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When Did We All Become Café Girls?
Somewhere between four nights a week in smoky bars, Kamikazes and pretending aching feet were a small price to pay for being seen, the party girl quietly discovered cold brew and Birkenstocks.
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Dating Gets Different When Everyone Has History
Dating in your 40s is a different sport. Everyone comes with an ex, a few emotional scars, a couple of questionable decisions and, if you’re lucky, a funny story about how they got there. The hard part is figuring out which of it belongs in the past—and which of it is about to become your problem.
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Why Our Circle Gets Smaller
Some friendships become like the decorative vase sitting in the corner of your living room. There’s nothing wrong with it—you’ve just forgotten it’s there. Growing older has a funny way of teaching us the difference between keeping people and keeping friendships.
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The Exhaustion Of Playing Catch-Up
Every family seems to have that one cousin who unknowingly becomes everyone else’s benchmark. Somewhere between weddings, promotions and polite family gossip, I realised I wasn’t trying to build my life anymore—I was quietly trying to catch up to someone else’s.
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The Unexpected Freedom Of Caring Less
For years, I thought I needed to be friends with everyone. I’d volunteer to bring the birthday cake for people I barely knew and somehow believed being the life of the party was part of my personality. Turns out, I’m an ambivert—and growing older gave me permission to stop pretending otherwise.
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Why Does Money Feel Different In Your 40s?
I once owned nearly thirty lipsticks and still convinced myself I needed one more. These days, buying a single lipstick feels like a commitment because all I can think about is finishing the ones I already have. Funny how money changes once your priorities do.
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The Strange Joy Of Becoming Friends With Your Mother
As children, we think our mothers have all the answers. Mine certainly did, although I’m still waiting to find out why red is called red and not blue. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, our conversations changed, and so did our relationship.
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Mumbai’s Long-Distance Marriage With The Monsoon
Every year, Mumbai greets the first spell of rain like a long-distance partner returning home after months away. We make plans, fry pakoras, sit by the window and forget every inconvenience… until the honeymoon ends a few weeks later.
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When Fitness Stops Being About The Scale
We grew up believing fitness meant being thin. Somewhere between weighing scales, fad diets and society’s expectations, many of us forgot that health is far more than a number. This is the year I stopped measuring fitness by the scale.
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The Year You Stop Chasing Potential
We spend years falling in love with who people could become instead of who they already are. Somewhere between hope and compromise, we stop trusting what people consistently show us. This is the year I stopped chasing potential and started believing patterns.