ng, love and marriage has puzzled many couples as they build their families around this new culture. There is little or no community-based compassion in the United States for we care little about what people around us think about our families. As an Indian woman is found lonely in the United States, exposed to media, love and romances her idea of marriage becomes vulnerable to this new groove. To explore this new love, we noticed that many of the Indian students that came to US to study started dating behind their parents back. When it came down to telling the mother, many time the response would be "Who are you talking to, Ayah? What? How ca it be my daughter? I don't have a daughter. Hang up right now." The importance of keeping that compassionate relationship with the parents and friends is essential to the Indian-woman. We recognize this importance once we
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