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My pondering on relationship markets
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Organic Dating
As a society, we’ve romanticised the idea of attraction over relationships. Think about it - alaiypayuthey wouldn’t have been half as interesting without this train scene or this train scene. If you’ve grown up watching this movie, or some younger cousin of it, then being on a…
Feb 28
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Decoupling, Throupling and more
It’s 10am on a Monday morning. I am eating Nutella Toast and sipping my coffee as a I write this. What are you doing, as you read this? In the last edition of this newsletter, right at the end, I’d shared a link to Lacy Phillip’s manifestation practice, and an unbelievable number…
Jan 31
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Add-on packs of niceness
Diminishing returns to power
Apr 24
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Marriage, Pleasure & Power
It’s 2022. Collectively, time has lot meaning. Yet, at an individual level, time means everything. We are stuffing more into our calendars, fighting to prove to ourselves that we can conquer time. But can we? Age Did you know that humans are the only species that have the concept…
Jan 3
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Indian Matchmaking
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Dear Mummy.
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Adulting, and Dating
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Curd rice and sex
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Have we simply lost the ability to fall in love?
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Marrying Amazon way v/s Toyota way?
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2021 Wrap Up
Confession, gratitude and hope
Dec 15, 2021
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Shaadi ityaadi
Before I begin, I want to thank Daniel Vassallo, a fellow Twitterati for his kindness and just being who he is, unabashedly. He’s a source of…
Dec 8, 2021
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I want to be seen, period.
You probably didn’t expect me to write this month’s newsletter as I am on a break from Marriage Broker Auntie. This wasn’t any regular break, it was…
Nov 1, 2021
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Video Dating
An attempt to cut small-talk
Oct 1, 2021
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Arranged Dating
Will it work in India or not?
Sep 2, 2021
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Progress
Being in the marriage market can sometimes be like running in a maze. While in it, you don’t quite know how to exit, but everyone on the outside seems…
Aug 3, 2021
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Marriage Licenses
The husband’s driving license is up for renewal. It’s been 20 years since he got one when he turned 18, which is also the minimum age to get a license…
Jul 2, 2021
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Leading you on without intending to
I was around 20 when I was insanely in love. Not with a guy, but the idea of him. I always knew that. He was a personification of everything our society…
Jun 2, 2021
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Indian Matchmaking
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Dear Mummy.
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Adulting, and Dating
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Curd rice and sex
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Have we simply lost the ability to fall in love?
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Marrying Amazon way v/s Toyota way?
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