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Like I said- it's giving a cushion to a new couple to use as would best serve them.  Once it's given, it's given.  It's not a go fund me for credit card bill or honeymoons.

As stated earlier, it would give most South Asians gift givers pleasure knowing that they were able to help in some small way to the financial security for a new couple.

We are very community oriented.  Giving cash and gold serves the most stability for a family in the long term.  This trickles down to a stronger community and more stabile future generations.

It's something that you will not get unless you get out of your box and try to understand that cultures are different.

Please just don't give a gift if you're so offended or just don't go to the wedding at all. It's different for you and apparently differences make you uncomfortable.
It's an invite, feel free to decline.

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I'm not South Asian, I've never even been invited to a South Asian wedding (let alone gone), and this post makes a lot of sense to me.

[b]If you don't want to pay off the couple's college loans, then don't give money. It's as simple as that.[/b][/quote]

Better still, leave it to the guests to decide what they want to give and if they want to give cash to pay off the couple's college loan, they can do just that. OTOH, if they want to give a waffle maker in a boxed gift then they should feel free to do that.

[b]The point of contention is when a couple specifies that certain types of gifts are not desired: in this instance, "boxed gifts"[/b]/[/quote]

There will not be a registry and most guests want some sort of direction as to what to get.  If your so upset about the "boxed gifts", you have several options.

1. Decline the invitation
2. Send a non-boxed gift
3. Send a boxed gift to make your point
4. Don't send any gift but do attend the wedding.

All are perfectly acceptable.  You will be received graciously either way.
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