Dear readers, it feels great to talk to you after a long
gap.
It was early this year, when my amma finally convinced me to
get married (I was not against marriage, but I was not for it, either). I discussed
with my friends and then googled, but all to no avail... none concretely
educated me whether one should marry or not. Like any other thing in this
world, there were pros and cons. At some point I felt I was over thinking this
issue and decided to live through this phase of life also and see what life has
in store for me.
I was able to meet some great girls during the bride-hunt
phase. My uncle who’s an expert in horoscope matching did the first filter, then
it was my amma and then finally proposals came to my table. Then the one-to-one
talks... my constant questions- 'Your hobbies?', 'Career plans?' and standard
infos- 'Founded NGO- Parinati', 'Can play guitar' and add to it the tadka 'Very
simple but highly intelligent' line by amma and my 'Know me' was ready! Match
making is an elaborate market and one is expected to get packaged well to
attract good proposals. From outset I was against commercialization of
human-relations. I am now happy that the proposal that materialized was the
least commercialized.
Wedding is a big thing. I am not comfy hogging limelight,
but now I was center of all attractions. Everybody had comments- smart but a
little dark, good but doesn't wear good clothes, why no smile, talks too
loudly, not easy to get along, more 'smarth' than 'smarth' themselves... I got
irritated initially and have uttered a few words to the effect of mind your own business. Later I realized that we Indians can do anything but that. So made
peace with all this.
One blog is definitely not enough to cover an
event like wedding, so drawing curtains now. I admit, that though it has been
most expensive and most pressured phases, I will remember it as the sweetest
phase of my life. Special thanks to Namita for making my life as beautiful as
her smile!
