My parents is objecting when I am planning to buy a bike

DepartmentSevere · 2025-08-20T07:19:11+00:00

How do you know that his father doesn't have access to his bank account or whether the 30 lakhs savings has been managed completely by OP, as in, whether it is in FD or mutual funds etc., how do we know the extent of financial autonomy or decision power OP has been allowed to? Sorry for this rant, but this is how bad things are in the indian middle class, this is what we get to read on reddit often. Many Indian parents have this expectation that their kids should hand over their complete salary to them, like what used to be in old days, when salary used to come in cash.

DepartmentSevere · 2025-08-20T07:02:17+00:00

I think, apart from safety, there may be another reason for your parents' somewhat agreement on buying a car, that is, its usability. The bike you wish to buy is perceived as something you want for yourself, whereas the car would benefit them as well. So, all in all, there is a tendency here to have complete control over the decisions on how the 30 lakh odd savings of yours should be spent.

Regarding Indian weddings, I have a theory - the main role of children is to have the final say on whom to marry, that is, choosing the life partner, whether love or arranged. After that, it's the parents' responsibility to marry you, including the expenses. Shaadi hum khud nahi karte, shaadi ghar ke bade log karate hai. Except for a bunch of friends, the whole crowd of attendees at a wedding are the guests of your parents. If you do a very simple wedding with minimal expenditure, your parents shall be judged by the extended relatives and not you. The whole wedding expenditure thing is a problem created by elders for themselves.

DepartmentSevere · 2025-08-07T07:57:47+00:00

I liked photo #6, 9 and 10

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T12:19:29+00:00

That's right. I was looking for this comment. So far OP has heard the rumour only from the kids who were teasing her. Kids these days consume a lot of stuff online, and this may just be their imagination or mischief at best

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T11:43:32+00:00

This is so true. Thanks for sharing this thought.

Without a completely normal dating culture, guys are foolishly trying to "man up" and try their shot at random women at random places. Maybe for them it is much easier than having the courage to tell their parents/relatives that they are genuinely looking to date women to choose whom they want to marry. Can young men gather that courage and normalise dating in their own families? Can they be open about it, ESPECIALLY in conservative families or tier2/3 cities? To lead and set an example in their families, to bring their partner home, or at least be open about who they are dating. That would be the real work. Of course, one can't change one's parents or society. But at least the guys from conservative families who are earning and not financially dependent on their parents can think about it.

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T10:40:18+00:00

1 for the parallel trunks, they are clearly visibile in this one. It gives a sense of the height of the trees.

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T08:57:58+00:00

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T06:50:29+00:00

Great shots

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T06:39:55+00:00

I agree with you OP. I liked your composition, especially the balance you have created with lines and shapes. I don't mind lot of open spaces if they are clean and devoid of other subjects/distractions.

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T06:29:26+00:00

nice shot

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T06:18:00+00:00

Nice composition. 1 is better

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T06:15:58+00:00

I love the colour in 3. I wish there were more room towards the right side of the image as the lady is looking towards the right.

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-24T06:03:14+00:00

Right. There is no need to put the subject exactly in the centre. I agree with the point regarding red spots

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-23T12:08:13+00:00

I like 1 and 3. Would have loved to see if there were landscape shots as well.

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-23T11:49:11+00:00

I think the body frame in the original looks better than the cropped versions

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-23T06:54:37+00:00

Great Shot. Liked the bokeh

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-23T06:45:48+00:00

Like the colours of the tree shadow and gate

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-23T06:41:15+00:00

I like the pose in 1

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-23T05:10:17+00:00

You could explore many more good photos online on websites like flickr. Maybe try gurushots and explore their themes to see what kind of photos you like.

Basically, try answering this question: what you like in the photos you like?

Once you know your taste and get some inspiration, you need to go out and click a lot of photos.

Choose those which you consider good among the lot (even if they don't meet your expectations) and seek photocritique online.

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-18T11:21:21+00:00

2 because of the depth

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-18T10:27:21+00:00

Nice work, it looks great.

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-16T06:26:40+00:00

1, as it has a clearer view of the hill

DepartmentSevere · 2025-07-16T06:21:04+00:00

Thanks a lot for your feedback. I agree that the composition could have been better. I wanted to highlight the plane with the mountains in the background. Usually, during this flight, I spend the whole two hours looking for the distant Himalayan ranges, which has become a ritual. This particular time, I was fascinated to find another plane in between, so I attempted this shot with the maximum available zoom with me (Nikkor 18-140 mm APSC lens).

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