Getting into the mind of a woman is a lifelong journey. Rama Sreekant dares to walk in and unscramble the mechanics.
Always Right! We want to be told we are good, awesome, supercool, because we do not hear it as often as we would like to. Our awesomeness is so undervalued! Women are never wrong. Apologising is the man’s responsibility. “It’s in the Bible”.
Prince Charming: The classic ‘knight in shining armour’ story. Someday, we’ll have our own knight, galloping through traffic jams, rapists, muggers, street vendors, crazy rains, screaming children, pot-holed roads, to whisk us away! And then we wake up.
Thrift Divas: Bargaining is our birthright. We are spendthrifts with a thrifty twist. We enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death, and finally the ecstasy of the purchase. Nothing is more orgasmic than a good deal!
Drama Queens: There is something about Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives and the like. We love drama. We all secretly hoped that Carrie would marry Big or Blair would marry Chunk (Gossip Girl), they were just meant to be—no amount of logic can kill this “meant-to-be!” instinct.
Go Figure: We are fickle about how thin, fat, ugly or pretty we look. Red makes us look fat, white makes us look plump, orange makes us feel well-rounded, yellow feels like over 10kg of desi ghee mithai... It is really hard to be a woman; there is so much we need to keep in mind. Phew!
Forgive but Do Not Forget: Gawking at a random woman on the streets of Paris, will find its way into an argument 10 years later, at the slightest mention of weight gain or wrinkles.
It’s Never Enough: We never have anything to wear. Don’t question the overflowing closet; you “just don’t understand!”. We also spend hours dressing up, and then go out and spend even more time checking out other women.
The PMS Excuse: PMS is the perfect excuse to throw a tantrum. “I’m fine. I hate you. I love you. No sex tonight, please!” Doesn’t that sound familiar?
Talk to me! We love to talk about us and everyone around. It may be okay to not know why the rupee is on a decline, but totally not acceptable if you don’t know why that couple broke up. How did she lose weight, who is she dating... we want to know.
P.S. Of course, these work just as well for men.
(Inputs by Rama Sreekant, Bhavna Sharma and Urmimala Ghosh)
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