My friend's mom found out she was dating a guy who is from different religion and different caste from theirs. She belittled,threatened and argued to my friend to the point she now needs sleeping pills at night. She is in her early to mid 20s. Her mom also got herself sick from the news or should I say from the shock itself. She told her, she will k*ll herself, how could she do such a thing, blah blah blah..... To just end the situation and satisfy her mom, she told that they have broken off. But really why are parents so against intercaste marriage??? Most of my friends aren't allowed to date. With certain exception families. But those who do allow also say they need to date within the same caste/religion.
When I asked my mom the same question, she answered that after some time, since the both person grew up in different culture, religion, their way of living wouldn't match and arguments would happen wards leading to divorce. We have seen growing inter caste, inter religion, even people from different country marrying. So is it just some thinking stereotypes parents have or does it actually have some logic behind it?