.
.
.
You wake up to the alarm
Check your e-mails
Scan the headlines
And go about your business
In the bathroom.
Get dressed
Eat breakfast
While surveying
The weather and
Traffic report for
The day.
Give each other a peck
And drive away
To your respective
Offices.
Eight hours of separation
With only
A minute-long
Phone conversation
In between
To remind you
Of your life
Outside
The office.
You come back
Almost at the
Same time
Exchange another peck
And plop on the
Sofa
With a cup of tea.
The TV blares
Your laptops perched
On your laps
You switch your
Attention between
Screens.
You cook and clean
And put on your favorite
Recorded show
To watch as you eat;
An hour later
It’s time to retire.
You settle in
Adjust the pillows
Pull the covers
And spend another hour
Catching up on news
Playing games
Checking e-mails
Your respective gadgets
Caressed
By your hands.
One of you switches off
The light
Another peck
A quick good night
And you move to
Your edge of the bed
Your backs facing each other.
Three pecks
A couple of words.
It’s the perfect marriage.
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Thanks for visiting, Namit, and for your kind words.
Interesting post!
And it can be taken so many ways, depending on whether you actually live that life (and agree with it) or not.
I thought my removal from it (the use of “you” versus “we”) was indication enough
I just meant that it can mean different things to different readers, depending on whether the *reader* agrees with it or not.
Some of the best posts are like that.
Aah! And I took it literally…
Thanks for the subtle compliment
An apt description of a day!!
I think, it’s the love between the two individuals which seems to be the driving force and the cohesive factor in such a minimal interaction lifestyle.
Good post Mansi.
Thanks, Vyankatesh. It’s amazing how you were able to see the positive in what most people said was a true, but sad, representation of our times.
=)
This is a great post ! Had me smiling !
It can be taken in so many ways as Dave has rightly put; and you are damn cheeky !!
I don’t mind living that life in a modern day marriage; have to throw in the parties too and more passion (I can definitely make room for that) and its perfect … for me
p.s I think I’ve officially delurked now
Thanks, Divya. Appreciate your stopping by.
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Better than those of the past where they would kill and bury, often the woman, under the facade of a good marriage.
Better in some ways, not so good in others. It depends on where people are in their lives…But certainly a more appealing life than the one you mention.
Thanks for stopping by, Nisha.
Wow !! the entire journey in the day . nice share. nice read.
Thanks, Karan.
Just wonderful. I have no words to express how I felt reading this post. Its a reflection of our busy lives in which we do not have time for ourselves and those whom we love the most.
Thanks, Juzar. Appreciate your kind words. I tried to paint a picture with these words…one that is too close to home for some people.
I’m afraid to many marriages are turning into this. We don’t live our lives anymore we coast & this is an example of coasting at it’s best!! Enjoy each other, enjoy life & live each minute to the fullest.
Hugs,
Bill
Absolutely, Bill. That’s the key to living life well.
We are, in many ways, like that “long-married husband and wife” who have “pleasantly agreed to be friends, to set the bedroom aglow at night by the mute opening of separate laptops.” But, no — we’re not “done with it.”
)
To each their own I say… to each their own !
-anon1
Oh the power of the internet and some people’s elephant-like memories!
Oh hardly elephant-like…. and extremely selective my deah
I can see the selectiveness
Hmm… Maybe this is why I’m fine not being married…
Just as well, Katie
feels like a description of my day – just that we are happy that way – occupational hazards may we call them
Loved the post – Trupz
Thanks, Trupz