Muslim weddings of Mysore are rich in traditions and customs. Muslim matrimony in Mysore flourished with the operations of innumerable matrimony portals like Bangalore nikah. A bride or groom look for many qualities for his or her prospective partner. The educational background, financial fitness, social status and family background are a few features usually mentioned in a matrimony column. But there are certain conditions that are usually not mentioned and in fact are thought as prerequisites for marriage. Virginity is one such quality looked for a perfect partner. People mostly ascertain that his bride to be or groom to be is virgin with no scope for any apprehensions. The chastity of the groom or bride is considered as a condition in marriage or else it is associated with infidelity. An unmarried man or woman is expected to keep his virginity until he or she gets married. Chastity if lost cannot be regained and such people while entering a wedlock must bear the agony of deceiving the partner. Virginity is equated with one’s purity of body and mind.
There are many brides and grooms who are forward, and they speak frankly about virginity and topics related to it even before marriage. While searching for alliances some families ignore alliances from brides or grooms settled abroad fearing for living together relationships and affairs. Many families do not even talk about such matters in front of grown up children. Our community is still not transparent in such issues and hurriedly marries away the bride or groom without digging their past. Sometimes it’s after marriage they realize that the bride or groom had a serious relationship prior marriage. There begin issues in marriage, the partner feels cheated and the trust between the couple is then at risk. Virginity of the partner is thus a matter of serious concern and no partner whether modern or traditional is ready to compromise on it.
