A friend of mine is actively seeking a longterm relationship. “I am ready to settle and have babies,’ she told me one evening. She has been dating left, right and centre, meeting all kinds of men (and boys). She is […]
As a woman (and that too from Pakistan), I have always had battles to fight and territories to conquer in my horizon. Nothing came easy. I have been pushing against the tide for as long as I can remember; it […]
I had a dream last night. It’s all hazy, and I don’t really remember the premise, but its characters stuck. Now, I usually don’t dream, so any night that I do, it is often uncomfortable and I wake up exhausted. […]
I am writing this from predictably gloomy Amsterdam. I landed here a few hours ago and came straight to my favourite restaurant to pen this down. I would like to start by thanking everyone for the response on my previous […]
Flirting is an art, said a friend, over a shared meal of cheesy nachos and quesadillas. I wouldn’t know, for I have never managed to flirt successfully (at least not on purpose or when required). She, however, was as slick […]
We are having some plumbing issues in our apartment building. None of us enjoy a plumbing crisis in the home, and we all hope to be saved by professionals like the people over at https://www.emergencyedinburghplumber.co.uk whenever we encounter a domestic […]
There are about a million writers out there penning 10 million ways to ‘drive your man wild’ and championing ‘play hard to get’ theories. I grew up reading all of that too, but never really followed it. Taurus. Anyway. So […]
A colleague walked in on a cloudy Tuesday morning with 10 inches less hair than she had until Friday – the last time I saw her. She had her makeup on point, down to the angle of her subtle contour. […]
There is something about monotony that irks me. While I like stable and secure, routine drives me up the wall. It makes me question everything, and unfortunately, everyone. My husband and I have been together for over seven years now, […]
Sometimes, my observations are so obvious and simple that I can’t believe I did not have it figured out and set in stone already. Like this one – dual ownership is a path with a single, determined destination: disaster. At […]