Growing up we all believed in fairy tale romances. We believed that some prince charming will ride his magnificent white horse and will sweep you off your feet and you might live happily ever after. The reality check is quite different from our fairy tale love stories.

First– we are not all damsel in distress who needs rescuing; we can help ourselves, we have made ourselves so independent that we don’t need to rely on some random stranger to come and save us from the evil witch.

 Second– how can someone possibly fall in love with a person whom they just met; even movies are more practical than this and in today’s world. You don’t just fall in love with the face, you fall in love with the soul and their personality.

 Third- not everyone out there is looking for love, some people just want to fulfill their dreams and make it big in life.

There is one lesson that all these Bollywood and Hollywood movies have taught me i.e; love is just a part of your life just like everything else is also a part of your wonderful life, your parents, your career, your family, your dreams, your inspiration, your aspiration, etc, they are all a part of your life and together they sum up your life. So why would someone only focus on love and forget everything else. Your parents/guardians have loved you all your life so before taking a drastic step for the one who does not value you enough or who fell in love with someone else, think about the love your parents gave you. Now would you want to waste a love like that, a love so pure. Valentine’s Day is not just for lovers but for family and friends who care about us too.

I had a friend who found her soul mate when she was in high school or at-least she thought they were soul mates. They survived high school together and then college. Their love was something that we all thought would last. They were going to get engaged in December of 2018 .On the day of their engagement they obviously threw an engagement party and that is when the had invited all of their friends, family and colleagues. While everyone was mingling around with the guests and having a gala time, the FIANCE was out in the guest room with his boss.

 The only explanation she got was that he was trying to build his career this way.

Working hard and then achieving the success you deserve would be more satisfying than sleeping your way to the top. The only thing I could tell the would-be-bride was that “I’m glad you found out about this now. It would be too late if this was disclosed after the wedding.”

TO ALL THE WOMEN OUT THERE : It is better to be single, successful and HAPPY than being with a man who thinks infidelity is normal and that it should be a way of living.