And so he proposed

10 months can be a very long time especially if all you have to be together is a phone connection and 10000 miles inbetween.

10 months before this, given the setting we were in – a wedding - we spoke about getting married and decided it seemed like a good idea. Ever since, we kinda dealt with it like a business transaction – thinking through pros & cons of our actions, analyzing reactions, predicting situations, coaching/coercing the elders into thinking our way and the like.

Soon we were falling in love, with a voice. Sad to say, but there was a slight mental disconnect between the face and the voice. We had to meet. Even if it was jus to see whether there really was “chemistry”. It is a little scary when you think about it – what do you say when you finally connect the voice to the face? What if you don’t like the face anymore? Should that matter? What if it doesn’t work out after that the time and effort spent on Project: Wedding?

He came over the weekend. The first day felt a little weird because we were almost strangers.

And then when we finally had sometime to ourselves, he went down on one knee and said “I’m sorry that I didn’t woo you like you deserve but I hope I can make up for it with the rest of forever. Will you marry me?”

And so instead of the traditional solitaire, I got a beautiful Satya Paul saree ☺

I’m soo happy. Now we are to be engaged in Jan