Deal or Or(deal)?

 Deal or Or(deal)?

When Priya was forced to look at guys profiles, she was not willing! After her engineering,she had joined an IT giant only to be able to go on-site on her own! Its not even three years, parents started to look out a groom for her!!

She made it very clear to them that she wants to go abroad and settle down there! So, the parents, thinking of seeing guys from Foreign countries to check mate her! She did her best to make them understand that she wants to go abroad independently and not as someone's baggage!

Finally, here we are on Skype, where Priya and Arjun are going to talk to each other for the sake of the elders! Coming to Arjun, he was in Boston, working there for the past five years. Both were really not interested to get married this soon and thought of meeting and convincing parents that it won't work!

After initial Hi and hru..Priya came straight to the point, telling him that she's not willing to get married now to which Arjun smiled and said I was in the same idea as yours! After an eye wash meet for about 20 minutes, both logged off from Skype and informed the respective parents that this won't work!

Priya was thinking how to deal the next match! She always wanted the marriage to be a wedding of convenience(s) and not a chain of demands! Her view is that even women have gone through so much then why give it up so easily?! There's nothing wrong if wedding is a deal made before the knot rather being an ordeal!

So thinking, she hit the bed and was soon asleep. The next morning, the much expected news came from the guy's side that the relationship won't work and Priya was secretly on cloud nine! She still kept a neutral face and went into the kitchen for her breakfast. Pati(her Dad's mother) muttered, "this young generation doesn't like commitment and are not ready to take up the family responsibilities"!

She decided to talk to Pati after work and left hurriedly. In the evening she and pati went to the terrace and then Priya explained her stand to Pati. Pati, we are not afraid of responsibility Pati. Can you not see I'm a crucial part in my project? You think I'm not responsible?!
Its not that Pati. I have seen you, Amma, Aunts, cousins, every one of my friends to give up what you want to achieve sometime or the other because of family reasons! Now you all say, "get married" and again after two years, you say "kids" and then thats it! I'm not a planet to revolve around my kid's life! Not yet!
I need a life of my own!

You won't and can't give full support to me after wedding! That's the same for the guy's parents! Expecting you elders to shoulder our responsibilities is also not right!

I want to achieve my dreams, then if I feel like getting married, then I will. I just don't want to get into it just because everyone is getting married! I also want to talk to the guy about all these things and if we are in sync, then it makes it meaningful! I don't want to have arguing, cribbing and blame game days Pati, please understand.

Though Pati was quiet for sometime, there was a glow in her eyes and she smiled at her grand-daughter and said I'm really happy that you have such a clear thinking dear! Haven't you also thought about why we are saying dear?

You're talking from your perspective and we, from ours. Only if you get married soon, we can do little help that we can to you, like giving you idli batter, making ready to eat foods for you, taking care of your child according to our health. If you delay the process, we will be older and may not have enough strength to do all that! Also you will be occupied with work that once you cross 30, you won't feel like getting married! Bitter to hear but it's better to know. You need a friend for life! Not only you, every one of us needs a person to be with us, to share anything under the Sun and if this relationship clicks, then nothing like it! Everyday with this person makes life worth living!

You do what's best for you and May God guide you dear. So saying, she kissed her. Priya was very happy and they talked about many things until they heard dinner call from home.

She was sure pati will talk about it to her parents and at least for sometime, she need not do the skype calls.

Vishnupriya