That wine tasting guy…I suspect he might now have long-term erectile dysfunction after having had to witness that nasty shit between Nikki and Igor in person.

That whole scene was gruesome.

Is the constant lying actually socially acceptable in this culture?

No. Come on, nobody likes lying anywhere. You know that.

I think you’re misconstruing what Sumit and Tejaswi (and Rishi too) are trying to do here. I’ve watched all three of them. I don’t think they’re actively out there trying to lie. They’re trying to obfuscate and delay things as much as possible to try and avoid confrontation. They’re not really so much liars as they are cowards.

I had a similar experience recently where my brother was organizing a quick weekend trip with me and our local cousins. He purposefully avoided inviting one cousin he doesn’t like much. I told him to invite the cousin before word gets out about the trip because then that’ll cause tension in the family. He didn’t. He just kept saying “when the moment’s right, I’ll try and invite him”. Long story short - he never invited him and the ostracized cousin found out, which caused some considerable drama.

Maybe you can argue this particular brand of cowardice is more prevalent among Indian men. I’m still not sure.

As an Indian man born and raised in the west, I saw this coming weeks ago when this season first started airing. I got like 20 upvotes, but I don’t think anybody took me seriously.

The reality is that Indian culture is very very different from American culture. American culture emphasizes individualism and the nuclear family (to an extent). Indian culture emphasizes the family (nuclear and extended) as well as the greater community (e.g. caste).

A white girl from Alabama can’t just up and move to India unless she’s willing to buy fully into the culture. And there’s no way she buys into the culture so long as she doesn’t learn Hindi.

Tejaswi is an asshole. I don’t dispute that. But Tejaswi is like so many other Indian men who just don’t understand that women can be much more emotional creatures than them. Unless they’re exposed to more western media and more western influences…they’re not built to handle expressive women. If anything, the role of the man in traditional culture is to make money, which Tejaswi sees himself fulfilling pretty well. There’s a reason he brought that up during the argument - it was him basically saying “I’m holding up my end here, so get shit together on your end”.

I would say the majority of traditional Indian women aren’t all that expressive or emotional with their husbands. I suspect so many of them seek out that affection with their sons, which is why so many Indian men end up coddled and devoted to their mothers.

I’m still trying to figure out why Tejaswi’s dumb ass was so intent on marrying this girl, knowing full well she never had the makings of a traditional housewife.

Sorry to hear that. If you need some help or advice, post your story on r/abcdesis. The people there might be able to provide some decent advice, as they’re more familiar with the clash between India and the west when it comes to culture.

Michigan strippers looking mad good.

I feel like a lot of women here dated guys like Rob. Which is why there’s so much vitriol here against him.

Her personality doesn’t really go beyond her tig ole bitties.