky. Their folks would
practically marry them off to anyone who would have them. And sometimes,
these unlucky women don’t have a say in this matter. I have seen cases
of women who were forced to say “yes” to a loveless marriage, just
because they’re getting “too old.”
And in some ways, I understand what
they must have been going through.
