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Pravin Yadav Shridevi Yadav

We are married since 2012 and have visited more than 10 countries together till 2020 You can find our post by searching #SPonVacation on social media. We had stopped roaming because of covid virus all over, but know everything has started we need to explore more countries together.. I would love to spend my 10th Wedding Anniversary(which is on 9th Dec 2022) with my Wife to Vietnam.

Avani Awasthee Adwait Parchure

Avani Awasthee - Model & Branding Consultant, Youngest Indian to have been to Antarctica twice, Karmaveer Chakra Awardee by the UN & Govt of India Adwait Parchure- Cinematographer & Video Editor- Owner of The Lost Project, Professional Downhill Mountain Cyclist We were 6 years old when we first met each other in the 2nd grade, at school. We did not even look at each other. Adwait was “THE bully” of the class, while Avani was the shy, timid little introvert. This existence but ignorance continued until the 9th grade when Adwait left school. After that, there was no contact for almost 3 years until randomly Adwait came across a picture of Avani on FB! The oversmart Adwait instantly messaged Avani- “Hey Fatso”, that is how this story begins. I (Avani) was in Denmark then, & Adwait in Pune. We started talking but it was SUPER CASUAL, and I ofcourse thought that he was trying to hit on me, so I kept distance. Once I returned to India, Adwait offered to meet. Thinking of him as a “creep”, I decided to call him home & sat with him in my garden so that my grandfather could have a good view of us. (Grandpa was informed to keep an eye out for the guy. LOL) But Adwait to my surprise turned out to be the most chill & funny guy ever! He didn’t hit on me, wasn’t weird, we just kept talking! He was literally my wingman, my “one call away” when I needed to breathe, or just rant. He’s the one I had my first glass of wine with. But, he was super secretive about his girls, never even introduced me to his family. This continued until 2019, which is almost 15 years of knowing each other & 6 years of being bestfriends. In 2019, I had an extremely ugly breakup and ofc I called Adwait at 2AM. (At the time, he was going through a breakup of 4 years relationship himself which I found out about much later). He picked me up, took me for a drive & chai, just made me forget it all. He didn’t talk to me about the breakup, didn’t ask what happened, was just there for me. In 10 days, I left for Prague. Those 10 days, he was just there for me- no questions asked. We‘d video call every single day. “We’re just best friends ya”, was what we told ourselves & the World for the longest time; perhaps for a very long time it was even true. But it wasn’t long before the saying “Ek ladka aur ek ladki kabhi dost nahi ho sakte”, kicked in. In June 2019, when I returned from Prague, I started working with him. He helped me get some modelling gigs & even got me a job- basically helped me grow without asking for anything in return. My family saw this and grew fond of him to the point that my dad nudged me to “work things out with Adwait”. On my b’day the drunk me & “responsible him” kissed, unintentional but mutually! Within 10 days he asked me to marry him, even introduced me to his parents. Turned out his mum & my parents were classmates in college. In the next 6 months amidst lockdown at my house we got engaged & married 10 months after. It’s been 1 1/2 years since our wedding & OMG!

Shreya Chowatia Keyur Bokadia

I could fall in love with him all over again. For the very first time, we met at a sports event of the community we belong too in Rajasthan. I was playing soapy football along with my team when I heard a voice shout out "dheboo dheboo". I couldn't see him through the crowd during my game. After the match when I came out of the ring to look out for him, he was gone. Heard the same voice shout out this name during our finals too. I ran out of the ring immediately to find this boy and pulled him through the I'd card hanging around his neck. That's the first time I saw Keyur. I was confused why was he hooting out for dheboo dheboo. He said someone told him I was called by a nickname dheboo. We had a quick exchange of word and numbers and connected immediately through our common profession Chartered Accountants. I send him a facebook request but he was too shy to accept it. It took him a month to response back. The wait for worth the time. We dated for two years before we broke out the news to our parents. It wasn't easy but who likes easy. We got married just before lockdown and haven't been able to travel after that. We had had multiple domestic trips and waiting for a long international trip to make it out first and the most memorable one.

