Itchy Head

It's an irony of today's times.  Girls are nurtured, educated, motivated to be career oriented but when it comes to be in marital bliss, they are given hordes of advice, apprehensions and sometimes unwanted support. I do agree that to settle in a new environment of a new home, they need emotional and motivational support but sometimes doting parents forget the line of their care and affection. INITIALLY EVERYTHING IS HUNKY DORY. Change may cause initial inconvenience and could be full of surprises and shocks, but gradually our mind adapts and defends what is unacceptable. There are a number of emotional messages going around the social media and we all forward and feel so good about those 'precious daughters messages'. It's so nice to see people care so much for their daughters and it's for good change in mind set. It's good but the hypocrisy starts when that strong, well educated daughter is married off. One o...

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 ...