When a love-story culminates in marriage its satisfying all around. But this one, the society Chinese whispers had touted as the clichéd "Marriage made in heaven". I was skeptical, heaven isn't very reachable for mortals.
When two persons in
love marry, it's for them at least, the culmination of their own
storybook romance. But there was this tale that was a much conversed social
affair. Some called it a match made in heaven. Surely, I thought, an
exaggeration, when I was attending one of the many “do’s” the
"love-bird" pair used to whirl through. But undeniably, the
husband was suave, handsome, known to be intellectual and could there be anything lacking?! Any skepticism left was quite swept away with
his charm and attentive courtesies when he spoke to me! The bride- she was
beautiful, stylish and much feted by society. I was equally charmed by her affability.
A year or so had passed. Again at an evening they were likely to be at, I looked
forward to meeting them. Was I surprised? The handsome knight met me with
almost a cursory greeting as though he hardly knew me! But we had spent a delightful time over the conversation? I was offended, and although the beautiful
wife somewhat assuaged matters with her friendly hearty greeting and chat, I
pointedly shortened the interlude and moved away.
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