Thanks for a couple married budhas coming out of their shelves to shade some lights to this confused soul. Not that I couldn't contact my cousins and elderlies, but I don't think I'd feel that comfortable asking about their marriages because it's gonna send a wrong message and they might think I'm thinking about my marriage in the near future.  I already spoke to a fellow who just naturalized to become a US Citizen and recently brought his wife about marriage process and he was pulling my leg, too. 

Anyway, behoove dai, you never cease to amaze me with your writing. You should definitely take some classes and write for Nepali Newspapers or hell, even create a blog. Your writing ability overly exceeds the writings of any Engineer. 

Like Bodmas said, had you married the chick, she probably wouldn't be a manager in Sun Microsys today. But by the sounds of it, your significant other is a great match for you.

In any case, I was perhaps a tad silly by not looking for a Nepali girl while in College... (the fact that there weren't any is a different matter) and I'm definitely enjoying my life to the max. I just wanted to see how some of the older generations found their significant others. The last thing I'd want is getting tied by arranged marriage. My parents are super cool about it but even then, there are criterias and requirements that a chick needs to fulfil/match and that's probably the biggest hurdle. 

Violet, I was just messing with you and wasn't serious at all. I'm certainly enjoying my single life to the max. 

Like Bodmas said, I certainly believe that love isn't something that's gonna fade away. Therefore, its imperative that before you tie the knots, you clarify things, express your opinions and found a suitable match. After you've tied the knot, a new walk will have just started, not ended but then again, I'm not married yet, how would I know?