My most prized writing...

When I told my parents that I was Ready to get married, I was put through this bombardment of questions (Understandably!). And i decided to write back to them giving them my outlook on marriage! A brief excerpt (ofcourse partly edited!) Unarguably my most prized writing...Help me secure my man in matrimony!

Why Marriage?

A tough one to begin with....

An ardent believer in love, I do understand that marriage can also be frustrating, infuriating, annoying and most important of all - unpredictable!

I am aware that no marriage irrespective of how good or successful it is is without its blights and flaws. I know there will be tumult and turbulence, conflict and rage. But through all of that, I would never doubt one thing - Marriage in itself as an institution.

I believe that marriage with all its complex, complicating, dizzying ingredients still remains my number one comfort zone. I guess at the end of the day, that's all that counts.

As a matter of fact, I like being and staying married. I enjoy being recognized as a 'married lady'. Mrs. So-and So. I take pride in my marital status. (Retrospectively..I still have retained my maiden name!)

One thing in marriage - I can’t put up with!

Again, I find it difficult to view marriage as an arrangement by spelling out the terms and conditions contractually.

However, Indifference and Abuse at any level - Verbal, physical, emotional - constitutes 'foul' in my vocabulary. And I would never be a part of a 'foul' game!

Marriage to me is a platform to think about, discuss and share the vital emotions that go into building a relationship - often with a stranger (i believe u never know 'all' of 'anyone'!). and I would not like to make any compromises with the components I use in building this unique structure of marriage. I'd like to believe that - my investment into this goes in the form of - Trust, Friendship that i share with him and Commitment to make the most of this relationship.

Last but to not least, to me Marriage is a Memory. If the good memories outnumber the bad ones I would consider myself in a happy Marriage!