Last
night they had fought again…
He
stepped towards her,
To
apologize for his unruly behavior yesterday,
But his
male ego rebuked,
“You
are her husband,
Why
should you apologize?”
Here,
she was thinking,
“Should
I let go this time too?”
But her
self-respect admonished,
“Why
every time you have to make amends first??
Wasn’t
it his mistake this time?”
And so
she mundanely carried out her daily chores.
In the
tug-of-war between ego and self-respect,
Their
long-cherished love
Flew
out of the window.
lovely thoughts.
ReplyDeleteThank you Paromita :)
DeleteHow sad!!
ReplyDeleteI know :(
DeleteWhat a perfect snapshot of what can go wrong in a relationship. Looking forward to more.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura
DeleteGood one Aps..
ReplyDeleteKavi :)
DeleteYou have captured nicely a situation that is ever so common.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pradeep
DeleteIsn't this how most relationships die? Very nicely put, Aparna
ReplyDeleteYes Dola...most of the relations are dying a slow death because of the war between ego and self respect :(
DeleteAwesome write up.
ReplyDeleteThank You Jyotirmoy :)
DeleteA situation that is so common is very nicely caught in your words
ReplyDeleteTrue :( ... It's always a conflict between the two.
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