It is obvious to get nervous and excited with the thought of leaving your own privacy and comfort to settle down with someone who is completely new to you when your family now keeps showing those pics of relevant matches as well as your marriage is one and the only topic of discussion on your dinner table. Here this comes to be how the arranged marriage scenario then feels like. From various sources like friends, relatives, online matrimonial sites, or more, you meet prospective matches that have come across. The fact that the prospect is unknown to you prevails essentially whatever be the source.
 
Before taking up the proposal to you, it's true that your family would have performed checks at their end. Here well-educated and professionally settled comes to the proposals and with various other criteria that therefore is mapped at a superficial level which would have been then taken care of as they would thereby be ensured that the family is now well off matching with own social standards. It is much beyond that marriage is not just about social, financial & educational equality. Which probably can’t be evaluated by family there are lot many ingredients that go on to build a happy marriage.
 
To understand your compatibility with each other before taking a final call here are a few questions that you must ask during your first one on one meeting with your prospective Indian bride/ Indian groom.
 
1) What Are Your Hobbies And Interests?
 
A lot can be inferred from the reply you receive though it might seem to be a very basic question to ask. It could be very difficult to live with a person with completely opposite interests than yours. Then there could be conflicts when you are together, for example, if your partner is an outgoing social person and you are an introvert how loves to confine to yourself and your immediate family. Knowing more of each other is important in keeping the relationship stable.
 
2) What Are Your Expectations From Your Partner?
 
As it will help you prepare for the future, knowing the expectations of your prospective partner and making your expectations clear at an initial level is always good. Which you may not be capable enough or willing to deliver moreover as this topic might surprise you with some unrealistic expectations that your partner might have. Avoiding any future clashes is having a clear stand on such things. What is partner preferences are important to know?
 
3) What Are Your Future Goals And Plan?
 
Both from the partners’ perspective, this is again a very relevant question. As it is important for a lady to know about her man, it is also as important for a man to know the future plans of his lady. Definitely needing an understanding husband is a highly ambitious career-oriented lady who is not willing to sacrifice her career post marriage. Rarely prevalent in Indian Scenario is to find such an understanding husband or to be one, it needs a different mindset. Discuss in detail your aspiration. This is quite important.
 
4) Towards Both Families Are You Ready To Accept Responsibility?
 
Whether the boy is also willing to execute his responsibilities towards his new family, girls are anyhow expected to take up the responsibility of the new family. Whereas as a son-in-law he would have no moral responsibility towards his in-laws, i.e, his wife’s parents, or is the same orthodox person who believes that his wife should take care of this parent like her own. Can be a major influencer on your decision as this will give you an idea about your partner’s mentality and thought process. Accept all the new relations in your family.
 
5) With Your Partner, How Do You Fantasize Your Relationship?
 
As a couple, this is to get each other’s perspective about your relationship. This is possible even as you would like to thereby have the friend in your partner as with whom you can be yourself as also open up your heart without any fear. The answer can actually tell you a lot about their mindset and behaviour though this seems to be an idealistic image. Keep your expectations under control. Remember they are humans too. So, you need not expect too much from others.
 
The Final Words
 
Whatever be your dreams, finding the right partner matching your preferences is a difficult task. So, you need to be able to compromise even when you find the reasons behind why the partner is like that. So always talk openly when you meet for the first time. Maybe you won’t get an opportunity afterward to know more about your spouse and you may feel trapped. This is the reason why you definitely need to make sure both of you are compatible. So now follow these tips to get to know more about your partner before you settle down on a relationship.