My Musings – Page 68 – Not your ordinary tales

What no one tells you about Marriage

Marriage is a freakin’ roller coaster. We’ve had our fair share of disagreements, door-slammings and string of divorces (not on paper). We met a decade back (quite literally) and have been married for 7 freaking years. I’m head over heels for him, now more than ever but it has been a really really wild ride. My last post made me ponder about when did we stopped fighting and what triggered the change. I really can’t remember any single aha moment but here are the key lessons I’ve learned the hard way. Expectations mismatch. We both got …

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Marriage – The myth of a happy life

I asked my bestie to suggest some gifts ideas for my upcoming anniversary.Me: It’s special this time, we completed 7 years.Bestie: What? I didn’t think you guys would last even 1.Me: That’s true. Neither did I. What no one told me was that marriage is work—a shit-ton of hard and intensive work. During the early years of my marriage, I thought something was wrong with us. We did love each other and had lots of happy moments. But there were numerous fights, countless breakups, and days when I wanted to quit. ⁣Honestly, it’s nothing short of a …

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Loss, Love & Hope

Accepting the fact that our parents are growing old and will need care is a hard pill to swallow. My parents and grandparents have always been perfectly fit and healthy. Yes, I could see the signs of aging but I chose to overlook them. I lost someone very close to me a few years ago. She couldn’t attend my wedding and really wanted to meet me and my husband. I would often tell her “I will come soon.. in a couple of months” and before I realized, months became years. When I heard the news of her demise, I was shocked, …

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My first solo travel

It can be daunting to travel alone, especially if it's your first time. Traveling by yourself is refreshing, challenging, and an adventure of its own. It's a wonderful opportunity to expand your horizons, to discover stuff about yourself and the world you never knew. I went for my first ever solo trip in 2019. I guess you can call me the 'planner' types - you know the one who endlessly researches for the perfect destinations, resorts, weather, things to do (and not to do) - yep, that's me. The first day of my trip was nothing short of a …

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One day I will travel solo…. and when I did…

One Year of Travelling Without a Home by an Indian female solo traveler,- Shivya Nath This post left me awestruck. So, I did the next best thing any rational person would do. Frantically reading as many blogs, videos as possible for anything and everything related to women travelling solo. Topics like - Things to keep in mind before you start solo traveling,Best countries to travel (followed by in-depth research of each place),What to pack,Blogs and stories of women who have traveled solo,How much it cost,Common fears and how to …

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