Different moods of love - Dastaanein mohhabbat

Love is special. It makes both the lover and the loved special. It gives a purpose to this otherwise boring life. As we start our journey together, Aditi and I thought of highlighting some great couples who inspire us with the strength of their relationship. You guys make our Valentine's special.

So here we bring to you some terrific couples and a few words about them. Aditi's list will appear as a separate post (Click here).

Garima & Deepesh

Anuj speaks - "Gary is my little cute baby sis. There are many women a man can love and sisters take the top rank. Garima and Deepesh married in March 2012 - a perfect arranged marriage. The memories of the naach gaana in her wedding is still very fresh in my mind. They are such a sweet couple. Always be like this guys!"

Aparna & Varun

Anuj speaks - "Varun and my friendship dates back to the year 2001. Oh my goodness, it's been 13 long years... time flies away. As you must have guessed, he is a man who builds solid relationships. Probably that's what he learnt during his Civil Engineering days at PEC :))

Aparna happened to him at PEC, Chandigarh, and world was never the same again. I have been part of his days of early affair, the naram-garam time of the relationship. But both of these beautiful people grew from boy and girl to become the man and the woman. Today, they are a globe-trotting couple jumping from one nation to another wherever their work takes them, and yet they try to be together. I remember attending their wedding reception and it rained heavily that night. God showered its blessings on this lovely couple and they are going stronger with each passing year. Keep the flame alive guys."

Richa & Vinay

Anuj speaks - "It indeed takes guts to marry my intelligent, yet eccentric friend, Vinay. We both were batch-mates at NIT in Mechanical Engineering and mechies are supposed to be very difficult guys to handle. Richa must have met Vinay in 2009 when both of them were preparing for their MBA entrance exams. MBA entrance to side mein reh gayi, ye dono relationship ki entrance jaroor clear kar gaye :))

In love they fall, in love they rise! Love marriage is not an easy task. It takes an infinite amount of perseverance and patience to ensure that you graduate from girlfriend-boyfriend to husband-wife and hats off to these 2 great people, they made it!! I'm going to miss this idiot during my wedding, as much as he missed me during his wedding. Badla le liya tune saale kamine kutte...."

Shweta & Varun

Anuj speaks - "Varun was my flat-mate in 2008, my ex-TCSer friend who isn't ready to vacate my heart even when I vacated his flat in 2008 itself. Ab main to chala gaya MBA karne, par isne peeche se gupp-chupp ek aur TCS wali ke dil mein flat kiraye pe le liya... Pata chala saala uske dil ka maalik bhi ban gaya... aur hume pata bhi nahi!! Ye tune accha nahi kiya dost.

I don't really know how Shweta handles this wierdo... but she also didn't consult me before marrying him, so mera koi kusuur nahi... bhai ne 2011 mein shaadi kar li, aur shaadi ka nyota shaadi se 5 din pehle diya... how much I miss meeting my bhabi... par is kameene ko kya maalum ek devar ke dil ka dard... Varun is a gem of a person, a friend you would die to have... kyunki varun ke jaisa friend life mein hona jaroori hota hai... ho gayi na Airtel ki ad free mein is ullu ke karan. Waiting for you dude on March 1st."

Pooja & Ankur

Ankur speaks - "If it's difficult to be an entrepreneur. It is more difficult be an entrepreneur's wife as initially you neither have money nor time. Pooja has sustained that rough phase with me without any slightest remorse rather being the greatest support, I am sure with this litmus test passed, the rest of life would be a cakewalk. Now we are celebrating the life wherein we have single cherished dream which we see together with four eyes!"

Anuj speaks - "Ankur and I were MBA batch-mates. We studied together and we scored together. We secured the top ranks. And we both left our stable jobs to lead the life of disillusioned entrepreneurs who dreamed to change the world. It's hard to marry a guy who's already in love with a dream and Pooja took that risk. As Ankur says, it's damn hard to be an entrepreneur's wife. You are never too sure about the future. I have taken inspiration from their relationship from the time they got married in November 2011. Sometimes a marriage demands colossal amounts of understanding between the partners, and Pooja and Ankur are living examples of the same. When I was searching my wife, I told my mom, I need a girl like Pooja. She's someone who brought a lot of stability in Ankur's otherwise adventurous life (and adventures aren't coming to an end anytime soon). Wish both of you tonnes of love this Valentine's. Keep rocking!"

Ankita & Mukul

Anuj speaks - "My (hone-wali) aadhi gharwali, yes my one and only saali, Ankita, is Aditi's elder sis. Of all the couples listed in this post, this couple has stepped into parenthood and have a sweet kid - Ihit. Ankita ji, as I affectionately call her, is my source of all the hot and masaledaar khabar about Aditi. It's aptly said that saali ka darja gharwali se bhi upar hota hai, Ankita ji matches the saying."

This post was especially meant for those who have crossed that line.. i.e. who got married. This post is an inspiration for all my unmarried friends that they should follow the footsteps of those whose names appear above. Happiness is not the only motive of life. Marriage prepares you for the hardships :))

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you people.

PS: Plan's all set for my Feb 14 outing with Aditi. Do remember to share some romantic ideas to make this moment special. Shaadi ke baad to Feb. 13, 14 and 15..sab same to same hi honge na :)))