Ok.. This post is prompted by  ’s nudges! I’ve been procrastinating about writing, and that too about this piece, but I finally decided to come out of the closet!
The hunt for a bride for me is officially on, despite the dampener being the recession and all that! For my parents, as is the case with every parent, I’m the best and they just can’t understand why they just didn’t find the perfect match for me as soon as they set their minds to the task! Firstly, my parents were almost sure that I had already found somebody for myself, though dad had his doubts (‘he has brought one too many nice girl home: indicates indecision and lack of success = still single’). When I said there wasn’t anybody, dad gave me that ‘I bet its your fault none of those nice girls decided to settle for you’ look while mom said her silent thanks (‘thank you god for not putting me through The test’ ).  

So, how’s the progress been so far?
The boy doesn’t want to leave his job in Pune for atleast another two years = Strike one.
The boy works for an R&D institution = ridiculously low pay = Strike two.
The boy only has a bachelor’s degree, that too a BCA! = Strike three and out!

Most of these have been encounters I have not even had the pleasure of actually encountering, but there have been a couple of gems. I spoke to a girl who wanted to know more about me. We chatted online.

Prospective bride (PB): What do you do?
me: I work for an R&D institute. I’m a systems administrator.  My group manages a supercomputing facility.

PB: How come you are in Pune, though you hail from B’lore? This (B’lore) is the IT hub right?
me: Yeah, but I’m in a specialised field, called High Performance Computing.  Not too many opportunities in Blore in HPC, especially with my current level of experience.

PB: Oh.. so you don’t plan to move to B’lore anytime soon?
me: Nope.

me: What do you do?
PB: I work for a stock brokerage firm.

me: Wow.. so you must be a wiz with stocks?
PB: Yeah..

me: So you must be investing in stocks too?
PB: Yeah.

me: You good at picking the right ones?
PB: Yeah.. so good infact that I bought my own car last month with my earnings..

me: oh… that is great….

me: Say, you have a car and all.. what if your prospective husband can’t afford a car?
PB: Well, he must!!! That’s a basic requirement!

me: Well, I can’t afford one.. A car is not even high on my list of priorities…

<awkward silence>

me: Hey, it’s great chatting with you….
No-longer-prospective bride (NPB): yeah… let’s be friends… and wish you luck with your search..
me: You too!


Sheesh!