Made in Heaven ! Well, almost ;)

I recently got to watch the new season of ‘Made in Heaven’ and loved the practical and pragmatic approach of the writer and director, very much like the previous season. The series perfectly explains how, we in a society of double standards, look at marriages. Also because of my own inner thoughts and ideas on marriages, I thought of writing something deep and intense. Something I have been thinking too much off late. 

I actually wanted to write in a storylike format with characters and their own views. But that would get personal :D Also the art of storytelling is missing and the intent stays alone, waiting for the perfect tone. Very soon maybe. 

Anyways,

We all believe in fairy tale weddings. Although we realise later that realities are quite different. Referring to the latest series ‘Made in Heaven’, which is a perfect example of how the nitty gritties of relations, society and complexities of human nature are actually laced very seamlessly in making of a perfect wedding- which is not so perfect BTW.

Well, in our teens, most of us, at least people of my generation were actually pretty sure of whom they wanted to marry. Because marriage, as kids, was seen as the purest of all relations( after mother child relation ) and perfect example of teamwork that we could see in our own houses. We saw our parents doing everything together, being there for each other and during those teens when our hormones peaked, biology made us really like someone and we ended up with our own Khayali pulao. Most of us ended up being with someone and in those moments of bliss: or how we call it first love, nothing else really mattered ! Those long distance calls, waiting all day to finally get to hear each other’s voices, telling each and every aspect of day: from hostel ke mess ka bura khana to singing that song in coarse husky voice, saving money to make those STD calls from telephone booths( golden era) with those sky high charges, planning every aspect of future as if its already into execution. Commitment  and assurance, promises of being there forever, and ever. It all was worth it. Well, almost !! ;) Because that’s life. And life has its own plan, no matter what your intentions are .

Some tried relaunching themselves into Dil Ka Bazaar open heartedly by exploring other possible options. They believed in moving on and for others, it was difficult. They did visualise their whole life with someone and altering it with a new person was  something they were still learning. They feared commitment and would end up friend-zoning the nearest possibilities :D

 Well, but this too has to happen at the right time. And when the marriage clock tickers, normally around late twenties, the second lot is directionless. It feels that the world around us is getting married, and probably we are all alone, fighting and surviving in jungles like Bear Grylls :) 

Cut to the D day, and the reality strikes: was that it ??All that period of heartbreak, emotional outbursts, even the biggest of impulsive decisions , that we took for love and not for love, would come to an end today with the final testimony? Well, probably yes, and we end up accepting life as it comes saying this was bound to happen, because Marriages are made in heaven. 

But are they really??? I don’t think so. All I know is that, with that time and love that your partner really deserves, and rather than looking at this as an extension of your life to creating a new life together, giving your time, sharing your dreams, talking childlike and reinventing yourself all over again, you definitely can create HEAVEN IN YOUR MARRIAGE.