The Bubble: The Man

'If we say your problems are part of a problem game and you are at level one of that game* then he is at level three of it. The name of the game is marriage*. At 23 he is a father.

No, I am not joking. The problem is real. And yes, marriage in itself is not a problem. It does matter what you bring to it. It is just a name of a reaction between various elements already present in lives of two individuals. It is also a catalyst which sets a number of reactions, some very slow and some quick, in motion.

My friend is a reluctant altruist. Altruism is way of life he knows. Though many a times he is aware that he is overdoing it, yet he cannot resist. In return what he gets is respect. True, no is above little bit of backbiting.

He is a family man. He goes overboard to keep his family happy. It includes- Mother, father, wife, daughter, three sisters – out of which two are married, husbands of sisters, brothers of husbands of sisters and their family, two uncles, three cousins – two elder and one younger, two aunts and their family, and his in-laws. This list is not exhaustive. Also, this list is of only ‘please always’ family members.

There is one more attribute to his character but we will talk about it later.'

To be continued… to The Bubble: The family of missing selves

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* You are about to get married and wish to avoid it.

** You can’t make laws and then close your eyes pretending everything will be all right.

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