SHUCHIN PRAKASH RUCHIKA ARORA

SERENDIPITY, MY LOVE STORY REVOLVES AROUND THIS WORD. I AND MY THREE BUDDIES PLANNED A GOA TRIP IN WHICH WE GOT THE LAST THREE REMAINING TICKETS. WE STARTED THIS TRIP THINKING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A BASIC TRIP BUT LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THIS TRIP IS GOING TO CHANGE MY DESTINY. I MET A GROUP OF COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WERE TRAVELLING WITH US TO GOA WE PARTIED A LOT BUT SHE WASN'T A PART OF THIS GROUP. THE NEXT DAY WE PLANNED TO MEET THEM ON THE BEACH BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO MEET THEM SO WE POSTPONED THE MEETING TO THE NEXT MORNING. THE NEXT DAY WE MET AS PLANNED, AND THERE SHE WAS SITTING ON THE BEACH SILENT WATCHING THE WAVES AS OTHERS WERE PLAYING IN THE WATER SHE WAS JUST SITTING ON THE SHORE AND THINKING, I GOT HER ATTENTION BY SAYING CAN I CLICK YOUR PHOTO AND SHE SAID OKAY. LATER THAT DAY GROUP PLANNED TO MEET FOR A PARTY AND ON THE ENTRY IT WAS WRITTEN, "COUPLE ENTRY 50 PERCENT DISCOUNT" AT THAT MOMENT I JUST ASKED DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A COUPLE ENTRY AND IT DIDN'T END THERE WE PARTIED LIKE A TRIP BUDDY. THE NEXT DAY SOMETHING INTERNAL HAPPENED AND HER GROUP DIDN'T WANT TO HANG OUT WITH US ANYMORE. FAST FORWARD TO DELHI WE CAME BACK AND I ASKED HER FRIEND FOR HER NUMBER SO THAT I CAN SEND HER THE PICTURE I CLICKED ON THE BEACH THEN WE STARTED TALKING BUT AFTER A MONTH WE LOST THE TOUCH AND WENT AHEAD WITH OUR SEPARATE LIVES. A YEAR PASSED NO CONTACT NOTHING ONE DAY OUT OF NOWHERE SHE MESSAGED ME WE TALKED. IT WAS 16JAN2017 EXACTLY ONE YEAR AFTER OUR GOA TRIP WE TALKED AGAIN AND THEN WE PLANNED TO MEET WHEN I COME BACK TO DELHI FROM MY COLLEGE WHILE COMING BACK I MET WITH AN ACCIDENT AND WHILE I WAS BEDRIDDEN WE TALKED, THE WHOLE RECOVERY PROCESS TOOK 1 MONTH AND AFTER THAT WE MET FOR A MOVIE. I SAW HER AFTER 1 YEAR AND WE MET MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT. ONE DAY I KISSED HER IN THE LIFE AND THAT DAY SHE TOLD ME SHE WENT TO GOA IN ORDER TO FORGET HER EX WHO DIED IN AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT JUST AFTER 1 MONTH OF RELATIONSHIP AND SHE HOPED TO FIND SOMEONE THEN SHE KISSED ME BACK. FAST FORWARD 2 YEARS SHE MET MY FAMILY ESPECIALLY MY UNCLE AND AUNT WHO I LOST IN THE COVID. IT WAS HER STUBBORNNESS SHE WANTED TO MEET AND THE FAMILY PICTURE WE CLICKED THAT DAY IS VERY SPECIAL. FAST FORWARD TO POST COVID WE FOUGHT I WAS IN A DILEMMA ABOUT WHETHER TO CONTINUE WITH HER OR NOT BUT AFTER 2 MONTHS OF BREAK I STARTED MISSING HER LIKE HELL AND ON 28NOV2022 WE GOT MARRIED. THE LAST 3 TICKETS, ONE PICTURE, AND ONE TRIP CHANGED EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE.

