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Happy Karva Chauth ) The fast for wishing long life and togetherness with your spouse.  In times, when forget the seven lives even seven years' start itching couples together, there comes many arguments from many as 'why men don't observe a fast for long life of their wives?' Right! They should. In fact, they must.  It must be a compulsory fast for all committed men. (Point is - how many are really committed?) I wonder, when forward ladies have friction on this Fast, then why do they observe it at the first place and get fast and furious over it? SOCIAL PRESSURE  Agreed.  When you are newly married or engaged and every thing looks like a big moon, then keeping a fast and basking on glory of that new romanticized 'Me Too'  syndrome and many gifts with attention does not pinch at all.  Neither do we protest on this and fight for our Rights. Right?  Okay!  Now, we have grown up mature and understood the g...

Just yesterday I was reading about the golden jubilee celebrations of a famous couple. It seemed a perfect 'happy ever after' sort of after married life. I call it 'after married life' because we all know how hunky dory and dove eyed life is after marriage. Coincidentally, it's Karva Chauth after a couple of days. The fast to wish a happy married life ever after and beyond seven births. That's great! When we all have so much faith on love and marriage and on our partners, then what the hell breaks loose when a small tiff comes out! Why we forget our dreams of a happily ever after? Because, there is no Ever After. There is only now or never. We believe in instant gratification. It's not LOVE as we all know. It's all LOBH or greediness in our hearts and in our minds. We expect too much in return for what we think we have given. Love never expects but believes in happiness of beloved. But, here we all are. It has become shop keeping. You give me ...