Methinks it's OK to get married now. For the rest of the world, that actually appears like a small nod meeting a thousand vigorous head movements which had begun a century ago. Sigh.
Me-however-thinks I'm not not wifey enough. Dare you not nod to that! Since I do not have the time or patience to actually woo/charm a guy, make sure he's sane, honest and blah blah, find the right time and finally propose (phew!), I've settled for the very Indian version of male female unison - The Arranged Marriage. Yeah I refuse the tea tray-sari ritual (much to Mummy's chagrin), I make my entry only after both families have swapped ancestral trees and economic equations and when I need to spend the least amount of time.
The last guy who came to 'see' me loves a heavy breakfast, eats his lunch at 3pm, his dinner at 6pm and wears clothes his mother buys him. I actually imagined waking up at 5 in the morning, all sweaty, making idlis with one hand and dosa with another, asking his mother for his size (:D) and ransacking the refrigerator at 11pm in a state of utmost hunger.
As if that was not enough, he was completely religious, attributing his piety to his mother. He gave me a financial breakdown of the amount of money that was spent on all the pujas in the last quarter. I'm not religious. But neither am I an atheist. I saw myself frantically jotting down various gods' names, their birthdays, their bad days and their vegan days. Then I saw myself forgetting to look at it. Sigh.
Methinks parents are not exactly wrong in marrying girls off so early. Look at me! I'm this absolute concoction of idiosyncratic maturity and sensible immaturity. I wouldn't have thought as much if I were 21. I don't know..probably. I would have yearningly looked for my parents' approval and nod. In fact I wouldn't be confused coz I wouldn't know what to be confused about!
So friends, rogues and countrymen, Ignorance is Marital Bliss.
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- From the joys of singledom to the exploration of marriagedom, I've travelled some blog time. Mylo, used often in this blog is the pseudonym for My Love, my husband. Wide-eyed, brilliantly unintelligible, pillar of humourous support, and heartbreakingly romantic, he and I make life worth living for each other. Today, I mostly write about our misadventures, life, and anything that's more to it!
Lol!!!... I loved this post..
he he he ... can't help laugh.... don't ya think ya fit the role? I think you are a purrfect fit... :P
just kidding lady.... like I told ya... you'll get someone a lot more interesting thn this .... :D
..and may you be in Ignorant Married Bliss... lol....
no tea tray ritual?! woman! you passing up the opportunity of pouring the tea on his crotch?!
and oh btw.. you're much better what you think you are man! you deserve much more than Mr.in-God-I-believe :) even if he owns a scorpio :P
"So friends, rogues and countrymen, Ignorance is Marital Bliss."
One liner is great.
-Leslie.
That was a touching post dear..
I know you were speaking out something from the corner of your mind!!
Life is more like "greens in the other valley"...when u mentioned,
Methinks parents are not exactly wrong in marrying girls off so early
I am one among that..married off the next day I celebrated(phew!!,I dint even do that)my 19th b'day..that too the INDIANISED arranged family as you had said..
I yearned to study...to work..earn my own money!!!then what happened??dint even complete my good old degree course!!
Many a times I feel I am bottled up...with no options other than adjustments!!!!
Sometimes parents can be wrong that way!!,,,and I never wanted to have my sibling with the same fate...
Be happy,dear!!!You will soon find a PERFECT partner!!The world is great.and so is GOD!!:)..I pray for you..:)
....and I forgot to add this...IGNORANCE can never be MARITAL BLISS !!You tend to revise things(the past or the situations you had been through) when you are mature enough!!:)..
@ mathew - thank you! :)
@ little one - Since I almost always read your mind..hope you are right :D
@ mydh - the crotch act is tempting..(hmmmmm :D) I think I shall finally settle for the vehicle :)
@ lez - :D (what more can I say???)
@ bharathy chechi - thank you chechi for your prayers. hmmm you are right that women will wake up to 'knowledge' sooner or later..but that's a rarity that I find among couples I know..probably I know the wrong ones :D
Amazing post.. nothing less nothing more
:) :)
That was a super-cool one...:)
Shn
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