Ishwari jakhetiya Venkatesh Rathi

So, it all started back in 2019 when we were practicing as architects in a competition from 2 different cities i.e Mumbai and Pune. At that point in our lives, we were unknown.Meanwhile there was a final meeting for the same project and lots of architects were shortlisted for that in which I (Venkatesh) and Ishwari were the main leads. So, our design was in favor of the client and we both started discussion. The main story started in this meet when we had a design fight in front of client. Client was pretty much impressed with both of our work, but because of our fight, client was confused for a principal architect for that particular project. Later, client asked us to work together on this project,and both the companies couldn’t bear to lose this project hence we agreed to work together! Because of strong opinions as individuals, we literally hated each other. Day after day, fights became a routine between us. One fine day we decided to meet outside our workplace in a cafe, we started exploring our other side and soon we realized that we are very similar in choices and in our thought processes. Eventually we started meeting for breakfasts, lunches and dinners and we became so habitual to seeing each other, We started dating. Venkatesh started visiting pune to meet Ishwari and Visé versa, we used to party together, shop together, took vacations, explored new places, saw the sunrises and the sunsets together!! It was all going so good and lovely. Then we thought of telling about our relationship at home. But destiny had some other plans. Our families were typical Marwari families and henceforth astrology came into the picture, and soon our parents told us that our Kundalis are not matching, and we can’t take this relationship forward. We started convincing our parents individually because we were connected to each other a lot and we couldn’t imagine our future with some else. For almost three months we convinced our families but we had to end our relationship because of families’ disagreement. But the magic and spark was still there and there was something which was still pulling us together. Our families forced us for other rishtas but we started rejecting every rishta. But god had some other plans for us! Almost after 1.5 year! We both met again with our families as an arrange marriage proposal! Our families came to the same page. We both believed in the immeasurable power of Love and endured all these circumstances! Also, behind every successful Love marriage, there is an extraordinary struggle!! After all amazing ups and downs, our families agreed to all aspects and both the families were very happy to see our amazing bond. We did our small Roka function and took a small step towards our happily ever after story.♥️ A happy marriage is about three things, memories of togetherness, forgiveness of mistakes and promise to never give up on each other. After this roller coaster ride, it feels that it was all worth it!

Bhavya Makhania Harita

Many people, especially in western culture, hold a negative perception about arranged marriages - some feel that arranged marriages are like business deals. Because of this many of us hold a negative perception for the same. And then, the idea of committing your life to a stranger just adds to that dilemma. Some people are never convinced, while some can agree to it without any hesitation. Personally, I was open to the idea, but there is always that tiny voice at back of our head which will point out the perils of any situation/decision. Nevertheless, I consented to my parents looking out for a life partner for me, lo and behold my mother found an interesting match for me on facebook. My mother did the job of finding a match for me from online platforms, which many people do for themselves - I find that idea very amusing. Anyway, we will skip the formalities that were followed after that, and skip to the good part. So, first time when Harita and her family came to our house to "see" me and my family - that's the first time we met. I was instantly drawn to her radiant personality and an open hearted laugh. As the custom is, we spoke privately for few minutes to understand each other. Sadly, in many communities it is a practice to shell out a final verdict after this just one brief meeting. I did like Harita from the first meeting itself, but like I earlier mentioned I had to get rid of that tiny voice at back of my head. I asked by family to see if I can meet Harita few more times before I finalise, and also confirm that she and I are on the same page. Well, the bummer was that she was located in a city two hours away from mine. (I am calling it a city just to please Harita, I would not consider it any more than a town ;). So after much planning and thanks to a very good friend of my brother, I found a place to stay at his home. So, in a day or two, during the weekend I got on a train and reached her hometown. She came to pick me up from where I was staying and we went to a quaint restaurant. We chatted and that is when that tiny voice was kick out from my head - I was comfortable with the idea of committing to this cute person and spending the rest of my life with her. So, that's where our story started and it is being followed by lot of laughter, dates, preparations for the wedding (which is scheduled to happen in 2023), and countless memories.

