Yes its true that the 'bride search' process, which is an integral part of many Indian weddings, has been activated at my home too. Until now no one seemed serious but it looks like, as I get 1 more year older in a few days, my days of 'bachelorhood' would be gone too.
It looks like finding a bride these days is becoming a lengthy and time consuming process. Those who know me will agree to the fact that I have only two filter conditions for my bride. She should be a Malayalai (one who is from Kerala) and she should be a Christian. Simple right??
I created my profile on all the famous matrimonial websites. My profile reads, "I am a simple and god fearing person looking for a simple and god fearing bride". That's me. But when I looked at some profiles on these websites, people have written paragraphs and paragraphs about themselves which puts my one liner to shame. Yeah you should know how to market yourselves. This is the quality I lack.
The other day my father asked me, "If you are already committed to some girl let us know". I wish I was committed to some beautiful girl already. This would have saved me a great deal of time in profile searching, shortlisting, getting rejected and hence getting disappointed etc. My 'bride search criteria' from my early teenage days until now has remained the same. She should be a Malayali and she should be a Christian. This has probably filtered out some prospective alliances at college and at workplace but past is past.
It would have been a different ball game if I had already committed to someone. If she was from a different cast or religion, all my efforts would have been directed towards convincing my parents and probably her parents. Then it would have been a lonely battle and the results would have been unpredictable. If it would have ended in a heartbreak then things would have been more difficult. But now I have my parents with me who are involved in the 'search' with zeal and zest. I can always rely on them to find me a good life partner. It would require a lot of patience I agree but it should probably worth the wait. I believe that whatever happens in life, happens for good. So lets wait and watch.
Time for me to go back and run through some more profiles to find that life partner I am looking for!!!
