How do i know, that she is interested in me??

@gunagohan (3414)
India
February 4, 2010 9:00am CST
Well, i have to start from the beginning..My Mother has a brother, and he has a Daughter.. I haven't spoken with her(Uncle's daughter) since 5-6 years , things are happening around me, that all of my relatives are planning to marry her with me after i finish my college and i get a job.. But my mother never told about this to me, she asked my father too not to tell abt this, untill i finish college, They still believe that i don't know about this, but relatives coming to my house will talk about this, but my mother will look for me, whether i'm hearing their conversation, after confirming, she will proceed with her talk ..One day my father told about this, but i acted that i'm not listening. My sister knew this, but she will not tell anything to me... I never had a conversation with the girl since 6 years, that is almost when we were small .. How do i react know? How do i know that she is interested in me? How shall i proceed??
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15 responses
@artistry (4152)
• United States
5 Feb 10
...Hi gunagohan, Well as I understand, with my limited knowledge, if it is an arranged marriage, and it is allowed with your first cousin, which she is, then there does not seem to be much you have to say about it. If I were you though, I would concentrate on my studies, graduate and then let the other situation play itself out. Your parents seem to feel that the two of you will make a good match. So it is something that will take place some time in the future. My question would be, if when you two meet and talk, if you don't like each other, what happens then, do you marry no matter what? Take care and good luck with all of it.
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@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
ok, my question, u never met a girl during ur college life? u never had any crush with any girl during ur studies? Then why folks are asking me to concentrate on my studies alone? I'm about to complete my Engineering, i have three papers and a project in this semester..
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
The question is...are you interested in her? If you are interested on her,then,you should some ways to know if she is interested in you. But since arranged marriage is in your culture and tradition,this is hard to both of you. Even if any of you(you and her)doesn't want to marry each other,i don't think both party will agree. That is why it is arranged...no one is going to be asked if he or she is interested. Yet...the parents will arranged the marriage...wether you or she like it or not. I just wish you all the luck and happiness then my friend
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@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
i'm very much interested, see the thing now is i'm studying, i have seen many boys in my age are having a pair that is girl friend and they are roaming out, but i don't find one, so i decided to stick with my cousin, but i'm too young now, but the girl has the correct age to get married, i have to tell them, that i'm interested and ask them to wait for another 4 years, i don't know whether she is interested in waiting either their parents are..
@emarie (5442)
• United States
4 Feb 10
well, she would be your cousin right? I'm not sure if this is okay in your country because here we normally won't go for someone who was blood related...well, at least me. anyway for the arranged marriage part, its honestly your decision. but i would approach your parents just to let them know that you're not stupid and you already know. then you just need to meet with her, and let it flow from there. if you feel there is a connection then go forward with it. if not then just explain that to everyone and be on your way. i think now days, people should decide who they want to be with themselves and not let others make the choice.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
ok, i'm telling the clean fact, i like the girl very much, but i don't have enough confidence to tell her to wait or her parents to wait, if i don't say, they will give her to another bride groom, but my parents are not telling this to me and asking my decision.. First cousins are given much preference in arranged marriages in my country, in my state especially..
@emarie (5442)
• United States
10 Feb 10
can you talk to her on your own? if you like her, just figure out if she likes you. and about the 4years to go, if she has feelings for you then she should be able to wait right?
• China
4 Feb 10
Maybe you should first ask yourself that if you are interested in her.In my opinion that love is a mutual stuff.So if you have good feeling about that girl,you can try dating with her and knowing more about her.After that,you can decide what kind if decision you will make.By the way,go smoothly^_^
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
4 Feb 10
I'm actually interested in her, but how do i date the girl? Their parents won't allow and actually my parents won't do so and i don't get a chance to talk to her in privacy. Dating is not common in her place , she is living away from me
@wizteen (502)
• India
4 Feb 10
oh! its gr8 that you are interested in her! try n get her phone number somehow then ;)
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
4 Feb 10
i have to try this, for this, i'm gonna seek help from my sis.. I hope she would help me atleast with this..
• United States
4 Feb 10
First, if she is your mother's brother's daughter, then she would be your cousin. Is it common to marry cousins in your country? Second, why is your family so unwilling to talk with you about this issue, especially if the rest of the family knows and is planning on there being a wedding? Third, are arranged marriages still common where you are? I thought that practice was not very common any more, even in India. I have heard others from India saying that they were able to choose their own spouses, but maybe they are the exception and not the rule.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
4 Feb 10
It is very common in my place of marrying cousins, that is i'm marrying my mother's brother's daughter or my father's sister's daughter or my sister marrying males in their family.. My family is unwilling because they think i'm very young for this, i'm 20 and i'm doing my final sem in the college..They think, i may get distracted. Arranged marriages are very common in my place..90% are arranged marriages in that marriage among relatives (cousins) are very common.. Finally i have to accept that I don't have enough talents to get a girl on my own..May be i don't look smart to attract girls, i'm totally dependent on my parents for this..
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@kalav56 (11464)
• India
5 Feb 10
Forget all thsi"looking smart" for the girl.This is secondary.Not all girls are lloking for male models.If only you concentrate on your studies , get a good job and acquire some skills you will get great confidence.That will be revealed in your manner and hte way you conduct yourself.Then the girl would naturally find you attractive.
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• United States
5 Feb 10
I agree with what kalav56 said. You should focus on your studies and the rest will fall into place later when you are ready. Girls find a lot of different things attractive, and confidence is usually high on the list of qualities that are attractive. If you believe in yourself and have confidence, then you will also be able to talk with your parents, and you will be able to express your thoughts and feelings on the subject of arranged marriages. It will all come in time, but you have to be patient, especially since you said that they do not want you to know about the arranged marriage until after you graduate anyways. Don't worry about it right now, just give it time and focus on what you need to do for your studies, and then you can worry about the rest later, but by that time you might find that it has already worked itself out.
