A pattern, not one bad match
Repeated delays across different proposals point to something chart-based.
Check the 7th house first
This is where marriage timing lives in a birth chart.
Delay periods do end
Most delay-related Dasha periods are temporary, not permanent.
A Question That Comes Up Constantly
This is genuinely one of the most common things clients ask, usually after two or three proposals have quietly gone nowhere. It's a frustrating, often anxious place to be, and it's worth taking seriously rather than dismissing with a vague "it'll happen when it happens." See the fuller piece on delay in marriage for the complete picture.
What Usually Turns Out to Be Going On
In many cases, per classical Vedic astrology, a specific factor in the 7th house or an unfavourable Dasha period is genuinely at play — and once identified, that's actually useful information, because these periods are not permanent. Knowing roughly when a delay pattern is likely to ease is often more reassuring than a vague hope that things will simply work out eventually.
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Written by Prof. Subhas Sastri
Astrologer & palmist, Bankura — Jyotish Padma Bhusan Award (2016)