comitted bachelor !!

Yes I am still a bachelor but I am stuck in a small technically undefined space. So I have taken the freedom of naming myself as a Committed Bachelor.

As far as the 'The great IndianWedding' goes, there is enough drama before as there is during and after the marriage. If you are familiar with the process of arranged marriage you will understand what I am talking about. Here is a try, inspired by the back cover of Chetan Bhagat's '2 States'

Marriages around the world are simple:

Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy.
They get married.

In India, there are a few more steps:

Boy likes girl, girl likes boy.
Parents ask for horscope.
Horoscope doesnt match.. story ends..

Horoscope matches..Boy talks to girl.
Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy.
Girls parents need to love boy..
Boys parents need to love girl..
Boy and girl allowed to know each other..
All goes Ok, Boy marries girl..

I am stuck somewhere in the middle of the process. Not yet engaged, so still a bachelor. But my world has changed. My closest friends have made it a point to remind me of my impending change in status. The advices are plenty and so are the warnings to mend my ways :)

Of so many small changes that seem to have suddenly creeped in, a few are particularly annoying. The one that tops my list right now is to report whether I have had my meals and what I have had!!!
You are supposed to call when you reach back home!!!
Suddenly a picture of Sai Baba and a special charmlet has appeared in my wallet!!!
The closest of my friends raise their eyebrows when i ask them to plan a trip over the weekend. Shouldn't you be spending time with your fiance.. Get to know her..
Vodafone is sure happy about the sudden spike in my air time..
Talking to would be relatives has become an important activity now.. After all the girl's family has to like the boy!!!
Guess what.. last two fridays have been dry days!!!
Oh yes.. you are supposed to remember a whole new set of dates now.. the way she is going I am going to have the whole calendar marked red :)
But all the same, this an welcome change.. and I sure need to some time to come to terms with all these..