tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post6388375047399713997..comments2024-02-28T20:35:47.357-08:00Comments on Freebird: Single Forced To MingleAlka Gurhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-84562375314816194502011-02-28T20:48:50.059-08:002011-02-28T20:48:50.059-08:00Love has become peer pressure and all about show o...Love has become peer pressure and all about show off. I would go even a step further and say that don't go looking for the most serious of relationships at 16. Take life as it comes and not under the pressure of others to have a trophy girlfriend/boyfriend.Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275266551382931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-18300612901963286072011-02-26T23:01:32.661-08:002011-02-26T23:01:32.661-08:00@Prutha....Oh, God you are going through it? I can...@Prutha....Oh, God you are going through it? I can understand your rant. Thanks for reading Prutha.<br /><br /><br /><br />@Sritatast...Hi!<br />I guess mothers are the same.<br />Yes, you nailed it. Their is this urgency/pressure to do it fast..be it love, first car or own house.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-83510407432281794682011-02-26T10:30:14.229-08:002011-02-26T10:30:14.229-08:00First of all- Arm candy ? Haha... I would remember...First of all- Arm candy ? Haha... I would remember this :D<br /><br />I kind of sense your predicament. you have seen the two ends of spectrum,unlike us who have lived only in the post-liberalisation era. Infact, you are lucky to have parents that liberal to let you go for outdoor studies. My mother,married at 14 or something, was not that lucky. Such topics were sacrosanct in those times ( and they still are, in the world I come from ).<br /><br />I would joke about the girl who sat by my side in class to my mother but if I talk about the same girl two days in a row, she does get suspicious :). Conclusion- Mothers have not changed much :D.<br /><br /> Facebook declarations and public displays of affection (PDA) are just ways to route the insecurity within. Since the relationships are surfacial and lack character, people work overtime to reaffirm their stand 86400 times a day.Plus there is this fetish for doing everything fast- getting a relationship fast, breaking up and getting in a new relationship fast- that we forget to savour the moment. It is no more about "Miss Right" but about "Miss Right Now".<br /><br />Yet things eternal in nature have retained their appeal. Handwritten letters in Devanagari still make me weak in legs. Rickshaw ride is any day better than a ride in car or any other motorized vehicle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-78309490088881902012011-02-25T12:18:35.089-08:002011-02-25T12:18:35.089-08:00very well said... the pressures are insane... but ...very well said... the pressures are insane... but its not just in china i say.. ima 30 yr old single independent indian girl living in the US for the past 5 -6 yrs..and now everytime i go home to india to visit my parents, i have everyone from the lift man to the 3th cousin to neighbors asking me when im getting married..its sooo frustrating, coz some of them actually have the nerve to say things like " maybe u shud exercise and lose some wt" or "its not too late yet" ..r u kidding..ofcourse its not too late..its never too late.. and no i look just fine..if they only knew how many boys have already proposed to me..i just havent found the right one...and y is it soo hard for ppl to mind their own business... i say just to save me this trauma, i may actually consider going to india next time with a fake husband...!! lol...sorry for ranting... i got a little emotional i guess...hehePrutha Raithathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04126189978719279953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-51813414335513171712011-02-24T21:47:49.694-08:002011-02-24T21:47:49.694-08:00@zephyr...You are right. The malaise is deeper.
...@zephyr...You are right. The malaise is deeper.<br /><br /><br /><br />@Rajji..Thank u ji:)Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-44983952095615863372011-02-24T21:46:20.025-08:002011-02-24T21:46:20.025-08:00@magiceye...Exactly. Damned if you do and damned i...@magiceye...Exactly. Damned if you do and damned if you dont.<br /><br />@Anto...Am glad u like it.<br /><br />@Tanishka...:)Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-64038465780994064562011-02-24T18:47:55.799-08:002011-02-24T18:47:55.799-08:00oops !renting boyfriends???what an idea sirji!!wel...oops !renting boyfriends???what an idea sirji!!well written postrajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095103429113436115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-57792287076026062032011-02-24T17:55:48.653-08:002011-02-24T17:55:48.653-08:00Boyfriends and girlfriends for rent? Tghe malaise ...Boyfriends and girlfriends for rent? Tghe malaise goes deeper than the trend reveals. The casualty of today's fast paced life are relationships -- of any kind. Great post highlighting subtle problems facing us today.zephyrhttp://cybernag.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-1489867812664400192011-02-24T10:13:48.195-08:002011-02-24T10:13:48.195-08:00Ohh How would I not know this... If you are a sing...Ohh How would I not know this... If you are a single the world is after your life... Not having a BF is sin these days... or may be the committed ones are just jealous of us.... :DTanishkahttp://enjoyingimperfections.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-37535650526751899362011-02-24T09:45:42.561-08:002011-02-24T09:45:42.561-08:00Wonderful post Alka. I hate people who create all ...Wonderful post Alka. I hate people who create all the buzz in facebook just for show off. Today it has become a craze to get comments on realtionship status, only wish people don't cross the line in the days to come.Antohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022180661238980482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-92156563370437116862011-02-23T21:39:25.192-08:002011-02-23T21:39:25.192-08:00damned if you do damned if you dont!
peer or famil...damned if you do damned if you dont!<br />peer or familial pressure!!<br /> <br />another stressful situation indeed!<br /><br />living on ones own terms should be the goal and as you rightly said.. it will happen!!<br /><br />well written!magiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-21402314100173875122011-02-23T21:10:15.810-08:002011-02-23T21:10:15.810-08:00@sm...Am glad u like it.
