The fear of being judged or outcasted prevents many young, South Asian women leaving their family homes if they're unmarried.

The pressure for single South Asian woman to stay at home

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I’m incredibly ready to fly the nest now – with or without a partner. I don’t want to wait until Prince Charming puts a ring on it

I couldn’t even begin to imagine what the reaction would have been like if I had said I wanted to move out with a boyfriend

“Who would have thought that something as simple as moving out as an unmarried woman would come with such shame and guilt?”