Tying the knot...

A close friend recently got married. As I held her invitation card in hand, I seriously felt this must be some prank that all my friends suddenly had decided to play on me, who are so wonderful people wanting to see me cry every now and then. I walked inside, what looked like a marriage choultry ... but hey !! Even naming ceremonies are celebrated in such big halls these days ... and I for myself, could never believe that my friend could get married ... to me, she was the girl, who snuggles up a teddy every night before she goes to sleep. The firs thing I did when I met her was, ask her. Whether she got married that morning. 'Yes Suhas' she said. I eventually had to believe it ... nobody could spend so much money ... to play a gag on me, and make me feel stupid. In fact, I don't think it involves any expenditure at all.....

Marriage is often mentioned analogous to my name. So, my friends are getting their marital status changed. But, dad doesn't seem to seriously consider my marriage as a significant phenomenon. I have been showing every other photo to Arya proclaiming her to be his aunt ... apparently he's totally confused himself. Obviously, what could a 10-month old kiddo do when his aunt keeps changing every minute. 'Why do you want to get married?' is the next question I face. And i don't blame the people who ask me that. Their doubts are understandable. Why would somebody want to put an end to his happy life ? There are reasons...

1. A wife calls you the 'most handsome hunk' even when you have chicken-pox !!
2. She shops for your dresses, when you can take time off to chat with your girl-friend
3. I need someone to blame for my bad luck
4. I want to make those guys i see in traffic signals, sitting on their bikes alone, jealous !!
5. I feel like hitting someone right now

There you go ... I like living my life dangerously (2nd time I said it this week) ... and I said all those things that ought to provoke the feminism in every girl. At least they'll call me now, or better, give me a visit in person.

So before any of you start calling me a 'maniac', let me tell you; marriage is still out of the question. My mom thinks i'm handsome, sister-in-law shops for my dresses, i blame brother for my bad luck, i now travel in buses, and I can hit Arya anytime I want to.

Yeah ! My friend got married for sure ... I now believe it ... it just doesn't sound alright at first; someone who's hair you used to pull, is now a Mrs. Someone. But I have friends who remind me that we are grown-ups now, some remind me to grow-up, and some just pull out an occasional white hair, and I realize it myself.