My "Committed/Married" Friend

Since last one year, lots of people around me have either started getting engaged or married. In short many of my very good friends are losing their bachelorhood. I have been kind of noticing their activities for quiet long now. So I noticed some things which I found interesting and decided to put them down. The post is about a journey of a person from his engagement to wedding ceremony.

(Any resemblance to any of my good “committed/married” friends is deliberate to make them realize “Buddies you have changed..!”)

Scene 1: The guy (referred to as S, btw my rommie rocks) meets his friends for the first time. This is actually his party.

Friend1: Dude where is S?

I: Donno yaar, I think he is on phone. He will be back in a while. He said that we can order whatever we like.

30 minutes had passed , and S still was not back.

Friend2: Lets go and check; maybe he is in some kind of trouble.

Friend1: Let me call him, I think if he is in trouble he will pick.

Friend 1 calls. “Aapke dwara dial kiya gaya number vasyat hai.. kripya thodi daer baad dial Karen..”

I: What did he say? Is he fine?

Friend1: That ass is still on phone. Donno, who is on the line?

Well we all knew the answer. Our friend was taken. He was no more our friend only or rather he was sum one’s some first and then our friend. S returned back after an hour to go back only in 15 mins. We were supposedly in that get together for 4 hours. But, our dear friend spent most of the time on phone. Discussing God knows what..?

Scene 2: It’s a weekend and we decide to visit a shopping mall (actual intention is to check the crowd there) and purchase stuff.

We are roaming around the mall; suddenly S enters “LIFESTYLE”

Friend1: Dude, it’s too crowded here, let’s go some other place. Btw EPL is going on; we can go to the sports bar upstairs and watch the match.

S: Actually I wanted to check out some stuff. You guys continue, I will join you in some time.

I: No let’s go together. Anyways we had come together, no point splitting up. We will finish whatever S wants to buy and then go to other place.

Friend2: I think it’s a great idea. So S, what you looking for.

S (very casually): Nothing yaar, need to buy shampoo and stuff.

Friend1: Oki, this way. Cosmetics are kept in the corner there.

We all went there. (Well do give some background about this Mr. S of ours. Mr. S is a very genuine guy who has his mind and priorities in a very right spot. A very simple guy. Well! Very simple till now.) S starts checking out latest cosmetics from HuL to PnG to the latest herbal care brand. We all are looking surprised. We had to get a carry bag for S so that he could carry the stuff home.

Friend1: What’s all this for? Shouldn’t you be using one brand only?

S: Well yaar, actually I read somewhere that a conditioner after a shampoo, makes your hair look good, smooth and silky.

Well here was a friend of ours, so completely focused in life that he hardly cared about things like brand, shampoos, soaps etc. But now, with marriage couple of months away, he has recognized the importance of looking fairer and handsome. Now we don’t go to malls to check the crowd but the latest cosmetic items on display. (Yes, I think there should be beauty parlors for guys also)

These are just two instances; I need to mention our Mr. S can’t get up in the morning. Well in fact he can’t get up for office also. But does this habit stop him from getting up early morning and leaving home early so that he can see SOME ONE before she enters her exam hall and wishes her luck. Yea, not to mention, our Mr. S has become a responsible room-mate. He has started caring about things in the house like why bai didn’t clean the room properly, why stuff is lying here and there. When asked about the abrupt change in attitude he replied, “Bhai, you bhabi doesn’t like me being irresponsible!” and then there were no questions asked and no explanations given!

"A man's wife has more power over him than the state has."- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Well I believe Mr. R.W.Emerson was quite right when he said the above lines. Anyways, I wish all my friends, who are about to lose control over their life, luck and life.

And as they say “Change is the only thing that is constant”