Nuptial Knot

I tried to find the exact word for the 3 knots that we tie around a girl's neck on the day of wedding. As a common practice these days, I took the help of Google for that. There was not an exact word. The closest one was "Nuptial Knot”. This had its origin from the middle Ages and was lost in between and now has revived itself. The logic is they tie some kind of a knot not necessarily around girl's neck. Hmm... only now I remember the Nuptial pads in the male frog used to hold female frog during copulation period. Every word has a very deep meaning. You know what I mean... :)

Well this is not what I intended to write. I was more interested in writing about the right age for a  guy or a girl to get into the wedlock. Both are ready in physical aspects at the age of say 17 or even much earlier these days due to different diets. It was at this age,people got married couple of centuries back. But in the competitive world that we are in,it is not a wise idea to marry at 18. You would be a joker to all if you do that ... :) The factors influencing apart from the physical ones are Emotional, Mental and Financial aspects. Emotional and the Mental aspects are different things and pertain to the maturity level of an individual. Few possess them at the age of 20 and few others at 24 and few not until 30.These aspects have to be met by anyone for them to marry.

We have narrowed down to one which is the most important one and is being debated about for quiet sometime by everyone and each have their own perception. The interesting part is that the perception changes from time to time for the same person.... :) I remember my friend saying that he will get married once he is well settled for which he will take 9 yrs making him 31 and will then look for a girl who is 23. It was too hilarious for us to hear to him though I was also thinking in similar lines then. To me settling down was to own a 3 bed-room flats, a luxury car, few basic amenities for the house and a moderate bank balance to meet any emergency. Well my thoughts have changed considerably now. 

Coming into professional life I was able to meet few people who were in early thirties and still not married. I say people as it includes women also. May be they are pursuing their career to such an extent that they find no time for romance or maybe they have had few love failures.Whatever be the reason, I am sure they are missing a hell lot in life. I have seen all these people laughing and enjoying life like anything. But it is only in their faces and not from their heart. I really pity these people and I hope I don’t turn into to one of them.

Be it a love or an arranged one, I guess people should get married at least by 27 or in a worst case scenario by 29 no matter what financial status they are in. You can always achieve what you want in life with your partner.They could give a shoulder when you feel low. Family is not a hurdle in anyways. In fact I have even seen girls rejecting offers they get saying that guy is very well settled and “I don’t want to be the last piece of his life's Jig-Saw puzzle". They were interested in facing the life together with their better halves. I was astonished to see people like this, when most of them prefer a guy with a green card ready to sponsor her MS in USA. It is really shame on them. Well I am not being jealous just becuase I cant get one to sponsor me......:)  I would have appreciated these people if they had the guts to do their MS after college on their own. Well I am not offending anyone here, it is just what I feel.

PS: Having said all these, find a perfect better half before you get into the thought of marriage. Well that’s an irony.... :)