Around 15 years ago, I remember an Indian-heritage work colleague describing the efforts of his extended family to find him a suitable wife. In a process he referred to as “doing the Jane Austens”, he spent most weekends on formal visits to one young woman or another, coordinated and supervised by his parents and assisted by a network of older matrons h…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Mary Harrington to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.