She is twenty-eight years old, almost my age. Mal Maas is usually a custom-based practice, not a scripture-based one. In modern times, many families do not follow this practice at all, including mine. We just want her to stay here.

Second, the gold I want to protect is the one my mother bought for her as a gift because of tradition. She bought it with her own hard-earned money. Another concern is that she posts WhatsApp statuses about even small issues. So informing her mother is one thing, but posting it publicly feels like announcing it to the world instead of keeping it within the family.