Wedding March: Tying The Knot

My mobile rang. It was a school friend with whom i had not been in regular touch. I somehow guessed the news she was going to give me even before taking the call. ''Hey, keep yourself free on the 24th of this month. I'm getting married!'' I did not know what to say, beyond the obvious, and offered her my congratulations and asked about the guy. She was the fourth in my list of friends who had decided to take the plunge in the short span of just one month.I was apprehensive about sharing the news with my mother. With each development like this, she presses the panic button, like all the guys on this planet will vanish and she will be left with no choice for her beloved daughter. I had never in my wildest dreams thought that life would ring such alarm bells at the age of 24. I asked, "What is the hurry?" ''No hurry," said she. "But we need to at least start looking for a guy. The options get limited once you cross 25,'' mom said. True, they have to start looking, considering that one has failed miserably in that department.
So my parents registered me on the best matrimonial website, hoping to find nothing but the best for me. They asked me to fill up the required sections. The 'about me' category was not too tough. I got stuck, however, in 'kind of partner you are looking for' section. I don't actually know what qualities my better half should have, apart from the usual good sense of humour, understanding and all that. How is one supposed to zero in on one's Prince Charming in just a handful meetings? I asked a few of my friends who had recently tasted the elixir of married life to tell me how they made their choice. Everyone had the same answer: You'll know. But, how? That they didn't reveal! Why has no director thought of making a movie called 'How to decide on a guy in two days'? Is one supposed to think that like in Bollywood, bells will ring and violins will play on meeting the right guy? To err is human, and to try and try is me. I have decided to go with the flow. After all, if girls my age have been doing it, what's stopping me? This is how marriages have been arranged generation after generation. Rakhi Sawant will decide on the idiot box who to marry. I might get a few tips from there, who knows!