If you are single, you better explain why. From well-meaning aunts to curious colleagues to the 'smug married', all think that an explanation is their birthright. Every single woman faces this dreaded question more often than they would like.
Asha, 33, creative director with a publication house, finds it all too silly. "I wish people would understand that the right guy matters more than the right time. Why would I get married just to get married?"
Poonam, 34, National Sales Head in an International Real Estate Company, has a unique way of dealing with this. 'Of course' and 'You are absolutely right' is her response to anyone who reminds her that she should really be married. "Sometimes, saying 'It's my destiny' with an enigmatic smile, also works", she adds mischievously.
The search for the 'suitable boy'
And then comes the part where you have to convince people that they do not really need to 'fix you up' with someone. Having a successful career does not seem to help either -- even a Sushmita Sen or a Preity Zinta is not spared. If not the proverbial aunt, the media will try its best to marry them off in a hurry.
"By now I have seen enough of that, really," sighs Elizabeth, 40, HR Head at a reputed Software Firm. She has her own way of tackling this. "An aunt of mine will not rest till she sees me 'settled'. I get around it by saying, "My inner voice tells me this is not the right match. I must pray to God and wait for his go ahead."
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