There are certain household tasks that look simple from a distance, for example folding clothes, opening a steel lunch box, finding medicines from the second drawer, and changing bedsheets. A married man knows that changing a bedsheet is a full-body workout, an engineering problem, and a sign of how much you love your wife. The … Read more
There are certain jobs a married man should never be given. For example, buying a blouse for his wife, selecting curtains for the living room, and buying vegetables for the house. If you are unmarried, you may think buying vegetables is easy. But a married man knows that buying vegetables is not shopping. It is … Read more
I have been getting a lot of messages from doctor readers. They say I write well. To all of them my reply has been, “I wish you could write well too.” Don’t get me wrong…but have you ever tried to read a doctor’s handwriting? —-X—-X—- There are two kinds of doctor visits in a married … Read more
In marriage, there are some sentences that immediately change the temperature of the room. Let me try to list some: “Who is she?” “Why is your phone on silent?” “Did you forget what day it is today?” But nothing comes close to the most terrifying sentence of all: “Rajan, we need to talk.” The moment … Read more
I am not sure how it is for you, but as Rekha and I are growing older, going to a restaurant seems to be the only outing we are comfortable with. Think about it. You sit in the car while driving to the restaurant. Then you sit at the table while the food comes to … Read more
There are certain questions a married man must never answer immediately. Here are some I can think of even as I stare at a blank MS Word screen: “Where were you?” “Whose message is that?” “Do you remember what today is?” And the most dangerous of them all: “Do I look fat?” This is not … Read more
The first night after Rekha returned home, I realized something important. A wife doesn’t have to sleep next to you to disturb your sleep. Her presence in the house is enough. Those who follow my life closely already know that Rekha and I don’t sleep in the same bed anymore. Not because we are fighting, … Read more
If you haven’t read the story of how Rekha and I got married please read that first. It is our story of how my wife and I fell in love, almost separated, and then got back together to get married. What you are going to read below is wife’s version of the same love story. … Read more