Yelläks /ˈyæl•eks/

Marrying a partner should be a decision that should be well thought through. In the end you have to spend the rest of your life with your “choice” (well, at least you should). Getting divorced is not an option and although most of the marriages are arranged, the majority of marriages in India do not split up.
Many Indians (especially boys) are very keen to get married at the age of around 23 to 25, since it means that they are officially allowed to have sex (and most of them have it only after marriage). However sometimes marriages are arranged very fast and it might look way too fast. A friend of mine told me a story that his friend got married next day although he got to know the girl only a day before. First I could not believe it, but then I saw this advertisement in the matrimonial section of a Telugu newspaper. In my opinion marriages in India have a different meaning than in the Western culture: In India the marriage serves more a purpose and is a thing that needs to be done in someone’s life (like a checklist; something like: “I want to get married, so search for a willing human of the opposite sex and simply get married”). In the so called “first world” marriages are an additional proof to show someone’s love and are considered more from the emotional point of view. Therefore it is not surprising that in the advertisement searching for a bride or groom, even US visa status or the yearly income are mentioned (refer to the advertisement above the circled one). The higher the earning the more beautiful will be the wife.