I had noticed a woman at my workplace who used to smoke a lot. She was a good looking lady with curly hair, short height, and a great dressing sense. I always felt like talking to her, but never got the guts to actually do that.
Recently, I went to the backside of my office to have tea. I saw her sitting and smoking as usual. We both made eye contact and smiled. Good start. And then she introduced herself. He name was Himani. We both hit it off and got into talking.
I still was curious about her smoking and how she coped up with the society. So I asked her age. She said she was 40 years old. I couldn't believe it! She didn't look a day older than 25 and she was 40! She had really maintained herself.
Then came the most difficult question. I asked her if she was married. The answer was no. I was again amazed that how an Indian woman was unmarried at the age of 40.
I asked her the same. She said that her parents were fine with her decision. She further added that she didn't want to get married just for the heck of it. She wanted the right life partner and if she couldn't find one then it was totally fine with her.
I was amazed by her guts and her morals. I didn't think that she couldn't get married because she smoked. She had rules and morals that society couldn't change. I don't know if she would get married or not, but either ways she knew what she wanted in her life. We need such women in India for whom marriage is not the most important step of life.
Marriage is not an achievement. Many women in India get married but are not happy with it. Isn't it better to be happily unmarried?
Recently, I went to the backside of my office to have tea. I saw her sitting and smoking as usual. We both made eye contact and smiled. Good start. And then she introduced herself. He name was Himani. We both hit it off and got into talking.
I still was curious about her smoking and how she coped up with the society. So I asked her age. She said she was 40 years old. I couldn't believe it! She didn't look a day older than 25 and she was 40! She had really maintained herself.
Then came the most difficult question. I asked her if she was married. The answer was no. I was again amazed that how an Indian woman was unmarried at the age of 40.
I asked her the same. She said that her parents were fine with her decision. She further added that she didn't want to get married just for the heck of it. She wanted the right life partner and if she couldn't find one then it was totally fine with her.
I was amazed by her guts and her morals. I didn't think that she couldn't get married because she smoked. She had rules and morals that society couldn't change. I don't know if she would get married or not, but either ways she knew what she wanted in her life. We need such women in India for whom marriage is not the most important step of life.
Marriage is not an achievement. Many women in India get married but are not happy with it. Isn't it better to be happily unmarried?
