Relationships
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Dating Gets Different When Everyone Has History
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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…
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Why Our Circle Gets Smaller
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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
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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 Strange Joy Of Becoming Friends With Your Mother
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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
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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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The Year You Stop Chasing Potential
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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.
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The Hilarious Reality Of Dating At 40
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You’re old enough to be called Maasi, young enough to be offended by it and somehow still expected to date. Welcome to the hilarious reality of dating at 40.