We had to meet the secretary of our society today – to be told that the ‘committee’ has decided to disallow singles from continuing in the society. “Only families allowed”, the man said. “How do you define a family?”, I asked. “Husband/ wife – obviously”, he told me.
“No, it’s not obvious.”, I replied. “Are 3 single sisters a family?”, I asked again.
“Yes…I mean…no…I mean, there will be an interview…no singles allowed. You have to move out within a month.”
Well, when it comes to pressurizing people to get married, we don’t need families anymore. There are society committees to do the job.
“No, it’s not obvious.”, I replied. “Are 3 single sisters a family?”, I asked again.
“Yes…I mean…no…I mean, there will be an interview…no singles allowed. You have to move out within a month.”
Well, when it comes to pressurizing people to get married, we don’t need families anymore. There are society committees to do the job.
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i swear! whats with mumbai n this no-singles rule? a lot of friends living there keep ranting about this
Anju
Recently we invited a swiss male colleague over to Delhi for a stint and he said he'd be coming with his "partner". This "partner" turned out to be a hefty, handle-bar moustached gentleman. I can so easily picture those steeped-in-tradition Chennai landlords reeling in disbelief seeing such "couples".