@ Author,
1. If relationship is working fine between them then it is common that one should avoid forcing other spouse to follow such customs least their marriage itself breaks down.
2. Prior to marriage one should have specifically asked questions relating to customs that other side follows or not follows or adds over and above than what your friend's side follows.
3. No, customs does not come under dowry allegations but comes under 'cruelty' allegations in civil suit matters. In your brief you mention and I quote you "not willing to do..." I mean were any monetary consideration expected out of say if 'willing to do...' or you are complaining of 'physical participation without money for willing to follow customs?' Be clear with wordings, as both may attract diverse laws and one law that may attract here is called 'dowry' against you - your family if 'monetary consideration" is 'hint' behind "not willing to do..." .
4. eg. on lighter note, your friend's side may have custom of touching feet of family elders every morning just after wake up, she may not follow such custom. Just because she is not following your friend's customs, it does not mean the marriage has to break and/or charges of dowry should be hurled on another and what is mentioned in your brief as customs not being followed by her are not even cruelty. There is a fine line between orthodox and un-orthodox cultures and people following traditional customs and if your friend is strict follower of customs then same nature spouse he should have tested and married too. least later such custom - culture issues do not crop up between two families - spouses but now it is too late unless marriage needs to be broken between them just because she is not following certain customs are some of my views. If it helps then let me add it reads strange that she is not enjoying such generic customs which most Asians follow coming from different ethnic backgrounds in India but that is so, some do not.
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