I was recently selected and posted as a Judge (JMFC) in Western Maharashtra. Now that I’m starting my career, my family is bringing up the marriage talk. Honestly, seeing how much my cousins have been struggling with the whole process lately has made me pretty nervous about starting it myself.
I’m trying to get a realistic sense of the ground reality so I don’t go in with the wrong expectations. For context on the "market" dynamics: I’m 26M, 6’0”, and I stay physically fit. I’m Maratha (just adding this for the local context). My parents are both retired Class-1 officers—my mom was a District Judge and my dad was an Executive Engineer. We have houses in Kolhapur, Satara, and Wai, plus some farmland (total net worth is around ₹7-8 Cr).
Please don’t get the wrong idea by "expectations," I’m definitely not talking about dowry or anything like that. We have zero interest in that. I’m strictly asking about the caliber of prospects I can realistically expect regarding the girl's education, family background, and physical attractiveness.
I know it sounds a bit cynical to break it down like this, but I want the brutal truth. Do high-earning corporate/IT professionals even consider judicial profiles given the 3-year transfers? Also, what are the hidden red flags or highly transactional dynamics I should watch out for with a profile like mine in Maharashtra?