Not your girl next door!

The yellow light lingered in the background while she sat on her bed, frozen by what she had just seen. She was trembling with fear and knew that nothing but his soft embrace could calm her down. She missed him dearly. They had been together for five years now and were head over heels in love with each other. Sure, they had their fights and disagreements, but, they worked on them patiently whilst appreciating each other’s opinions. She had turned 23 last September and he was 25. They had met in College and had clicked instantly. He was her first love and despite her promise to herself to save her virginity for her husband, she made love to him. She had made an informed decision and hadn’t regretted it once. Until today. She looked down at the test again. It still indicated a positive. She was pregnant. She was 23, unmarried and, pregnant. She couldn’t absorb what had happened. They had been careful. Then, how did it happen? She tried calling him, but, he hadn’t picked up. A ...

Admit it, women of all ages; we’ve all raised our expectations of men due to all the Disney movies we’ve seen through the ages. It doesn’t matter if you’re 12, 22 or 32 … you’ve dreamt of your perfect prince charming riding a white horse to you while you prance in a beautiful white dress towards him. Though, variations may happen. However, the qualities of just one prince Charming didn’t do well for us. Here’s a list of the attributes I’ve accumulated in my head over the years. 1.         Aladdin’s mischievous persona and his rogue charm that swept Jasmine off her feet. His pure heart that is thorny to find in the current era. With heartbreak and cheating around every corner, little can be done to realize true love. 2.          Prince Charming’s immortalizing kiss that awoke Sleeping Beauty from her siesta. 3.          Flynn Rider’s smoldering smile. Oh, man, how could Rapunzel whack him in the head wi...

You've probably read a lot of pieces on the section 377 of the IPC. Many were against the “unnatural behavior” and many in favor for it. There has been a buzz going on since its revelation since the SC made its judgment. Well, finally a circumstance where all the politicians bonded, notwithstanding it being on their innate homophobia. Because, for them, the concept of consensual sex between two consenting adults, no matter the age, is absolutely appalling if so is done between persons of the same gender. The very clichéd basis used by our lawmakers for the judgments was their goal to prevent AIDS. Because, usage of condoms for anal penetration is impossible, right? oh, their intelligence leave us to giggles. Very little can be done for such wisdom to be altered. Numerous efforts via protests, via writings and questioning court’s judgment on various levels were done only to finally reach a judgment that baffles all. And, since when are the activities inside a bedroom havin...

Well, very hardly do we get the chance to get our fury out. And, our modes for doing so have changed over the years.  Physical showdowns take a lot of courage, time and the fear of facing the consequences. Maybe, even a punch coming from the other side. ;) So, thanks to the technology brought to us in 2002 and our addiction to messaging, we can have textual showdowns. CAPSLOCKing away to show your furiousness with the other person, and of course, a statement isn’t half as impactful without the array of exclamation marks following the message!!! Ah, those times are definitely missed when people actually had the guts to face their haters and would result in a fight with each of their friends come together to ensure that their bro would win the aforesaid fight for chivalry. Arguments, be it a lover’s spat or one between friends are much more compact now and easily perishable by blocking the other person’s contact. The choice of whether or not we want to have that person...