A little rant, can anyone relate?
I feel like this is a pretty common thing for Muslim girls to feel pressured when it comes to marriage. Im 22 and working, completing a masters degree, and generally have a lot going on so marriage isn’t currently on my mind. However, I feel like I blinked and everyone around me is getting married with dozens of events per person. And ofc, I am happy for all of them, truly. But I’m feeling burnt out beyond belief. So many events and each one needs a different outfit, I have to know how to do my makeup (which I’m not great at), and I always have to be available. Again, in the moment, I’m happy and I make it work. But every day I feel like I’m adding more and more events to my calendar and I can’t keep up anymore. I still want to show up for them, but I’m feeling the pressure to make sure I remain happy at all times as to not hurt anyone’s feelings.
The constant events, the financial stress that comes with them, and the constant comments and pressure from my own family about getting married is just really getting to me. I wonder if there’s a cultural gap there as well for me, as I am culturally American and I’m not used to the grandiose multiple wedding celebrations. I’m not sure. Can anyone relate?