Saturday, May 31, 2014

Contrast Matching

March 31st 2014, last day of the financial year, the day when I earned precious gift of my life. I got engaged to this wonderful girl Neha.

It all began in November 2013 when she was in Norway and I was in Seattle. We were introduced over the email by the family. I emailed her asking for the time when we can talk/chat. The first phone call, few minutes into the call and she asks "why arranged marriage" and I am like "I did not expect this question on the first call"  I explained it and def she was not convinced :P

We started chatting on whatsapp. Soon, whatsapp chats turned into phone calls -> daily phone calls -> video chats -> more comfort and more longing to talk. Generally, I am not very chatty but soon I started realizing that I talk more when I am talking to Neha. One day, I called her, talked for a while and realized phone is very hot so checked the call time and it was close to 3 hrs. that was very pleasant surprise. She was making me forget time. We ended up talking for 8 hours that day. We are yet to break that record :-) There were few occasions when we felt, it might not happen and I felt terrible then.  All these things were clear sign to convince my always confused mind that Neha is the right girl for me. Interestingly, both of us were shopping for engagement but insisted that we would like to meet first before saying yes.  I met her for the first time few days before engagement but it always felt like we knew each other for very long. I never knew someone so much even before meeting them.

Now, seven months after started talking to Neha, best thing is she is same. She was same when I talked to her first time on call, She was same when I talked to her first time on Skype, She was same when I met her first time in Mumbai, She was same when she met my family, She was same when I was coming back to USA after engagement and she is still same when I am going back for the marriage and this is definitely big deal in the world where people change all the time. I keep calling her "24K gold" for the same reason.

I call our union - Contrast Matching. Her energy complements my calmness. Her bindhas live the moment attitude complements my worries about the future. Her eat well, stay healthy and look good mantra complements my carelessness. Her pyaar complements my love.

Just Few days before I meet her for the marriage. Super excited :-)

Her whatsapp status is
Grow old along with me, 
the best is yet to be!!! 

My reply to her from the same song

Grow old along with me
Whatever fate decrees
We will see it through
For our love is true
God bless our love
God bless our love

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