Lost my friends... to marriages:

Yesterday, my good ol' mate, Deepak Garg, came down from Gurgaon with his family, to meet me and Neetu.

While we were talking about sundry topics, one obvious topic was the gang of men we had before our marriages. And we couldn't agree more that we've lost quite a few friends to (their) marriages. It sounds so weird but nonetheless, it is true. Some of my chaddi-buddies have stopped corresponding after they married. Whatever their reasons are, and howsoever veritable they are, the fact remains the same.

After Deepak left, I wondered that if this is the state in case of all-men gang, what would be the plight of both-gender gangs? I mean... I might understand if a lady breaks her ties with her male-friends after her marriage, or if a man breaks her tied with her female-friends... but for God's sake, why should a man avoid her male-friends.

Neetu had a good ol' buddy from her early career days. He was a fine gentleman... quite sophisticated. However, after he married, he kinda estranged his ties with his friends. Well... I kinda understand this logic. But I really feel sad when I am unable to correspond with my good ol' male-friends. Interestingly, in my and Neetu's case, we've stayed well-connected with quite a lot of our "other-gender" friends :-).

jab jis waqt kisi ka yaar juda hota hai, kuchh na poochho, yaaron, dil ka haal bura hota hai,
dil pe yaadon k jaise teer chalte hain... a ha ha, diye jalte hain...