Hubby Khushi Hubby Gham!

Christopher Dorris is the envy of most men. Chances are you haven't heard of him, unless you're still closely following Manisha Koirala's international love-life which has usually starred firang boyfriends — arguably because she has taken our pledge seriously and consider all Indians as her brothers and sisters. At the moment, if news reports are to be believed, Christopher is on test drive! It's not clear who's at the steering, but Manisha reportedly wants to settle down with him only after confirming that he's husband material — by living under the same roof to test their compatibility quotient and taking long vacations with him in different parts of the world.

Most men would love to be in Christopher's shoes! After all, what's there to lose even if you fail at the end of the test run that involves romancing a staggeringly beautiful Bollywood actor, holidays in Europe and a brush with fame? In fact, some guys wouldn't mind failing the test at all, considering being a temporary test husband might be more fun than being the lifetime real husband!

This arrangement might be a boon for Christopher, but it's definitely a smart move by Manisha. Particularly when there are stories in the media about how a newly-wed bride discovered that her husband was bald and toothless on their first night. A test run of a potential husband could help avoid such a fiasco.

Men don't always have any control over any part of their body — and that becomes a big problem after marriage. Tiger Woods learnt it the hard way, as he turned his life into a golf course, scored with nine women but got caught by his wife before he could reach 18! You might think that's a cheap remark, though it's nothing compared to what my friend said after he bedded a Chinese woman and repeated a line from the new TV commercial: "That's the best Chinese I've ever had!"

Women know that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. But some of them are trying to enlighten their husbands about the benefits of fasting and coaxing them to go on hunger-strike and demand statehood for the 10 acres of land they bought in Lonavla! After all, with more new states to fleece, it makes sense to inspire their husband to be a politician like Madhu Koda, who allegedly made Rs4,000 crore out of a relatively new Jharkand!