Marriage Blues!

Not a usual travel from home to office this weekend. There was a slight drizzle in the air and the time was around 11 pm at night when I ran and caught my via Hosur route bus to Bangalore. As usual I dug into my window seat and unusually there was a young couple in my previous row. Seemed to be from very orthodox family. Should have had a very heated argument for long time, many eyes were noting them.

The couple on the other hand were at full swing. He was repeatedly asking tell me what happened between you both and the only reply from her was nothing significant. Bus started, but still I could hear loud voices of offense and defense, I thought it was not good to overhear conversation. I couldn't help myself as the voices were loud and clear.

Slowly I began to realize that he was questioning about her pre-marital affair, and was shell shocked to hear her responses. I couldn't remember the film, but the same dialogue came from her, "It all just happened. We were talking together for some months, felt and discussed why shouldn't we marry each other, my mother and his father objected. Being fond of our families, we decided not to carry our interests forward." Really awesome english, from both of them, and the guy told, "I was happy that you graduated from BITS, Pilani. But why didn't you tell this to me before marriage?". Conversations were running riot, clock stuck 12 AM, we were crossing Sriperambudhur, while I dozed off. I could hear some faint voices before I completely slept.

Weather suddenly changed, I began to sweat. Woke up and saw was in Krishnagiri Bus stand and time was 4 AM. But the fight was still ON. Angrily the husband said, "Don't lie I saw your photo in his laptop. I pleaded with him for 45 mins, before I convinced him to delete it from the hard drive.". The lady who was in complete denial till that, put down her head and said "Yes. Sorry!". I didn't know the context of photo, but for that he told, "It has taken me 5 hours to get a word of truth from you. How much are you trusting me in our 11 months married life? Promise me on the kid in your womb."

I was really shattered on this, considering their caste and the words they spoke, unwilling to see this rage for more time, I slept off.

It was around 6 AM, when I got down in Bommanahalli signal and went to my apartment. Through out the way, I was trying to recollect if I had ever seen either of them, but in vain. That's the exact reason why I am penning it down.

Was really sorry for the fate of upcoming kid. Broader sense, none of my business to listen / bother about some couple whom I have never met. But one thing is for sure...S/w companies, their culture, educational strength...these are spoiling families in India.

"Aanum pennum samam"..."Aangal illamal nammalal vaazha mudiyatha"...some slogans I have listened to in so called Female liberation meets and TV shows...I should say one thing...whenever the lady spoke / fought with her husband, they was no emotion of guilt in her voice. It was as if she felt nothing wrong about even hiding it from her husband of this day.

What will poor males do, when they are literally cheated in this sort....start a liberation front? :)