@Giribala...lol. :)
@...@sm...Am glad u like it.<br /><br /><br />@Giribala...lol. :)<br /><br /><br />@Umashankar.....Coming from you it means a lot. Love is all about emotions and once you rent it or fake it, the very essence of it is gone. You said it.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-81311070283312744862011-02-23T19:41:35.087-08:002011-02-23T19:41:35.087-08:00This is a silken piece of prose that effectively c...This is a silken piece of prose that effectively captures the essence of changing times in a few lines. I lived in a house full of sisters and remember how a silent curfew was imposed on the eldest one when a mushy Gulshan Nanda was confiscated from her schoolbag. What Chinese have been doing is pathetic to say the least. Yet, many are trying to replace the basic human emotions with the magic of money. One has to be particularly cold and heartless to be renting love -either way- but if you start scratching the veneer of relationships today, both legal and illegal, you will soon find that many are resting on purely monetary equations.umashankarhttp://uspandey.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-50452728306922849662011-02-23T18:19:22.387-08:002011-02-23T18:19:22.387-08:00Lol at hooked, booked and cooked.....:-)Lol at hooked, booked and cooked.....:-)Giribalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481010044909052232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-17491054558356689782011-02-23T12:42:06.098-08:002011-02-23T12:42:06.098-08:00like the title and pic
yes now society is little b...like the title and pic<br />yes now society is little bit openingsmhttp://realityviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-33518613813376665472011-02-23T05:18:53.885-08:002011-02-23T05:18:53.885-08:00@Purba...Yup, you are bang on!
@Ria...New Bride...@Purba...Yup, you are bang on!<br /><br /><br /><br />@Ria...New Bride! Thanks for taking time.Hope you are happy. All the best.<br /><br /><br />Bikram...The incorrigible flirt!he, he.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-227716241598546192011-02-23T05:02:46.473-08:002011-02-23T05:02:46.473-08:00hmm china seems to bea good place to visit for lon...hmm china seems to bea good place to visit for long ahmmm ahmm ahmm he he he <br /><br />yeah times have changed a lottttttttttttttttttt <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mannbikram.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Bikram's</a>Bikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320753339263375295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-48872919797267731852011-02-23T03:46:04.824-08:002011-02-23T03:46:04.824-08:00So very well said...i liked the last 3 lines the m...So very well said...i liked the last 3 lines the most. Cant imagine what u hav written here...rented bf/gf! Gosh...what has the world come to?Riàhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522045043501343739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-48378157194212667072011-02-22T23:01:32.725-08:002011-02-22T23:01:32.725-08:00In this age of soaring ambitions, long working hou...In this age of soaring ambitions, long working hours and stress - love becomes the first casualty. <br /><br />For kids it's more of peer pressure, everybody has a boyfriend, why shouldn't I? Like you said there should be no pressure to experience this beautiful emotion. <br /><br />Loved this write-up of yours Alka.Purbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345755953291104000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-33134292049120137752011-02-22T21:11:43.796-08:002011-02-22T21:11:43.796-08:00@BA..So very well put. True.
@Poonam....Thanks ...@BA..So very well put. True.<br /><br /><br /><br />@Poonam....Thanks for reading dear.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-52781756179749183532011-02-22T09:21:51.874-08:002011-02-22T09:21:51.874-08:00Time has changed...but love being rented or buyed....Time has changed...but love being rented or buyed...them its really sad<br /><br />The famous saying ek ladka aur ladki kabhi dost nahi ho sakte...comes in between a beautiful relation of friendship...a call or being with a guy who is a friend...raises many eyebrows...and I just dont like it <br /><br />Thought provoking post :)Beyond Horizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670805648928048491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-23552735830088011172011-02-22T07:24:13.964-08:002011-02-22T07:24:13.964-08:00There is a new lines parents seem to have got thes...There is a new lines parents seem to have got these days. Diplomatically, they ensure that they don't clearly burden children with restrictions and yet they say it all the time, "You are grown up and you know what is right." (The meaning is same, take care of our image in society).<br /><br />Nice read,<br /><br />Blasphemous AestheteBlasphemous Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417596461540852006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-11355301335459613922011-02-22T05:51:34.851-08:002011-02-22T05:51:34.851-08:00@Ruchira....Apreciate your time.How are you doing?...@Ruchira....Apreciate your time.How are you doing? In India or Japan? What you say is so right.<br /><br /><br /><br />@Prateek...Am glad u liked it.<br /><br /><br /><br />@A...Bang on....Thanks for reading.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-19197233347923380672011-02-22T05:49:09.070-08:002011-02-22T05:49:09.070-08:00@Ashwini...Thank you. Ashwini, in fact I am glad t...@Ashwini...Thank you. Ashwini, in fact I am glad that my parents forbade me to find a boyfriend. It would be a disaster. I was 20 and stupid.Times have changed. The level of maturity is different at say 25and more...My son who has no girlfiend as yet, is under pressure to acquire one... I wrote this post for him and his peers.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8579671752707276248.post-86259055381446087492011-02-22T05:43:08.281-08:002011-02-22T05:43:08.281-08:00@Irfanuddin...Thank you for spending time on the p...@Irfanuddin...Thank you for spending time on the post.Yes, times have changed.<br /><br /><br /><br />@Jon...Yup, I saw the movie. Now with two other options for gay men, the relationship status is wide open...Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.com