How I met your father

If your are anything like me, then you would have spent most of your early 20's screening guys that were introduced to you for a possible "arranged marriage" and you would have always re-edited your list of pros and cons, negatives and positives, likes and dislikes, and inspite of being asked like a frazillion times u still dint know what your actual hobby is (apparently, stalking ppl on facebook is not an acceptable answer).

After having encountered with 29 guys (not proud or ashamed of it) I can say, I found "the one" around 2 years ago. And as am about to say "qubool" soon I cant help but look back at the journey. This post should serve as a low budget and shorter version of "How I met your father" for my future kids.

Note: Imagine 3D graphics, as its future presentation of the past.

Out of the fortunate or unfortunate 29, seven had rejected me. Their reason was:

1. She is not as pretty
2. She is more educated
3. She works
4. I am In love with someone else
5. her sense of humor is weird
6. I want to marry a doctor coz am a doctor
7. A testimonial on her orkut profile says "when she is angry then god save you"

I have no regrets, nor do I feel sorry for them. They have their opinions and am not here to change them. But I admit that when I saw the wife of the guy who dint find me pretty, I felt secretly victorious. she looked like a goat, an ugly goat!! Dont judge, am only saying the truth.

Out of the remaining 22, my mom rejected 2, brother rejected 1 and dad rejected 2 even before I saw or spoke to them. ( Rite now am wondering why dint I make a pie chart for these statistics).

The remaining 17, My reaction to them were:

1. I dint like his moustache, it made him look like a south indian film star.
2. Why did he break into a song in public??
3. His dad calls him "Tiger",(like.....REALLY???)
4. He only had girls in his forwaded emails list
5. He put this caption under his pic on facebook : "Cool water + Hot Me = Evaporation" (he was in a swimming pool)
6. He kept mentioning how rich he is and only wears designer stuff (He hasnt seen my almost original Chanel bag)
7. The first thing he asked me was "can you cook and clean?"
8. He dint know what to do next after getting a degree in Mathematics (?) and at the age of twenty-siX
9. Ill reject him before he tries to reject me.
10. Bald
11. He was already rejected by "that other girl", how can I take him?
12. I dint like his sisters back in school.
13. He was wearing winter clothes in summer (in the month of MAY IN INDIA) and NO!! he was not having a fever (I asked him out of curiousity not care).
14. He instantly wanted to marry me after the first meeting. (despo!)
15. Laughed at anything I said (pathetic!!)
16. Sent his CV to me along with his pictures (I was an HR Consultant back then)
17. Contacted me after I was engaged (sorry :( for ur loss)

I am not saying that my reasons were valid, nor that they were actually nice and I was not worthy enough. And may be they might have found me equally outrageous (or more) and I was just the first person to ring the bell. I knew I was not what they call "Perfect Bride".

Its just that sometimes, a small thing ticks u off and you are like- "shit!!! I cant take this shit for the rest of my life!!". The consequence: I was counselled by countless ppl that, I can never really find that perfect person and should settle down before its too late.(I was almost sixty in their eyes), some said I should find someone online, while some thaught I think too much of myself.

Whatever that it was, right now I think all that drama was necessary for what I have become and to appreciate the person I am with.

We were introduced by a mutual link. We started chatting, It hit off coz none of us were trying to show what we are not and we got each other's jokes and at no point was it "awkward". Then we met a couple of times before we got engaged. (If i tell u he went down on his knees and proposed would you beleive??....No right?? )

So yeah....that's our story.

We may not be holding hands and singing
But I always know what he is thinking

Sometimes he's just plain obnoxious
that's when i start being pretentious

He is anything but romantic
and how he wishes I cud be more diplomatic

I know for sure that he will not be there to comfort & pamper
But he will always inspire me to be better and stronger

He hates my frown, fake smile and the sceptic look
and my only concern in the world is-why isnt he "engaged" on Facebook

I hate how he thinks hes always right
thats when, I thank God that he's far and out of sight

He's careless, forgetful, messy and confusing
I am a big time bitch, am not refusing

He may not be perfect but hes the one
I know, coz I jump when its his phone

Love,
Mom :*