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Love Life

I started romanticising about love way later in life. While my girlfriends had started having crushes and boyfriends, I was deep down into books. I was always a nerd. If I had to choose between a new book or a boy, I would always choose the book.  Honestly, it was a defence mechanism as I considered myself ugly growing up so hiding behind books would be my perfect excuse to disappear.  I was dark, skinny and had soda bottle glasses. In India, everything is acceptable but a dark skinned girl is a burden on the family. I grew up in a joint family and all my sisters and cousins were pretty and fair. I was treated badly basis my skin colour and was always given the second preference and had to wear hand me downs. One cannot imagine how much this can affect a little girl who only wants to be loved. I remember crying myself to sleep begging God to make me fairer. And then puberty hit! Voila! I turned into a swan. People started noticing me, especially boys. I once overheard a guy te...

Hello, it’s me, Love!

Ever since I remember, I have been reading and writing. I absolutely love writing and I do it with all my heart. My letters have made people cry because I pour myself into it.  Today’s post is an insight on my life. Just a little introduction. My name is Love and this blog is all about me and my life. They’re all true stories. I am a normal but an attractive girl, as per Indian standards. I feel that at the age of 34, I have seen so much and experienced a lot of things - good and bad.  As we move forward, I will take one topic for each post. I hope you’ll would be able to relate to it and keep coming back to my blog. Well, I mentioned Indian standards so you know that I’m an Indian. I have travelled quite a bit, I won’t say extensively, but enough to understand how different Indian culture is from rest of the world. Btw, I’m 34 and umarried. Just want to get that out there. Haha.  Since my blog name is “All about Love”, my next post will be about my love life! So stay tu...