In 2023, DESIblitz had an article about cousin marriage:
Traditionally, the perspective of inter-family marriages focuses on the arranged marriage route – families orchestrate the events.
However, cousin marriages have the possibility of being arranged by choice as a love-cousin marriage.
Arranged marriages are as discussed a by-product of cultural tradition as well as patriarchal norms that enforce cousin marriages, in certain areas.
Yet, cousin marriages by love are also present in Pakistan.
Before that matter of marriage is unfolded, it is important to consider the socialisation of cousins in Pakistani families.
This is seen among Pakistani families who still marry within families.
Patriarchal norms and culture go hand-in-hand here, with Pakistani men in the diaspora often exploring sex, love interests and dating outside of the family realm.
But when it boils down to commitment, they settle down and marry their cousins to meet family expectations.
Marriages in this instance are not just limited to first cousins only. It can go as far as second or third cousins.
The way cousins interact within the Pakistani culture can also raise many questions – whether it’s celebratory occasions or significant events such as weddings.
If love has no boundary, then cousin marriage is only a subject of cultural appropriation.
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