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14th Sep 2016

Indian woman chooses her dog over an arranged marriage

What a queen

Rebecca Keane

She is like ALL of us.

The saying goes that dogs are man’s best friend but there are plenty women who would disagree, saying that a pooch is their soulmate too.

One woman who is more than fond of her dog is analyst Karishma Walia.

Karishma Walia was in talks to have an arranged marriage to a man from New Delhi, but upon hearing that her husband-to-be didn’t like dogs, she abruptly refused.

Speaking to Buzzfeed, Karishma said her family were disappointed at her choice.

“My mom thought he’s an excellent match because he’s good-looking and well-off,” Walia told BuzzFeed. “There was a lot of family pressure, and they still think I did the wrong thing by  raising the concern about my dog.”

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Despite Karishma telling him the marriage was off, he continued to try and make her change her mind.

“He would say things like ‘family should be a priority and not career’,” Walia said. “I gave up when he commented about my dog. I don’t know why my family still thinks he’s an eligible bachelor.”

Who could blame her? That dog is ADORABLE.