Okay .. so I never intended to do this post but I have nothing better to do and miss G has been pushing me to blog about something/anything.
Ever since I was a little kid I have loved huge gatherings .. be it weddings (the kind you have in Delhi), dinners, lunches/brunches. The idea is to have, great food of course, and a lot of people around who know how to have a good time :) However, times change and suddenly you are not a little kid anymore. You realize that you are nearing that dreadful stage .. the marriageable age (or THE age).
Then you also realize that such family gatherings serve other not-so-nice purposes.
Now picture this:
A lavish affair going on somewhere in the suburbs of Delhi (yes I love that place and cannot stop mentioning it in almost every post of mine!!) lets make it a dinner parteh .. I love dinners :D .. and its someone’s wedding anniversary. So there are a lot of people present .. most know each other .. and those of you who don’t need not fret .. by the end of the evening you will have gotten acquainted with atleast 5 couples .. the number might increase if you have kids of THE age. However, the number is also subject to availability.
You will find several groups of women .. lets call them “The Social Butterflies” (TSB).
Now enter a young eligible bachelor. He’s just an average guy .. not a stunner and definitely not the don’t-show-me-your-face kinds. Just a normal guy called Kabir (no I don’t know any Kabir .. I just happen to like the name)And one of the TSBs mentions that Kabir is an engineer (hmm .. an engineer! I wonder what’s his package…) Every lady within the radius of 10feet will start inching closer to hear what more she has to say.And so, before the night ends EVERY lady in the house will know:
And what are some mums thinking?
Mum 1 (has a daughter in 2nd year): Kabir makes it to her list of bachelors-to-be-considered-after-some-time-has-passed
Mum 2 (has a daughter in final year): aaahh! She tries to get introduced to him and his parents and before they know it they have been invited to dinner the very next day.
Mum 3 (has a daughter older to Kabir): enquires if he has eligible AND older brothers.
And dads are normally not bothered about all this.
The same goes for a gal (of THE age) .. let’s call her Ria .. an average girl .. but since this is a gala dinner she has taken special care in dressing herself up .. so basically she is one of the many showstoppers treading the grounds. The same situation repeats (as was with Kabir). Additionally, the ladies will also scrutinize her: walk, talk, expressions, ensemble, make-up, accessories, hair, footwear .. everything to the last detail!
And don’t you HATE it when women do that? They'll do it everywhere .. at parties, on morning/evening walks, in restrooms at a multiplexes/malls .. Literally check you out! Ugghh .. I’d rather be checked out by a stunner with brains and etiquettes! And this I speak on behalf of both the sexes!
All this while when you met new people and your parents got you introduced to some kids it was just so that you could have some company and leave them to have a great time sans you. But NOW (THE age) when they introduce you to someone (read guy/girl .. and mums will do that only if she approves of him/her) you know where its heading!
Well, if you’re interested you’ve hit jackpot, else, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Ever since I was a little kid I have loved huge gatherings .. be it weddings (the kind you have in Delhi), dinners, lunches/brunches. The idea is to have, great food of course, and a lot of people around who know how to have a good time :) However, times change and suddenly you are not a little kid anymore. You realize that you are nearing that dreadful stage .. the marriageable age (or THE age).
Then you also realize that such family gatherings serve other not-so-nice purposes.
Now picture this:
A lavish affair going on somewhere in the suburbs of Delhi (yes I love that place and cannot stop mentioning it in almost every post of mine!!) lets make it a dinner parteh .. I love dinners :D .. and its someone’s wedding anniversary. So there are a lot of people present .. most know each other .. and those of you who don’t need not fret .. by the end of the evening you will have gotten acquainted with atleast 5 couples .. the number might increase if you have kids of THE age. However, the number is also subject to availability.
You will find several groups of women .. lets call them “The Social Butterflies” (TSB).
Now enter a young eligible bachelor. He’s just an average guy .. not a stunner and definitely not the don’t-show-me-your-face kinds. Just a normal guy called Kabir (no I don’t know any Kabir .. I just happen to like the name)And one of the TSBs mentions that Kabir is an engineer (hmm .. an engineer! I wonder what’s his package…) Every lady within the radius of 10feet will start inching closer to hear what more she has to say.And so, before the night ends EVERY lady in the house will know:
- His name
- His parents' name
- His profession
- His parents' profession
- Rest of his family members
- Clandestine affairs, if applicable
And what are some mums thinking?
Mum 1 (has a daughter in 2nd year): Kabir makes it to her list of bachelors-to-be-considered-after-some-time-has-passed
Mum 2 (has a daughter in final year): aaahh! She tries to get introduced to him and his parents and before they know it they have been invited to dinner the very next day.
Mum 3 (has a daughter older to Kabir): enquires if he has eligible AND older brothers.
And dads are normally not bothered about all this.
