Both my family & my in-laws are from small towns. Reason enough for them & their actions to be funny. Here I exaggerate their ignorance and bliss and come up with funny incidents for city-dwellers like you to laugh at!
One of my readers recently accused me. She said, I had dumped all childcare on Rekha, made her take multiple career breaks, ruined her mental and physical health, and now I had come to give gyaan. Naturally, I replied with the only truth available to me. “How I wish I had that much control over … Read more
It is nice to know that strangers on the internet are worried about my wife’s mental health, while my wife is worried about my travel start-up, my cholesterol, my driving, my eating habits, whether I locked the door, and why I am breathing like that. And yes, she did go once. To understand why she … Read more
With age, Rekha’s anxiety has only become sharper. Earlier, she would worry about normal things – whether the gas knob was off, whether the main door was locked, whether the kids had eaten, whether I had eaten, whether I had eaten too much, whether I had eaten something I should not have eaten. Now, she … Read more
This is part 2 of how my wife fooled me into going on a trip by running her hand over my chest. It’s best enjoyed if you have read part 1 – visit my profile. Last Saturday, I went to Mahabalipuram with my wife, her four girlfriends, and their husbands. I know what you’re thinking. … Read more
Last week, my wife rolled towards me in bed and reached for my hand. After 20+ years of marriage, I knew this was a dangerous move. As a weapon, her hand ranks just below Schwarzenegger’s AMT Hardballer in Terminator, and well above whatever Sylvester Stallone was waving around in Rambo. I closed my eyes and … Read more
You already know that my wife comes with an “attitude” that the best of men can’t live with. I have no problem with it – if anything, that’s what “attracts” me to her. But sometimes she can be too much to handle. The other day, she said, “Rajan, you need to start going for runs … Read more
A decade back, a colleague of mine proudly exclaimed, “My wife won’t go anywhere without me!” I wanted to burst his bubble and tell him it wasn’t something he should be proud of (or happy about), but I decided against it. In sharp contrast, my wife is fiercely independent, and I love that. So much … Read more
Prakash Kumar is a close friend of mine who is sandwiched between his wife and mother. For reasons I don’t fully understand, he believes I am an expert in relationships. So he narrated the group dynamics in his house and asked for my advice. Here is his narration, in his words: +++++++ If my mother … Read more