Joanne Fernandes Vishal Dumasia

Well, if I were to start reciting from the beginning, I would take a lifetime and it still wouldn’t end. So, I’ll start from here: Our parents were very good friends’ way before we were. We reside very close to each other. Our parents would meet frequently for lunches, etc. Although, throughout childhood, I hardly interacted with him on a personal level. I was unaware about his life, but we had mutuals, so he knew me well as his friends crushed on me but I never paid heed. One day he was passing by and my mother and I were standing at our front door. My mother mentioned him to me and started telling me few of his stories which Mrs. Dumasia discussed with her. I was instantly drawn towards him on hearing few facts. We met through mutuals and got to know each-other personally. I would have never thought that I would be with such a boy, when I first spoke to him and look at me now. HAHA! He was a completely contrasting personality and maybe gradually THAT drew me towards him. Another thing which really caught my eye was his curly long hair. I discovered much later that he liked me since the start and he kind of knew everything about me but never made a move. One day after our months of regular meets and greet, he finally made the first move and expressed his fondness for me. Just like that, the space between us got thin and our liking for each other got more stronger. We became each other’s 4AM thoughts. We finally were ready to enter a relationship and start our union. Although, we kept it casual in the beginning, we just knew after a point that THIS IS IT🤞🏻✨. We realised we’re imperfect in our own ways and that’s why we loved each other even more. It’s almost been four years of us being together. Since our parents knew each other, they knew it as soon as they saw us hanging out together. They were happy and relieved that we chose each other and were very supportive. We, like all regular couples, faced a couple of challenges as neither of us for a very long time, knew what we wanted. Me being the extrovert in this relationship also was an underlying problem as I am very outgoing. Vishal has always been mysterious and Low-key about how he felt and me… well, I’m loud. I over speak and can be extremely fussy and stubborn with him about what I want or how I want it. That’s love to me. At times, I lose my temper and he still patiently deals with me for which I will forever be grateful. We’re certain that we’re perfect for each other because he likes the crust of a cheese-burst pizza and I eat the cheese. He loves ice-cream and I eat the hardened chocolate. We’re perfect for each other because he holds my hair when I’m throwing up without me asking. We’re perfect because during a fight, I completely lose it and he just listens. HE IS THE YIN TO MY YANG. My life would’ve really been different if I wouldn’t have met him. I’m glad we met and I’m glad of our journey. NOW we’re here. I’m sure he’s glad about having me too, LMAO! I hope he is

Dennis Nagpal Sharon Sahai

Dennis Nagpal, a known producer in Delhi NCR and Sharon Sahai, a cabin crew working with Air India met at the most unexpected location, in the Aircraft. On 6th September 2019, I (Dennis) was on an Air India flight from Copenhagen to Delhi. While watching a film on my phone, I heard a sweet voice ask me “Would you like to have something on the menu sir?” As I lifted my face, we both saw each other and were trying to register something as somehow, the faces seemed familiar. In a split second, I just said ‘no’ and she went ahead. For quite some time, I kept on recalling but couldn’t register where and when I came across her. Seemed like she was also trying to think hard as she crossed my row many times and each time, gave a look. We also smiled at each other 4-5 times, which was a little unusual. I also tried to look at the name batch. Finally got a glance and the name read “SHARON SAHAI”. I went through my WhatsApp chats with my mother and came across her profile which my mother had shared for marriage purposes. It clicked; I finally was at ease as I was thinking so hard about it for a long. I wanted to just go and have an ice-breaking conversation. Finally, after gathering a lot of courage, I stood up and went to the galley. We had an introductory chat and she also remembered seeing my profile. We secretively exchanged numbers. As we both belong to the same community, our families had met in the church many times and the profiles were anyway circulating for marriage. After the flight, we both followed each other on social media and started responding to each other’s stories etc. Slowly started meeting and going out for lunches and dinners, got introduced to each other’s friend circle and then gradually to each other’s families. After 2 years of dating, we are now engaged and soon get married this November.

Dr Vrundan Jayswal Dr devarshi jayswal

We met before 5 year ago our engagement time was almost 3 years but on the first year i m student so i can not buy any gifts for her so she was thinking what kind of guy i met but she thought negative about me and all her family members think that but after my examination on her 24th birthday i was buy a 24 different gift and gifted here she was become a to much happy and after that she told me that thing i think this kind of theings about u but u proved it that u love me .. in 5 year to much ups and downs are coming but we stay together and come out form that all and we are happy together now and going for 2nd honeymoon via vietjet to bali.. thank u