BRIDEGROOM: Will you be the servant of my home & slave like a donkey while I laze around like a pig?
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDEGROOM: Will you bring enough dowry so that I can live like a King for the rest of my life even if that means your father has to file for bankruptcy?
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDEGROOM: Will you remain faithful to me under all circumstances and never expect the same from me?
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDEGROOM: Will you get kicked when I kick you and get beaten when I beat you?
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDEGROOM: Will you earn & support the family when I decide that I have earned enough?
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDEGROOM: Will you silently endure my anger, mood swings and drunkenness?
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDEGROOM: Will you forget that you had a family before marriage and remember that you don't have any self respect after marriage?
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDEGROOM: Will you silently endure my anger, mood swings and drunkenness?
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDEGROOM: Will you forget that you had a family before marriage and remember that you don't have any self respect after marriage?
BRIDE: Amen
BRIDEGROOM: (In view of the above) I,________, take thee,______, to be my wedded Wife, for I have spoilt my life enough and need another one to spoil.
BRIDE: I,_____, take thee,_____, to be my wedded Husband, for I have not much of a choice! I have two unmarried sisters in my family and some unwritten law in the society has ensured that I am better off rotting in hell with someone like you rather than living in heaven by myself!
Disclaimer: This is an issue that cuts across all religions. However, since the Hindu vows are in Sanskrit and I am not aware of the procedure followed in Muslim marriages, the above customised version has been used with the sole intention of highlighting the issue of "women unempowerment" and not with the intention of hurting anyone's religious faith(s).
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