@vandana7 (98718)
• India
4 Feb 10
Hi gunagohan, first thing is your studies. :) You are much too young. :) I have known of people changing their minds once they know the boy is not really studying! So concentrate on that. I presume your social custom permits such relationships. As to the girl knowing or not knowing, girls always know more than the guys about what is going on in the family as they spend more time at home than outside. :) If it was distasteful to her, she would have intimated it to her parents by now. :) I think that answers your question. :)
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
Yeah..Thanks for ur response...
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
4 Feb 10
If I understand you correctly, your parents want to get you and your cousin together? In the USA it's not common for first cousins to be married, second cousins etc possibly, but not very common for first cousins. If you don't get a chance to talk with your cousin, then you may not know how she really feels about you until it's too late... I'd say that I'd talk to her and start to date her. I suppose this is an arranged marriage, I'm not sure how those work.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
Dating is very very rare in her place.. I'm counting on my sis, to tell her that i'm interested and ask her to wait for next 4 years..
@lyzabelle (1668)
• Philippines
5 Feb 10
You're still studying right...then you should finish your study first before meeting her. If your parents think that it's best that you should finish your studies first then follow it. Because they know whats best for you. Anyways the girl will always be there waiting for you because you are his future husband.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
The girl will wait, but her parents wont, because the girl has reached her age to get married , they are asking my parents whether they can tie up after 4 years, but my parents are not telling this to me and my mother haven't replied to her brother whether they can have a tie up..They can wait for another 3 months, if we are not giving an answer they will marry with another bride groom
5 Feb 10
easy dude.Finish college,,and run away .Spend some time practising yoga on the himalayas and come back.Trust me...it works.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
Himalayas? i do live in south india....
@pengbubu (1011)
• China
5 Feb 10
Arranged marriage is no longer popular in China now, but it was. I am still hoping that my family arranged marriage for me but they didn't. I am really bad at this. Haha! By the way, I am 24 years old. I am old than you and graduated from college less than 2 years and still single. In my opinion, we should choose spouse by ourselves because we don't know weather we are getting well or not. It's our life. We should decide thing for ourselves.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
Thanks for ur kind response...
• Philippines
5 Feb 10
Your tradition is different from my cultures since in my place it is forbidden to marry a first cousin. In your case it is a parental marriage or arrange marriage. You could only know if she is interested in you unless you ask her or engage in conversation. anyway you could get a hint from those closer relatives whom she always spoken with or even to her friends if she talks about you and what she think of you. But the best things to do if you like her very much is to ask her and engage in conversation so both of you learn each other.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
i can understand u very clearly, but i can't talk to her in her house about this matter.. Getting a time to converse with her itself a great deal.
@wizteen (502)
• India
4 Feb 10
if you are ok with others deciding for you then, its ok i guess, you can meet the girl talk to her know her. but if you want to choose who you want to be with (which seems to be more likely) you need to have an open talk about this with your parents. I would definitely not want my parents to poke their nose into this issue of mine. i dont feel great when i get the feeling that my future is all planned be someone else.i would like to have it made by myself. good luck to you :) i hope you get what you wish.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
4 Feb 10
I'm 20 and i feel that i'm young to talk with my parents about this, How could i ask about this to my parents, after all i'm studying in a college.. The girl is 200 miles away from me and i need one good reason to drive to her and i need one good reason to take her along with me for a date ..
@wizteen (502)
• India
4 Feb 10
whether you like to date the girl or not is secondary. you can see that later if that girl is the one you want to be with. try talking to your parents politely and tell them that you dont want all that to be planned by them now, you can speak up for yourself, it is about your life afterall.
@asanlee (408)
• Indonesia
5 Feb 10
Hallo...It is really hard to convince me that in this modern society, this kind of marridge still happened. And now is going to happen to you. Do you have any girlfriend presently? If you dont have , then no harm try to approach your cousin, see whether she is suitable for you, to become your wife. Just be friend I dont think will be difficult because you know each other for so long , I think you have a topic to talk about. If you still feel uneasy, maybe ask your sister to join when you go out with your cousin. Only to get closer to know her , then you'll know whether she is the one. Otherwise you should make clear to both sides family that you are not made for each other.Dont waste each other time!!! Happy mylotting, hope my suggestion will help!!!
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
Thanks very very much.. U have given me a suite response...
• India
4 Feb 10
The most important thing here is, are you ready to marry that girl? whatever your parents might think. It is the question of your life. If you do not have any problem marrying that girl, then go to your mom and tell her clearly. You should also ask that girl whether she is ready for marriage. If she is not interested and her parents are forcing her to marry with you, then this is not right. Better you ask clearly to that girl, after all it the question of your boths life.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
6 Feb 10
i like that girl, but the fact is the girl according to my culture has reached her age for marrying, but i have to cross 4 more years to marry.. Then, i don't have enough courage to tell my parents and her parents either
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
4 Feb 10
Gunagohan! THis is not the time to worry about this.Do not let these thoughts distract you[I know that in this age youngsters would get distracted on account of this and stray thoughts would enter their heads.Now, if you belong to the community that goes in for arranged marriages and where your families have a strict conditioned upbringing for their children, then just wait.Your mother obviously wants you to study well so that you can settle down comfortably in a job.Concentrate on your college an d education and soon things will fall into place.If at all that uncle decides to give his daughter in marriage to you, they will still ask for your consent later.At that point of time, you can talk to the girl or ask for time to get used to her and check your compatibility.Since this is all within family elders may not object.THe girl or you will be given the choice to reject or accept the elders' decision.YOu can think about this later.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
4 Feb 10
Very well said, i'm exactly thinking of this..