When I was single I dreamt and prayed I would marry someone unique. Someone who would have qualities no one else possessed. Well, God was listening all right! For he sent along The Husband, who certainly has some very unique qualities. To elaborate, The Husband bites his lip and cheek to suppress his laughter whenever I say or do …
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The Husband Chronicles: #14
‘Why are you carrying such a big, heavy bag?’ is what The Husband unfailingly asks each time we step out of the house together. In the initial days of marriage I mistook it for a query and answered it. Time and experience have bestowed wisdom and these days I just roll my eyes/snort/flash a fake smile, depending on the mood. …
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The Husband Chronicles: #13
When I was preparing myself to get married, I mentally psyched myself to face, and deal with, every eventuality that may crop up in our married life. From something as common as the absence of maids, a situation which had, and still has me, tearing my hair apart… to a likely event as the annual Bombay floods, where , …
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The Husband Chronicles: #12
A few days ago, The Husband was reading an article about Hugh Hefner. He put the paper down and announced to me ‘This man is my idol!’, punching Hugh’s wrinkled face on the paper, even as he smiled impishly. I rolled my eyes. This morning an article on Silvio Berlusconi caught his eye. ‘I love this man, he’s my idol!’ …
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The Husband Chronicles: #11
A tense silence hangs over the house these days. Amma and me cast furtive glances at each other every time the doorbell rings. The reason, we’re auditioning for a good cook, for CP (yes, we’ve abbreviated the Chinna Pillavadu to just small and sweet CP) The specifications given by The Husband are, the cook should be a good …
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The Husband Chronicles: #10
So, Amma was telling me about someone, a human being , who eats 15 idlis mixed with 2 litres of sambhar for breakfast each day. And this someone mixes the idlis and sambhar by squelching them together into one gooey mess which he slurps down in 10 minutes flat! After I got over the shock, I began quizzing Amma …
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The Husband Chronicles: #9
So, The Husband is on ‘water therapy’ today, for ‘a healthier lifestyle’ . So,I’ve been instructed to fill a copper pot with water, and replenish it each time The Husband finishes drinking from it. And, I’m supposed to be doing this throughout the day. Did I mention that the ‘water therapy for a healthier lifestyle’ is being carried between …
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The Husband Chronicles: #8
The Husband apparently hates gossip. I on the other hand thrive on gossip and have found an equally enthusiastic accomplice in Amma *my ma-in-law* While Amma’s cooking lessons to me are in progress, we are so deep in talk, discussing lives of film-stars, politicians, neighbors and even their neighbors, etc, that we don’t even realize when The Husband is standing …
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The Husband Chronicles: #7
When I first met The Husband, the immediate adjectives that came to mind were ‘strong and silent’ After I wed him, I’ve added another one to the previous two, sulking. For I’ve realized that The Husband is a 6-foot tall spoilt brat when Amma is around. He sulks if the breakfast menu is not what he wanted it …
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The Husband Chronicles: #6
The Husband grew up in Ooty, enjoying freezing winters and pleasant weather all year round. Me, I grew up in Bombay, where a temperature of 22 degrees is our excuse for winter. Each ‘winter’, as the temperature dips, out come my thick socks, my flannel sweatshirt and my special quilt, made with 10 kgs of cotton. Ever since I …