This letter is a reply for the letter 'To My Future Husband'. So if you've not read that one, I recommend please read that before this. Otherwise, this will be messy for you. :)
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Dear Biwi,
Even I am not good with the greetings, same pinch! But I do happen to invent my personal endearment for you. 'Biwi'! I hope it's not low-level or mushy and I wanted to add a prefix 'My' but then I thought maybe it's too corny. Never mind, we can discuss over it on our wedding night.
So, the point of writing this reply to you is, I am very certain about you and I do not regret nodding a Yes. You were absolutely right that how can we judge and find a person suitable for us within ten minute discourse but guess what? I found you compatible to me when you messily put the coffee cup on the saucer.
No, I am not slandering you. It's just I realised that we both at least have something in common. And the way you'd draped Saree around your frame, I was however going to advise you to wear western more openly because your jeans was peeping underneath your saree. Not to mention the shoes. So basically it was clear that you're more comfortable in western. I have no say in this, accepted!
I got to know that it was your pretence and I didn't ask for your number because I was waiting how will you look out a way to contact me. Honestly, you've pushed off such a huge burden from my shoulders. Even I think that our personal space should be intact within our married life. I want an understanding partner who can walk with her shoulder matching mine and her steps in sync with mine. I never wished for a baby who need a pacifier in her mouth and my all time pampering and attention. Let me rephrase it, my all attention and love will be oriented to you but there's a life beyond you which includes, my work, my family, my friends. I will feel suffocated if I've to inform you where I am going or where I am. Thank God! You didn't ask for that.
Your all points were valid and completely understanding. I vow to abide by them and I pledge to never hover over you and influence your decision. However, I pledge to stand by you and support you if you're right. I recall the point where you said that who will I choose if I've choose between you and my mom. Well, I've my answer ready. I won't choose anyone and let you both decide it yourselves that who is wrong. Because if we stay in one home, differences occurs. If I choose you, I'll hurt my mom and if I choose her, I'll hurt you. Your argument may end up with my interference but the hurt would not. And it will stain my memories that I had to made such choice. So, I suggest please settle your matters with her on your own.
By the way, my mom is a Darling. She won't give you tough time.
About your dress, well it's your body and I am aware that you've been carrying out yourself splendidly since twenty three years of your life so I basically have no say in this. Still, if I don't appear as over possessive, I would love to have your bare back to me only. And long legs too.
Friendship is an important phase of life. I will quote you here, that you've been never in world for me when my friends hailed and laughed with me. Exactly! Now, after marriage, I won't get much time with my friends due to many responsibilities over me - you're one of them - I don't wish your interference if I have to meet my friends after office and I get late someday. I would give you heads up, don't worry. But please don't be nagging that come home soon or something. I wish you to be understanding if I someday have to leave you in middle of a brunch or dinner for my friend in need. You can expect the same.
Cooking. Uff, this point is very crucial. See, I've got no problem with your tasteless food as long as you know how to make Maggi perfectly and operate a toaster and coffee machine. Well, being settled in Madras for over five years on my own, I've learnt that survival is crucial not the food made by a novice wife. I still over and undercook my Maggi, I still burn my toasts. So I hope you've not had uplifted your hopes having me help you in kitchen. Trust me, i am a big failure in kitchen than you're. Though we can learn together and YouTube is a great friend in such domains. I promise to learn together.
My sister still doesn't know how to make eggs and we both bicker for that, so you've gotten no competition. Hence, no one is going to blame your parents for your bad cooking. Same goes with my sister. But I wish we both learn quickly, so that our kids can have a delicious meal when they'll come in our life.
I have no problem with your male friends as long as you don't have problem with my female friends. Tani is my best friend since school and maybe, she knows me better than you because we've spent such long period together, so if she ever happen to say it loud before you, please just don't Fret. And let me clear, she is already married.
I may sound stern but don't expect liberty from me if you're planning to go a club, resort or farmhouse party. You're my wife and I would never allow anyone to roam with you at ungodly hours. Drinks are not a part of lavish life or independent life, do not misinterpret liberty with the rebellious form of your behavior. Flirting, drinks, late night parties doesn't make a woman independent and of course, not fighting with her husband.
I'll never restrain you in home because people are looking at you. Guess what? I'll feel proud that I've someone who they wish to be with. I've someone who they desire but she is mine. All mine. I hope you've been nurtured well to distinguish right or wrong and there's a saying that a girl tends to understand better the differences of vision that a man. So, I know if you'll feel something fishy, you'll step back yourself. Just remember that I'll always be there for you.
My all time, including that half an hour you demanded, is yours. I am not lying where I say that you don't have to choose between me and your friends because I know I've no competition with them. I am far above than them. You love me and I'm the one who gets the honour to touch you. You can have that 'Me' time except when we're in argument. Don't expect me to not being nosy or intruding after a fight. I'll fight with you and I'll love you. These both will go simultaneously. A make-up sex sounds much better actually. Hence, I promise to fight with you as you put that your right, I'll put making love is my right. So just don't ever punish for the garden variety arguments.
About home decor, if you know so much as to how to make bed and fold clothes. I'm fine with it because my cupboard is a mess. I really want you to take care of it and the drawing hall is more like a modified version of dustbin. You'll have to remind me all the time for keeping my files, shoes and ties at place. To be honest, you've to take care of it. But if you still manage to get some time after it, I promise to help you in Home decor.
By the way, I've gotten three walls whitewashed and have painted the remaining one with eggshell Royal blue, Now you're free to choose any colour contrasting with Royal blue and get the remaining walls designed. I want you to have a say in that because along with my life,my home is also going to be yours. So is my room. I'm not very social person, so spare me with your parties or get together. I think my credit card will be enough to accompany you in shopping, so don't demand my presence but I promise to pick you up to the room and rub your aching feet after you reach home, tired with shopping spree.
Now let me tell you how i wish our life to be. I'll let you explore the intensity and depth of my emotions. I am going to be tough to love. I'll fight with you for silly reason and then make love just to tell you that I love you even in the time of discord but, hey it's not meant that I'm surrendering, not at all. I will stop talking to you like a kid and you do have to coax me, not as my nanny or babysitter, but as my wife and lover. I will expect you to make efforts to win me back then. I know it may sound irritating, not always the women need care and love. Sometimes, we men do crave for these. It makes us believe that we are important and needed in your life.
Because if I expect you to love me like no one can, I also pledge to love you back with the same passion. I'll give every inch of my soul to you. I will make you the luckiest lover alive, you've crave and demand for me all the time. It's going to be dangerous to love me. But if you hang on, it's going to be most beautiful walk on the fire, I bet that. Loving me is hard but it's going to be eternal.
My life has already made a bigger space for your accommodation and with all the baggage you carry with you. The mistakes, the honours and even the bad habits. I vow to accept you with all the imperfections. If you wish to accept me with mine, write to me again because this idea of exchanging letters in 2k17 itself makes you distinguish from others and special in my eyes.
Yours loving Patidev,
Vibhor Kulshashtri
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