Why shouldn’t women want rich husbands? Marriage market has duped them for far too long

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A recent post by a woman seeking a crorepati groom has raked up the age-old debate of skewed expectations of marriage partners bringing back the notorious brickbat of women being gold-diggers...

Besides the minimum salary requirement of at least Rs 1 crore per annum, the woman also prefers a highly educated groom like a surgeon or chartered accountant who has his own house...

Both men and women who have been socialised in this system have (at the very least, subconscious) expectations for the kind of person theyd like to marry, and have a kind of romance to aspire to...

It should come as a welcome sign that brides are finally being open about what theyre looking for. Theyve been duped for far too long too many generations of women have borne the curse of silence and suppressed feelings...

According to Reddit forums, Indian men seem to be grappling with the fact that women and their families are now interested in knowing their exact degree of affluence...