The wedding chronicles (2)

The wedding Chronicles (1) can be found here.

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So shall we start searching?


Thats the question that was slammed by my mom on my unsuspecting brain early in the morning. To her credit, it was 11 in the morning, but then, it is pretty early for me, especially on Sundays. My fuzzy brain was confused as it didnt register anything thats missing that needs to be searched....especially early in the morning. My mom did notice the dilemma....


For the girl......


Then it dawned on me. This discussion was one that I wanted to avoid!


No lets not look for any girl. I am not ready.


Now that statement sounds sooo cliched....But you got to give me some credit. It was after all early in the morning....and a Sunday.


But you have already agreed. So no backing out now. Have you found anyone already?


My brain tried to recollect the faces of all the girls I fell in love with and of all the girls who didnt fall in love with me! It was in a loop, a do-while loop to be precise. It just couldnt come out of the loop since it didnt succeed even once.

Since you havent found anyone we will presume that we need to keep a lookout.

And my brain was thinking. Is this the best time to change tactics and claim that finding the girl is my responsibility. Well you never know, the standard Q and A session with my parents every other night may start including the question - So did you find someone? And that is a question I cant handle and soon it will be understood that I never actually intended to put any effort. Nah...I could never pull that off!

So should the girl be working?

Now thats a no-brainer! Of course, yes. What on earth will she do when I am busy the whole day trying hard to figure out what I am doing in the semiconductor industry. Though if she thinks she makes enough to sustain both of us, then I would be glad to sit at home and tend the garden!

Why do you want her to work? Dont you make enough to survive. How much do you make?

Ah! Once again an easy one! I make xyzab.yc a month. And you know what, for me, the yzab.00 is enough to survive! But then, thats not the point behind the working clause!

Tch Tch, there is no Me in a marriage, remember, its always a We.

Hmm.....I have scanned marriage from the beginning to the end and I can surely spot a Me, never a We. Or am I missing something. I try not to delve into such mundane stuff since the next one was a hard nut to crack.

So whats the age difference you are looking at - nearly the same age or 2-3 years younger?

Hmm....well....I dont know....well......can she be older?

Thats when it was realised that I am either acting stupid or I was a dumb guy! And I was told that I am supposed to pay some attention to the whole thing since its important....for me. (You could imagine me being hit by the dustpan on the head before the next question!). Though I didnt give the next question a chance. I had to ask something smart here!

So if you start looking, how long will it take.....2 years?

I was really hoping the answer would be in the positive. But then I was told that its really unpredictable. We need to first find someone. Then horoscopes need to match...at least sort of. Then we need to like the family, the family needs to like us. Their family needs to like you. You need to like them. You should like the girl. The girl needs to like you. All wavelengths need to match.

Ohhhh......does their pet dog need to like me? I really had to resist asking that!

But you need to tell us some of your decisions. Will you study any further? Do you plan to work abroad for sometime?

Now I hear that these days the girls are usually post graduates. And of course they want better or at least the same! I am sure my brain can take no more of the academics at least on the technical side. An MBA is the fad these days it seems. But I am not sure I would want to do that just so that the girls find an extra tick in one of the boxes of their questionnaire! Though, working abroad...now thats a thought to ponder.

So how do you want the girl to be?

Thats a question that needs my thinking to cover a broad spectrum! The girls these days have demands. Actually I sometimes feel they need to be lucky to meet someone who satisfies all their criteria! Some are ultra modern both in their thoughts and lifestyle. Many are exremely independent, again, both in their thoughts and lifestyle. Now I feel this has happened for the better. But this has happened so fast that the older generation is yet to digest the current sceanrio.

Now Now. I really couldnt let my mind wander. The next question stumped me!

Whats your height?

What the $%%^%$#!#!!!!

Well, all you Tamil Penns (Tamil Gals, for the linguistically challenged, in Tamil that is), from Chennai, Bangalore, and elsewhere. I am not sure if I will survive all your scrutiny! And I hear I have not yet entered the pavilion and faced the worst!

PS : Some of the stuff written above didnt happen! And I have been assured that there will be no active search. Maybe just a passive one. But the whole thing is picking up and you can expect more!

Another PS : By the way, to all you gals, its 71 inches. My height, of course, before any of you get any bizzare ideas! That can reach the magic 6 feet if I let my hair grow for a couple of months!