Bride to be - "So how are you?"
Groom to be - "I'm fine. Leave the formalities, just answer some important questions for me. One, your education - including high school to the last degree, your work experience, your skills, and last income."
Bride to be - "What?"
Groom to be - "It's important for me to know."
Bride to be - "Alright. I started schooling from.... and my last job was in 'XYZ' company."
Groom to be - "Do you work?"
Bride to be - "Currently?"
Groom to be - "Yes"
Bride to be - "No! I just left a few months back, COVID crisis, and I was unwell. It was very stressful, and I'm still trying to cope."
Groom to be - "I will marry you only if you guarantee that you will get a job in the next two months."
Bride to be - "I can try, but how can I guarantee what happens in the future?"
Groom to be - "That's my condition."
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Future face palms itself. It is tired of the attention.
Present silently cries. No one wants him.
Meanwhile...
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Curious Shades: Modern Indian Arranged Marriage
RandomYou must have read many love stories - both fictional and ones based on real life. Here, I welcome you to the concept of 21st-century Indian Arranged Marriage, inspired by real-life instances that happened to many. My intention is to bring these s...