My cousin was engaged, and the marriage date was still some time away. Yesterday, a man knocked on our door, removed his shoes, sat down and said: “Main us ladki ka boyfriend hoon. Hum 8 saal se relationship mein hain. Shaadi karna chahte the, but her mother never agreed. We love each other and have also been physically involved. Please don’t marry her.” A huge clash happened between both families, and the marriage was eventually called off. Now her family is refusing to return jewellery worth around ₹4 lakh that our family had given. Imagine entering a marriage without knowing something this important about the person you are marrying. My cousin got saved before it was too late. If this story is true, hiding an 8-year relationship from the groom is not a small mistake. It can destroy someone’s life. Now we may have to recover our jewellery legally.