Relationships in India

A very large population in India has ensured low penalty for failed relationships but better proficiency to handling relations. In USA, relationships are so important. People generally live in nuclear families dependent for emotional support on a very small set of people. If people are staying at one place, it pays to make sure healthy relationships with limited number of people one gets to meet and live with. It is also the reason why death is so feared in USA and why people even in big cities suicide to get away from loneliness.

Situation is exactly opposite in India. I meet at least tens of people on a daily basis. I have to consistently adjust my behavior according to person i meet i. e. family member, servant, government officer or strangers. On one hand, this intense human interaction leads to excellent people skills but on the other hand, it causes lowering the value of maintaining a healthy relationships. If one relationship fails, people can afford to move on fast. Apathy and deception in relationships is, therefore, prevalent. Some people have made deception a profession. I know some who go on taking loan from one person after other only to never pay them back. But they can still do it because the sheer number of relationships they can afford to waste.