He weds She


"I do " and life changes !
I am sure many of my friends can relate to what I am trying to hint at.The past two to three months have seen the Indians most active trying to wed their children.Many of your friends boyfriends and girlfriends get married during this period.An exercise which starts well in advance from finding a suitable boy or girl (just in case you are useless and believe in outsourcing the same to parents).The whole exercise assumes herculean proportions with slowly the whole family and friends giving you options.Most of us haven't had much of a choice in our entire lifetime.Be it choosing a the stream of study,career ,you were even given names without your consultation!However this is probably the only time when we are asked to exercise our choice.More often than not if we are given an option ,we choose. Isn't that a great strategy!

Marriage has been termed as an institution.I beg to differ.It is more of an economy.Movies,songs,event management,caterers and almost anyone and everyone gets a share of the pie during this period.Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and DDLJ were the greatest hits of Bollywood.Such was the impact of these films almost all dogs in the nineties were named "Tuffy" !Even the pressure cooker sales goes up being the most favored wedding gift !
Its a known marketing strategy to engage your customer.So if I believe that Marriage is a company it engages the people flawlessly.From the moment your marriage has been announced almost everyone starts talking about it.Gossips run wild in all parts of the country among your friends and family.Almost every age group has their share of gossip.The 20 odds talk of your ex and breakups and how this guy is an *ss*h** for you to the elders in the family who discuss the feats achieved by people who were born 4 -5 decades earlier in both the families.

Now comes the D day.Young, old ,irritating, agonizing, lovable, short, small all types of people attend your wedding.You suddenly wonder you've grown up without even hearing about them and suddenly you treat them on your wedding.Well some charity guys at least once.

And then you have friends like us it the crowd who are the most eligible bachelors.We are the ones who are most sought after.A sexy (I cant use a better word than this) marketing place for you just in case you happen to be one like us.Looking strongly at 30,too tired to date someone,running out of options - an apt place for some new leads.So it really pays off to attend most of the wedding ceremonies during this period :)

I wish to congratulate all my friends who have tied the knot recently and are going to do the same recently.There is no such cozy combination as man and wife! All the best for your future ,do remember to call me to your wedding,cant afford to miss them anymore :)


Avique

Comments

  1. Nice one. Hope u make a prudent choice soon. :)

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  2. Liked the part .."just in case you are useless and believe in outsourcing the same to parents".

    Marriage from Marketing/Sales Point of View :)

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  3. Avikda, unique look at marriage through the eyes of Avique! Good stuff.

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  4. Good one .... liked the Tuffy and pressure cooker part

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  5. Hopefully will come to see much more excellent blogs like this from u bro............Carry On

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  6. True Story..with a pinch of salt and lime!Nice interpretation of the matrimony circus!best part is tht u included the most important POVs needed!

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  7. some one is running outta option i guess..hmmm,,bettr attend some fertile marriage grounds to spread some seed!!..yea nice one...plzz do write sumthing more very interesting presentation..!!

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  8. Dude u r giving away our secrets...."staring at 30" , too tired to date" .....we r goin to be 18 till we die....right.
    very interesting piece .....loved it....
    write more.......

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  9. hmmm.... avique dada...lagta hain daal mein kuchh kaala ;-)

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  10. Well written friend...marriage surely is an enigma!

    If the term has started giving you goose bumps then i have a name for you ' Biye pagol Bangali'....

    Keep writing!

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  11. sarcastic presentation of something that is supposedly made in heaven ;-)

    all said and done, waiting for your final take on this topic 1s u tie the knot-

    but yes, hilarious use of examples from various sources, including mainstream cinema :-)

    hi5 line-
    "So it really pays off to attend most of the wedding ceremonies during this period :)"..

    cudnt agree more!!!!!! :D :D

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  12. Avik tum to yaar aache bhale engineer thee... yeh philospher kab se ban gaye yrrrr............. LOL

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