It’s a story of twin sisters. While one went to IIM and got a high-flying job the other decided to be an army officer’s wife and travel. What happened when they met?
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The rosy picture of happily ever after doesn’t always pan out like we’d have hoped. Sometimes, it takes years — 23, to be precise, in our case — to find that rhythm, that symphony that brings you in perfect sync with each other. But as they say, better late than never because when you do
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Revelations after marriage Arranged marriage is not the marriage ‘made in heaven’, nor is it a beautiful union of two souls and families belonging to the same caste, culture, social status, etc. etc. Basically, it is a marriage between the groom’s job and what the bride’s family can afford. And then with great pomp and
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I never took comments about my weight seriously I remember the day my daughter turned 17 and we threw her a birthday party. Very diligently I concealed all my fat behind a sari, put on makeup, and was ready for the party. “Your Mom looks bomb,” I overheard her friend’s casual comment. I was sure
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No matter where you live, Indian parents have a fetish to control their children’s life with the invisible remote control which is very hard to find. It is so powerful that even if you live on the other side of the world, it works and works very well. There is also a common belief among
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Ours was a blind marriage. Yeah, it was like a blind date where you date a person who you don’t know and have not met before. We were the bravehearts who jumped into married life without meeting each other even once. I was in a better position. I had seen a photo of him. He
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