Indian bride walks out of wedding when groom fails math test

[KamaAina]

http://news.yahoo.com/groom-fails-math-test-indian-bride-walks-wedding-065433753.html

An Indian bride walked out of her wedding ceremony after the groom failed to solve a simple math problem, police said Friday.

The bride tested the groom on his math skills and when he got the sum wrong, she walked out....

The groom's family tried persuading the bride to return, but she refused. She said the groom had misled them about his education.

"The groom's family kept us in the dark about his poor education," said Mohar Singh, the bride's father. "Even a first grader can answer this."

[panader0]

1. Oddly, I scored higher on my math SAT than my English (Mom was an English teacher)

I didn't really like math. I read novels all through high school.
I have had three divorces. WTF?

[elleng]

2. I did similarly very close,

and I have no idea why! My mother was a librarian, but that was years before she married; she was, however, clearly very literate, as was Dad, an attorney. (My brother and I followed Dad in our careers.)

[KamaAina]

3. I hear the RW Hindu nationalist BJP is recruiting him to run for PM.

[lovemydog]

4. The question she asked: How much is 15 plus six? His reply: 17.

That guy should join the tea party.

[KamaAina]

5. Or just run for Pretzeldent.

edit: Maybe it was Booby Jindal.

[A Simple Game]

7. He would have been OK and within the tea party guide lines if he had added "after taxes." n/t

[lovemydog]

10. haha!

[mackerel]

6. If only more marriages were prevented from happening in this way.

[irisblue]

8. Good for her!

She knows her worth.

[riderinthestorm]

9. Arranged marriages are pretty much the standard in India

so it's not a love match, simply a contract.

Obviously the groom didn't live up to the terms of the contract.

What I want to know is if he did it on purpose to get out of the marriage?? Who knows, maybe the two of them cooked this up together if they didn't like each other at all. Easy way to get out of the deal!

More likely though is the fact that India's huge gender balance from female infanticide is catching up to the population and women are finally understanding they have all the cards...

[mackerel]

11. I hope so!

[betsuni]

12. She was having naan of it.

[OriginalGeek]

13. now now

let's not be a pita

[jmowreader]

14. Just thinking out loud...

If "being good at math" was one of her prerequisites, maybe she should have tested him BEFORE exchanging gifts and jewelry, booking a hall, and undergoing the six-hour bride-assembling process.

[pnwmom]

15. She was probably being pushed by her family,

and hoped to like him enough.

Clearly, she didn't. I'm glad she figured out an escape route in time.