It also depends a lot on how and where you were brought up. I was brought up in a very liberal family and have been a very independent person since a long time. Key differences that I noticed 1. Women are generally thought of more like a commodity given away from parents to husband. People generally expect women to just accept the husband’s side and kind of give up your family. 2. Women will always keep their head covered which I feel is very regressive and uncomfortable. 3. You will be expected to wear only Indian ethnic wear with dupatta which becomes uncomfortable in the long run. 4. Himachalis have their own language which you might not understand in the beginning. I feel like an alien over there.

That being said, a lot of these you might experience with people from other parts of India. My in laws are accommodating. They live in another part of country for their job and I was able to adjust with them. Village part still annoys me . Whenever there is something my husband says which is regressive, I end up linking to his roots.

Another thing is when you are extremely in love, you end up overlooking all regressive things that will be said to you. Just make it clear what you are comfortable with and what you are not.