Indian groom too drunk to wed, so brother steps in

Lissa · 05-08-2007, 09:37 AM

I found this interesting, go to your brother's wedding and then you become the groom!! May have saved that girl from an alcoholic husband too!!

Indian groom too drunk to wed, so brother steps in
Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:57AM BST

PATNA, India (Reuters) - Villagers at a wedding in eastern India decided the groom had arrived too drunk to get married, and so the bride married the groom's more sober brother instead, police said on Monday.

"The groom was drunk and had reportedly misbehaved with guests when the bride's family and local villagers chased him away," Madho Singh, a senior police officer told Reuters after Sunday's marriage in a village in Bihar state's Arwal district.

The younger brother readily agreed to take the groom's place beside the teenage bride at her family's invitation, witnesses said.

"The groom apologised for his behaviour, but has been crying that word will spread and he will never get a bride again," Singh said by phone.

Passionfruition · 05-08-2007, 09:39 AM

Wow. It is hard to imagine that's just how their culture is. I wonder how the bride felt about the new arrangement?

Janet · 05-08-2007, 03:33 PM

It's amazing just how different the culture is from ours, or anyones for that matter.

Tink · 05-08-2007, 04:09 PM

Funny thing is the bride had likely never met either of the brothers before, so what difference did it make to her? She still got tied to the same family with the same dowry I'd bet.

I can't imagine my family arranging a marriage for me! It's just too weird.

Hopefully she got the better of the 2 at least.

Marilyn · 05-08-2007, 04:38 PM

Really strange. Sounds like she may have gotten a much better husband though.

Mandy · 05-09-2007, 01:46 AM

Goodness, that is weird. Hope she got the better brother of the two! I can not imagine having an arranged marriage.

Chandra Amaya · 05-09-2007, 07:15 AM

wow maybe that would have been better with my oldest son's father. His brother was the much better man & closer to my age (we were only a couple of months apart. My son's father was almost 2 years older lol).

AngieDoogles · 05-09-2007, 08:38 AM

Seems like she got the better man. I hope so anyway. I don't know if I'd want my family to pick out a husband for me. I doubt that would've chosen Brendon (since they didn't know him at first) and I couldn't imagine being married to anyone else.

Forgivenmom5 · 05-10-2007, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AngieDoogles

Seems like she got the better man. I hope so anyway. I don't know if I'd want my family to pick out a husband for me. I doubt that would've chosen Brendon (since they didn't know him at first) and I couldn't imagine being married to anyone else.

If I had have picked for you you would have never gotten married because I would have always seen you as my little girl. Since you did get married I think you picked a good one--Guess we'll keep him Huh?

AngieDoogles · 05-10-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Forgivenmom5

If I had have picked for you you would have never gotten married because I would have always seen you as my little girl. Since you did get married I think you picked a good one--Guess we'll keep him Huh?

Lol. You are so sweet. I'm lucky to have such a wonderful mother as well as an amazing hubby (who didn't show up to our wedding drunk, lol).

05-08-2007, 09:37 AM	#1
Lissa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South and Central Texas Posts: 337	Indian groom too drunk to wed, so brother steps in I found this interesting, go to your brother's wedding and then you become the groom!! May have saved that girl from an alcoholic husband too!! Indian groom too drunk to wed, so brother steps in Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:57AM BST PATNA, India (Reuters) - Villagers at a wedding in eastern India decided the groom had arrived too drunk to get married, and so the bride married the groom's more sober brother instead, police said on Monday. "The groom was drunk and had reportedly misbehaved with guests when the bride's family and local villagers chased him away," Madho Singh, a senior police officer told Reuters after Sunday's marriage in a village in Bihar state's Arwal district. The younger brother readily agreed to take the groom's place beside the teenage bride at her family's invitation, witnesses said. "The groom apologised for his behaviour, but has been crying that word will spread and he will never get a bride again," Singh said by phone. __________________ Marilyn's Disappearing Daughter!! Cake or Death, Melissa "Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised." Heb 10:35-36

05-08-2007, 09:39 AM	#2
Passionfruition Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 492	Wow. It is hard to imagine that's just how their culture is. I wonder how the bride felt about the new arrangement? __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."- Dr. Seuss

05-08-2007, 03:33 PM	#3
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,624	It's amazing just how different the culture is from ours, or anyones for that matter. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

05-08-2007, 04:09 PM	#4
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	Funny thing is the bride had likely never met either of the brothers before, so what difference did it make to her? She still got tied to the same family with the same dowry I'd bet. I can't imagine my family arranging a marriage for me! It's just too weird. Hopefully she got the better of the 2 at least. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

05-08-2007, 04:38 PM	#5
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Really strange. Sounds like she may have gotten a much better husband though. __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

05-09-2007, 01:46 AM	#6
Mandy Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Who cares! Posts: 4,587	Goodness, that is weird. Hope she got the better brother of the two! I can not imagine having an arranged marriage. __________________ Many people will walk in and out your life, but only true friends leave footprints!

05-09-2007, 07:15 AM	#7
Chandra Amaya 4WT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tn Posts: 1,646	wow maybe that would have been better with my oldest son's father. His brother was the much better man & closer to my age (we were only a couple of months apart. My son's father was almost 2 years older lol). __________________ Traci

05-09-2007, 08:38 AM	#8
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	Seems like she got the better man. I hope so anyway. I don't know if I'd want my family to pick out a husband for me. I doubt that would've chosen Brendon (since they didn't know him at first) and I couldn't imagine being married to anyone else. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

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