The same goes for a gal (of THE age) .. let’s call her Ria .. an average girl .. but since this is a gala dinner she has taken special care in dressing herself up .. so basically she is one of the many showstoppers treading the grounds. The same situation repeats (as was with Kabir). Additionally, the ladies will also scrutinize her: walk, talk, expressions, ensemble, make-up, accessories, hair, footwear .. everything to the last detail!
And don’t you HATE it when women do that? They'll do it everywhere .. at parties, on morning/evening walks, in restrooms at a multiplexes/malls .. Literally check you out! Ugghh .. I’d rather be checked out by a stunner with brains and etiquettes! And this I speak on behalf of both the sexes!
All this while when you met new people and your parents got you introduced to some kids it was just so that you could have some company and leave them to have a great time sans you. But NOW (THE age) when they introduce you to someone (read guy/girl .. and mums will do that only if she approves of him/her) you know where its heading!
Well, if you’re interested you’ve hit jackpot, else, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
15 comments:
So who did you get introduced to today? :P
shh shh .. not here .. get on gtalk :P
the question is not who, its how many? :P
and yeah, who? as well. :D
"I’d rather be checked out by a stunner with brains and etiquettes" -> Hahaha you say that as though it is not public opinion. It is a given, my friend.
As for marriagable age ... aren't you just 20-21. I think the good old days of young marriages are gone (at least I hope so). In fact the sing-song of most modern day punju aunties is "Tuanu pata nahin si ... aajkal di kudiyan badi smart hain, indepaaandent hain, career-oriaaanted hain".
Plus as we all see in DCH "Oh you also don't believe in this arranged marriage. Im so happpppppy"
@abhi: i hope i never know!
@golu: hmph! i am not bothered about all this for me .. atleast not YET ;D
but this has been happening to my poor cousin sis(who's obviously much older to me) .. man .. i hope i never get to face such dire straits!
Tuanu pata nahin si ... aajkal di kudiyan badi smart hain, indepaaandent hain, career-oriaaanted hain
to add to the above: ghar te bachheyan nu kinjh sambhalengi?! rul jaange dono hi! ;)
Oh you also don't believe in this arranged marriage. Im so happpppppy!!
i wish our parents would say that to us!
Im telling you this is better than gult weddings where you can hear women discussing crap like "the girl is a bit dark, but then the dowry is good"
yeah .. this i wrote for humor's sake .. but i hate all the dirty details!! thankfully the society is wakening (or so i would like to think)
If any of such crap happens to me or any of my siblings I swear to God that the groom+his family are going to the jail!! :x
i can debate a lot on this .. but that will only lead to distortion of whatever's left of my inner peace .. so for now .. i rest my case :)
@rt
If any of such crap happens to me or any of my siblings I swear to God that the groom+his family are going to the jail!! :x
for once i can say that i LOVE you for saying this.. :) :)
after listening to such talks(mind u in our college, our class, our group) were girls dont mind bragging about the fact so as to how her dad is working abroad just to make enuff moolah for her dowry... dis was like a breath of fresh air.. :)
1 piece of advice.. help ur cuz choose a groom.. der is nothing better in finding faults in a guy and rejecting him.. :P :P.. pure euphoria.. :P..
"der is nothing better in finding faults in a guy and rejecting him."
No offence, but girls do that. Even if the guy doesn't have any, some new dumb fault is concocted. Esp if the girl likes the guy and he isnt asking her out, some godforsaken reason is given for not going and asking out the guy. I would love to continue this bashing, but unfortunately have to stop, because both parties love to rant.
@disgruntled youth
LOL... cmon u dont have to take it too personally...
Even if the guy doesn't have any
do u wish to say dat such guys do exist??...wud love to meet such a guy.. :D
some new dumb fault is concocted
v r just being good critics here.. :D
some godforsaken reason is given for not going and asking out the guy.
some godforesaken reason=girl blvs in the age old tradition dat its a guy's duty to ask her out..or she dusnt have the guts..
women say something and mean something totally different.. u just have to interpret wat she says in the rite way.. ;)
"some godforesaken reason=girl blvs in the age old tradition dat its a guy's duty to ask her out..or she dusnt have the guts..
women say something and mean something totally different.. u just have to interpret wat she says in the rite way.. ;)"
a) I like this selective retainment of previous traditions
b) From experience, no interpretation is right. Some things are best left un-interpreted
hmmm .. i'd never ask a guy out unles i REALLY REALLY like him(the lifetime kinds) .. but chances look remote .. atleast until now! ;)
and one can never assume about the other's behaviour, irrespective of "other" being a man/woman.
bit of a deviation from the current discussion. but i was wondering..isn't it the same everywhere?..rt describes the delhi match-making. but pune also plays the same tune..isnt there some place where poor kabirs n rias can take refuge? :D
@asa: yeah this goes on everywhere .. i just chose delhi coz of my love for it :D and its much more amusing to talk/hear about punjabis (well delhites actually .. but by that i invariably mean punjabis) ;) hehhe .. and i guess you can't just take refuge .. infact i say let us go with the flow .. who knows .. you just might meet the kinda guy you can take home to mom and then to bed! ;)
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