"Our 'marriageable' age was passing quickly, I was 32, and he was 34 when we met. Before that, everyone kept asking 'when are you getting married? It's so late.' Out of well-meant concern, but what can I say? I wanted to establish myself first.
Call it fate -- my dad was at a matrimonial office when his mom called there. And we were set up! Our first meeting was in December 2016, and most of my time was spent talking to his mom. We hardly spoke, but I loved his smile and the familiarity with which he spoke to my family. It just clicked. And in the second meeting, we both said 'yes'.
We had those 2:30am conversations every night, exploring our different perspectives. When we went for our first 'date' after being engaged, we exchanged the words 'I love you.' We were so in love that our relatives thought we were already together and were lying to them about this being an arranged marriage!
It was just a whirlwind of family outings, talking and dates- And in May last year, we had the perfect wedding. What I love about him is that he appreciates what I do and who I am, not wanting me to change - he understands my ambitions to grow as a marketing manager, without question. Even if this means working long days and late nights.
I remember there was this campaign we were launching once - we were all stuck in the office. He came to pick me up at 9:30pm and I told him I'd take some more time, to which he replied saying, 'I'll wait.' I came out at 11:00pm and he hadn't bothered me even once… he'd just patiently waited. Silently understanding the demands of my work.
Humans of Bombay, Fb
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