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StoryCorps: Sulochana Konur and Melissa Konur

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Konur_small Recently, Melissa Konur interviewed her mother-in-law, Solochana Konur, at a StoryCorps booth in New York. They discussed their different paths to marriage -- Sulochana Konur's took place two months after she was betrothed at 15 -- and the customs of America and India. Asked for her advice, Melissa Konur's mother-in-law made a prediction. "As you stay married longer, you will find out things that are different about each other, not what is common about each other," she said. "And you have to grow together rather than looking for something in common."

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Recently, Melissa Konur interviewed her mother-in-law, Solochana Konur, at a StoryCorps booth in New York. They discussed their different paths to marriage -- Sulochana Konur's took place two months after she was betrothed at 15 -- and the customs of America and India. Asked for her advice, Melissa Konur's mother-in-law made a prediction. "As you stay married longer, you will find out things that are different about each other, not what is common about each other," she said. "And you have to grow together rather than looking for something in common."

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NPR Morning Edition 1/27/2006

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INTRO:

StoryCorps is recording interviews between friends and family members around the country. It’s giving people the chance to talk to one another about their lives and preserve those stories for future generations. Each interview is archived at the Library of Congress. To date, StoryCorps has recorded more than 5000 interviews. We bring you one excerpt each Friday here on Morning Edition. Sulochana (SoLO-cha-na) Konur (Ko-NOR), who is 53, grew up in India. She was married when she was 15 -- it was arranged by her family. Soon after, Konur and her husband moved to the United States, where they raised their children. Last year, her oldest son Sanjay (Sohnjay) got married -- and it wasn't arranged. He met Melissa Smith, now Melissa Konur in graduate school. Recently, Melissa interviewed her mother-in-law Solochana Konur at a StoryCorps booth in New York.

OUTRO:

Sulochana Konur with her daughter-in-law, Melissa Konur. To schedule a StoryCorps interview with a member of your family or to hear additional stories, go to NPR-dot-org.

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