Posted by: Nidhi | January 23, 2008

Marriage: Before and After

Since last few days I was thinking what I have get after marriage. I may have thought because of frustration I was going through but today I am much more relaxed to write it down.

1) BEFORE: 2 yrs. back I was like an independent bird. My weekdays were also like weekends. Who says one get tired after office, I used to freak out even after office which used to close down at 1730 hrs. I have gone to all most all the restaurants in South Delhi area. It used to be such a fun. Weekends were in some movie hall with Sandwiches and Popcorns. Even the flop movie used to be so much entertaining.
AFTER: Can somebody tell me what is the difference in Weekdays and Weekends. Oh yes, on weekends, I have to make list of the household items like wheat, rice, oil, vegetables, masala powders etc. etc. It is better to order Pizza at home then to explore new restaurant in the area. No movie makes any wonder, you have to watch it silently for not to disturb husband.

2) BEFORE: Pocket money was the best. I used to take pocket money from my salary (my parents used to take care of my salary). I was like a princess, no tension before purchasing anything. Lee and Levis were my favorite brands for Jeans. I used to experiment variety of clothing, accessories, foot wear etc etc.
AFTER: Lee and Levis are gone, Newport is in. My part time job is to check out if there is any scheme going on like buy 5kg wheat and get 1 kg of sugar free. Its not that my partner tells me to do that, but you have to do because you are managing the finance of the house and you only are responsible for the future savings and investments for your own and for your child.

3) BEFORE: With my close friends I do have the commitment to stand by them but there was no legalities attached to it.
AFTER: I am now legally committed to my partner for life long. Not even in dreams I can think of leaving him. You have to compromise on certain things, whether you like it or not (this goes for both of us)

4) BEFORE: I was carefree, no responsibilities, no dusting, no cleaning, no cooking……
AFTER: Marriage comes with responsibilities towards your family which is actually good. I don’t know why but it is good to get responsible.

There are many other things beside these. There are so many good things as well after marriage but I can’t think of it now. May be sometime later I will mention those.

Have a happy married life to all married couples :)

Responses

Nihdi, there is a saying that goes ‘you don’t cannot truly miss what you’ve never had’. And that is what comes to mind when I read your note.
Children always want to grow up - truly ignorant of what that entails. Then again, some want to grow up because of what childhood itself involves . But that is neither here nor there.
Your post is reflective of truly innocent and honest thoughts. Do you truly miss what you did - or how it made you feel? Movies . Shopping. Friends. These things do not have to disappear with the simple act of marriage - why is it so for you?

Hi Denise, You are right, these things shouldn’t disappear but somehow it gets disappeared with the load of responsibilities.

I wish I could start the life again with movies, shopping and friends.

Good perception, Nidhi.
I think that’s a phase of life and moving on to another role and different responsibilities. My wife, at times, tells me that I think in past sometimes when I say year 2004 was great or year 2005 was great. Reading a book titled “the Precious Present” I think the present presents better prospects, as you pointed out. I sure enjoy a lot with our 3yr old girl now.

I am a bachleor, who is still enjoying all the fun that you have mentioned that you are now missing now. :)

just for a tease ..

A lovely blog . had a great time reading the diary.

I do agree that you lose a lot of things as you move on in life but i think the more u lose the more u gain other things… I am happily married for almost 2 years and i feel i am enjooying every bit of it inspite of all the additional responsibilities, cooking , cleaning.. . . . Sometimes its exhaustive but then again when ur a bachelor or a spinster there are other things which make you feel low and exhaustive … Every phase in life has something black something white .. We need to focus on the whites and move forward …

Hi Dips, Thanks and keep enjoying the good bachelor days. Have fun :)

Hi Pressy, I totally agree with you but somehow I can’t able to see the white. Cleaning and cooking is not at all a problem. You wait for your husband entire day to talk to him but he gets so tired after work that you can’t even able to say Good night to him. That time you do feel frustrated and depressed. You can’t even blame him because he is not doing deliberately to hurt you.
Thanks for posting nice comment. Cheers

Hey Nidhi,

Welcome back, sorry I wasn’t checking your blog very frequently after you disappeared into thin air, lol.

Yeah well, soon I’m going to give up bachelor life, in a couple of years or so. But hopefully life will still be fun. Maybe because you left your city and moved to a new place, thats why your life changed more. Now you can start settling down and make new contacts.

Regards,
Anurag.

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