This may come as a shock to you, but the arranged marriage world is full of wise old owls waiting to share their wisdom with you, a naive baboon. Boys’ mothers shook their heads and clicked their tongues sadly, asking me how I was going to keep myself occupied if I married their sons and… Continue reading More conversations with potential husbands
Ever since the circus that is my personal life opened up for business, people have been asking me to write about my experiences. My friends would ask me how my arranged marriage conversations were going, barely masking their glee when their question was followed by a sigh. Today, I will indulge you monsters by telling… Continue reading Matchmaking Madness Pt 5 – Conversations with potential husbands
At this point, no one is complaining about lockdown. We’re handling delayed Amazon deliveries with ease, we’re cleaning up after ourselves, we have at least three video conferencing apps downloaded on our phones. We’re no longer using this time indoors to write our next book, or work on that project we’ve been putting off. We’re… Continue reading An ode to late nights
Can you believe the younger generation uses dating apps to find love? Where have we gone wrong?! These kids are so harsh and full of judgement. They “swipe left” for such superficial reasons. If they can just get over this shallow thinking, they will find true happiness in the world of matrimony apps, where people… Continue reading Matchmaking Madness Pt. 4 – Matrimony Apps
I’m just going to come out and say this with my head held high: I’m no stranger to rejection. And I’m not even talking about romantic rejections. I once tried to get an apartment by myself, so I found the number of a broker and called him. He said he would call me back and… Continue reading Matchmaking Madness Pt. 3 – Rejections
Little known fact: Once you enter the marriage market, anyone who has successfully been married off is your elder. Your mother’s cousin’s daughter’s friend’s old classmate who is two years younger than you? She’s now qualified to give you advice. Most of these lectures were spectacularly condescending. Against my will, I was buying into the… Continue reading Matchmaking Madness Part 2: Elders’ Advice
Before I begin, I know that there are many serious debates around the concept of arranged marriage. If you’re looking for nuanced, fair-minded, well-informed takes, this is the last place to find them. You’re reading a blog called Vitamin BS. That should’ve been your first hint. Now that we got that out of the way,… Continue reading Matchmaking Madness – Part 1
What else are you supposed to do in the middle of the apocalypse but reminisce over some of the most random details from your past, amirite? Right smack in the middle of an important assignment, I was hit by a sudden wave of nostalgia from the time I lived in the US – four years… Continue reading Pies, fries, and confessions for you guys
I didn’t watch a lot of TV growing up. I read, and begged my parents for new Barbie dolls – which I promptly decapitated. As an adult, I’ve discarded one of those two habits. So here I am, with some spare time and a gaping hole in my life where a hobby should be. That’s… Continue reading Gilmore Girls – Unpopular Opinion #7: The Stupid Questions Edition
Suitcases and shopping carts She’s been counting down since the beginning of the month. It’s been an agonizing few weeks of submitting papers and clocking in last-minute work obligations, and she can’t wait one more second. Her suitcases are lying open on the floor – half packed – with over a week to go. Not… Continue reading Home for the holidays: A story in five parts
