The Marital Conditions - Part 3

Suhail never expected Mikha would do this. This new avatar of hers was shocking. If it was from Manav, he wouldn't have been surprised. Marriage conditions!! What was this now? After buttering her, doing almost every chores in the house like unpaid worker and taking her out, she came up with this. Why? Didn't she trust him? Didn't she consider him to be worthy enough for her sister Tia? Tia seemed as surprised as Mikha. She too didn't expect this from Suhail.

" What? What are you saying, Mikha?", Manav asked angrily. He found his wife's conditions foolish. "I didn't even start! I only said if Suhail and Tia agrees that they can adhere to these conditions, I am happy to get them married. Marriage is not a joke. You are young and totally in love. You will understand true self of each other once you are married. There will be ups and downs. Are you capable enough to face them together when your relationship is under difficult times", she said.

"But you never spoke about these conditions to me when we were getting married?", Manav asked and quickly added, " I am not supporting Suhail with my statement. I find your conditions stupid." Suhail smirked at his comment. "What a bastard?", Suhail thought while looking at Mikha with begging eyes.

"Please don't do this, Dee.", Tia begged in distraught. She almost cried when Mikha placed her hand on Tia and said, " Why are you guys overreacting? These conditions are nothing serious. If your love is strong, you can bear them. Manav, I never mentioned these conditions to you because I know what marriage to you contained for me. I was sure I would have bit of sacrifices as well as struggles. Tia is naive. She is fickle minded. Today she might want this . Tomorrow she might not want that. She is not used to sacrifices and struggles. She isn't aware that marriage is beyond celebrations. It is a responsibility. She got all the good things in life. She never had to struggle in life. She has tantrums when her wish isn't fulfilled. I am sure Suhail can manage that now. But he can't meet all of her demands of monetary value and socially." Manav smiled when Mikha mentioned about Suhail's disadvantage. He knew he couldn't satisfy Tia.

Tia looked at her with disbelief. She still didn't understand why her sister didn't consider as grown up. She didn't argue. She listened when Mikha listed down her conditions. Suhail listened calmly. He didn't have any other choice. Mikha put down her conditions:


a) Shower attention

b) Appreciate. Criticism kills the romance

c) Accept. Accept. Accept everything.

d) Love even if you hate

e) Spend time. Time is precious.

f) Create memories. Sweet ones more. You need them more

g) Go on dates. Enjoy. Travel places. Go for exotic holidays.

Suhail and Tia smiled. These conditions seemed simple. They had followed most of these conditions since the time they were  in relationship with Tia. He treated Tia like a queen. He promised to keep her happy. They looked at each other and agreed.

(To be continued)

The Marital Conditions- Part 2

Suhail whispered, "How do I convince him?". But his whisper sounded loud enough for everyone to hear. Tia giggled secretly. "Did you say something?",Manav asked firmly though he was aware of what Suhail had said. He smiled mockingly , knowing that it was difficult for Suhail type of guys to impress him. According to him, Suhail didn't have the charm or aura that he carried. But that was Manav. He never found any guy superior than himself.

Suhail nodded 'No' nervously. He scolded himself for being too nervous. He did love Tia. But love wasn't enough to impress the world. He had to show everyone especially Tia's sister and brother in law that he could provide the same love and care that her family bestowed upon her for years.

It was piece of cake for him to convince his parents. But to impress her family, it was like walking on fire. He had taken several months buttering her sister in order to have one meeting where he could convince them to accept him. It wasn't an easy job. First few days had gone in waste. He had thought of picking and dropping Tia would at least make her sister let him inside the house. Unfortunately Mikha would greet him outside without a smile or inviting him inside the house.

Tia also tried to get him inside the house in pretext of offering him a glass of water. But this idea also failed. Mikha had admonished her and asked her to tell him to get his own water bottle. After few days of hard work of impressing her sister by buying groceries for her on their way home or buying sweets  or bringing in takeaways made her change her mind. One fine day she invited him for a lunch.Thus this led him to get into her good books.

Days passed by and Suhail found a day perfect to ask Mikha indirectly for Tia's hand. Mikha understood but she pretended as if nothing happened. She let him persuade more. She was enjoying the attention. Later one night, Tia asked her directly. "I know you guys want me to accept Suhail's proposal. But I am not ultimate decision maker on this. Your brother in law also has a say in it.", Mikha said.

After coaxing, Suhail was siting in front of them, thinking about how to convince them. However what was going to happen next, he had no clue. After buttering, coaxing and doing all odd jobs, he didn't expect Mikha would do this.

(To be continued)