Indian men suffer from many stereotypes. They don't cook, they are lazy, they demand dowry, they are very narrow minded, they don't want their wife to earn more salary etc. I happen to know few of stereotypical men ( or MCP's as most of the gals refer to them ). I was lucky to know couple of Indian men who are not MCP's and decided to model my behavior on them. One of them was my DAD and other was my brother in law. Learning from them along with studying in USA made me wiser and hopefully non-MCP.
So when I met V, I decided I would try to be as non-MCP as possible. As with most desi gals, she also had a notions of stereotypical desi men. Initially, it was a cautious approach, saying thing which would not in anyway offend her and making her feel comfortable. Later on, it was just great to see her happy when I would suggest something or agree to something that an MCP would not. She would often ask me random questions in middle of a conversation and listening to my reply would make her immensely happy. Here is how it used to go.
V:Can I work after marriage?
Me:Of course you can.
V:What if my salary is more than you?
Me: Even better.
V: Can I support my parents in India?
Me: Yes sweet heart why not.
V: What if I don't work and want to send money to my parents back in India?
Me: Doesn't matter, they are my parents too.
V: Can I wear shorts ?
Me: Yeah why not , in fact you look better in shorts.
V: What if your friends are around, can I still wear shorts?
Me: Absolutely.
V: Will you cook for me?
Me: sure.
V: will you do the dishes?
Me: Anytime.
Isn't this great. Every time I answered the her question, I would could see her smile and that made me immensely happy. But the thing with women is if they love you, they will push you to the limit. They just wanna keep testing you until you break down. So one fine day:
V: Can I wear a bikini on the beach?
Me: Errr...... Ok. yeah you can.
V: Can I take snaps in the bikini and upload it on the internet.
Me: Absolutely not. Why the fuck would you wanna do that.
The thing is V couldn't take it that I was answering each of her questions in affirmative. She would have gone on and on until I said NO. Now, that I have said no I have become little bit like those stereotypical men.
Indian men, might have many stereotypes but women have just one. "They drive the men crazy"
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He he.. you play with fire and then you say you got burnt. You are destined to lose no matter what you answer and believe me they drill you with the most awkward questions and it is no longer win win situations for both parties. From what I know of you, you are always on the side that puts rest to the fire. But this chapter of your life - brother take it from me - is playing with the fire and keeping the it alive too. It reminds me of a forward email I received a long time back, did not make much sense than it makes now. Will paste a few snippets from it.
It is like a game. Make the woman happy. Do something she likes, and you get points. Do something she dislikes and points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing something she expects. Sorry, that's the way the game is played.
SIMPLE DUTIES
You make the bed (+1)
You make the bed, but forget the decorative pillow (0)
You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets (-1)
You go out to buy her what she wants (+5)
In the rain (+8)
But return with Beer (-5)
You check out a suspicious noise at night (0)
You check out a suspicious noise, and it is nothing (0)
You check out a suspicious noise and it is something (+5)
You pummel it with iron rod (+10)
It's her pet (-50)
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS
You stay by her side the entire party (0)
You stay by her side for a while, then leave to chat with a college buddy (-2)
Named Tina (-4)
Tina is a dancer (-6)
Tina has silicon implants (-80)
HER BIRTHDAY
You take her out to dinner (0)
You take her out to dinner and it's not a sports bar (+1)
Okay, it's a sports bar (-2)
And it's all-you-can-eat night (-3)
It's a sports bar, it's all-you-can-eat night, and your face is painted the colors of your favorite team (-10)
A NIGHT OUT
You take her to a movie (+2)
You take her to a movie she likes (+4)
You take her to a movie you hate (+6)
You take her to a movie you like (-2)
It's called 'DeathCop' (-3)
You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans (-15)
YOUR PHYSIQUE
You develop a noticeable potbelly (-15)
You develop a noticeable potbelly and exercise to get rid of it (+10)
You develop a noticeable potbelly and resort to baggy jeans and baggy Hawaiian shirts (-30)
You say, "It doesn't matter, you have one too." (-8000)
ENJOY THE 'BIG' QUESTION
She asks, "Do I look fat?" (-5) [Yes, you LOSE points no matter WHAT]
You hesitate in responding (-10)
You reply, "Where?" (-35)
Any other response (-20)
COMMUNICATION
When she wants to talk about a problem , you listen, displaying what looks like a concerned ex-pression (0)
You listen, for over 30 minutes (+50)
You listen for more than 30 minutes without looking at the TV (+500)
She realizes this is because you have fallen asleep (-10000)
This is just a great post! I agree that we women tend to push but its only to feel secure about someone and the relationship. But I think V's question is hilarious and I cannot wait to meet her ;-)
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