The Groom in Waiting
The Groom in Waiting Disclaimer: This is a generic point of view in response to numerous posts on fb regarding the feelings of newly wedded girls. Any resemblance to real life is strictly coincidental :) Until now, I was always the kid of the house, but with marriage getting fixed, I was overnight catapulted to the status of a grown-up. Marriage has always been perceived as a romantic dream, an aspirational life-event. Movies, books & TV have glorified this union. And in all reality, this is true. You get someone who you can call your own. But this dream comes with its fair share of nightmares. The world has always sided with the girl, the would-be bride, for her sacrifices, adjustments and the world she forsakes. But it doing so, it has neglected the situation that boys, the grooms-in-waiting, have to face. So much that it’s almost like the entire humanity is prejudiced in its opinion that the ...