Jab We Met

Event: Dad’s office party

Me trying to be polite and chatting with random people

Aunty No.1: “ So your husband is north Indian?”

Me: “Yes”

Aunty No. 2:” Did he used to work in Singapore?”

Me: “errr….No”

I know where this is headed and I was trying to prepare a version of the ‘long story short’ in my head

Aunty No. 1: “Ohhh…how did you guys meet then?”

Five years since we met and three years of my married life, I was getting a little tired of the question. Would they know if I lied?? Cant mom please call me now? Sumit look at me..rescue me…Damn it, he isn’t even looking.

Random uncle: “Ladies, why don’t you guys start having food?”

Thank God!

Aunty No. 1: “NO NO..I want to hear this first” Grabs my hand and makes me sit down

Sigh, I am stuck

The Short Version:

So Sumit while studying in IIM Bangalore, came to NTU, Singapore on exchange. At the same time, I had recently started working in NTU. We met first thru a common friend. It wasn’t love at first sight or anything, we became good friends. He left within one month and we had a long distance relationship. Two years later we were married.