It is indeed intriguing and funny when my parents wake up early in the morning, even on a Saturday. Come on, don’t you guys ever sleep. The worst part is when they enjoy waking me up, as well. I mean, haven’t they ever been taught in school to enjoy the sun’s rays in bed. All right, I agree, waking up early has helped me, but once in a while being a lazy bag of bones would not hurt either. Well, I should confess I am now used to the herculean task of waking up early in the morning. 7 o’clock, phew, it’s when I start with my dreams in proper order.
Anyway, this morning my mom, as always, barged into my room, scanned through my gestures and yeah, began with her duties like doing the bed, unplugging the laptop, and mean while chanting the universal mantra “when I was your age, I was married, took up responsibilities.” Well, look at the odds; mom never had a laptop or a cell phone when she was my age. So getting married would have been the best option.
And so the point is, it’s now my turn, to tie the knot. But to whom?
They say behind every successful man, there is a woman. But now it is even better, behind every successful man is a woman rolling her eyes. I have never felt there is a need to depend on a person whom you have never met before. As a matter of fact the word ‘depend’ is so bland, I loathe using it anywhere.They say marriage is an institution, the union of two different worlds.
Who is saying so? Please do not ask me, I don’t know. But as far my knowledge goes, it is indeed difficult for two worlds to compromise. I am sure it will be like asking the vampires and humans to ink a peace treaty. Well, I can’t see that happening. Even, if it does, how would you know, which one among the vampires one should get married to?
Once, I asked my mom, the reason to why she got married. The debate went on for an hour or so, but I should say I wasn't convinced. Probably because I am better at debating. But that’s not the point. When men hate self dependent women, they tend to work on their ego, stop communicating and then compromise on everything. So, obviously one of them is never satisfied. I hate to say this but, women too are so complicated themselves. They make life difficult for men too.
Now, comes the question on why one should get married?
Ans. To break the odds.
Isn't that way too vague an argument? You tend to change life with a new person in it. As of now, you iron a single T-shirt and jeans, after marriage it would become a couple of t-shirts and jeans. For now, you twist and turn in your bed while amidst a good dream, after marriage it would be ‘stay away from my side of the bed’ scenario. So unless you are absolutely sure about someone, the difficulty just descends on you for good.
Hence, when you realize the difficulty in choosing someone on your own, especially when you have never succeeded in finding the right one, and all what you have found are coffees, movies, chocolates, ice creams and roses, which ultimately is not want one wants, you bestow the duty of finding your better half to the elders in the family, simply because they were born before you, which obviously they dint have to work hard for, but giving the benefit of doubt, you promise to smile in front of them.
Then comes the mandatory exercises like make-over’s, photo shoots, and portfolios. When the pressure is way beyond the normal barometric level, women, go for Botox surgery. You read it right. Cosmetic surgeons before re-shaping whatever the bride-to-be hates in her most, or assumes she does, gives them sessions of counselling. Studies prove that, at the end of the ‘marriage thamasha’, she simply wants to get sold, I mean married off.
Still my question remains unanswered. Is it that difficult to be with someone whom you have never met before? Is it because I am trying to look beyond what I can see?
Don't blame me, sometimes you just try very hard to get answers that are right in front you, without realizing its way too plain and simple. Yet again, my marriage finally comes down to fulfilling my destiny. I just hope it does not keep me from it.
