On the other hand—marriage would give me instant freedom. If I were married, this lack of autonomy that I, and many South Asian daughters experience throughout their twenties, would finally cease. There’d be no more questioning, no more having to hear passive-aggressive quips about the successes of other kids my age, no more being dragged to dinner parties hosted by relatives my parents didn’t even like. I could finally become my own person, an adult—if and only if I attached myself to a man.
