In India, single women above the age of 35 are making their own choice when it comes to career, dating, and sex – battling stereotypes and proudly. Two of my close friends are single women in their mid-30s – in the prime of their careers and enjoying both life and work. They are not in a hurry to
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Two of my close friends are single women in their mid-30s – in the prime of their careers and enjoying both life and work. They are not in a hurry to conform to norms and get married. Like every other single woman in India, and maybe even abroad, what irks them most is family WhatsApp groups and functions.
“I have muted my family WhatsApp group for a whole year. I am tired of being asked when I would ‘settle down’. The scene is the same at family weddings.
‘Ab teri baari ha
i’ is no longer a joke accompanied by a giggle. It’s a serious and mocking question,” says Smriti (name changed on request).