@flyspicejet@goibibo I had a flight booking for varanasi to Bombay on 25th Feb which was delayed by more 2hours hence I got an option for cancelling the flight with full refund. We chose the option of refund and received a message saying refund will be recieved within 7 working
days. I still haven't received the refund, customer call toll free numbers are going unanswered and there is no response on mail. Pls expedite and let me know the status of my refund asap. The booking was made through Goibibo
@adityarao310 Okay toh don't be friends with the 3rd kind na, is anyone forcing you?
PS - We don't want to be friends with the likes of you too. Feelings mutual
Where did the love like this go? How did it all become about sex, how did bodies become utilitarian, and hearts "fair game". How did we get from wanting our first kiss to silent, awkward goodbyes after "hook ups"—when drunken passion fades to sobriety, desire clears to reveal shuffled reclothing, tissues, shame, booking of cabs, uncertainty.
When did hand holding become the first act in a practised process, and not the highlight of a week? When did sex become so accessible that it entirely lost its meaning? When did we become placeholder—replacing desire with horniness. My body with hers, hers with hers, hers with hers.... When did bodies become instruments from homes, and hands become so exacting?
Where is the blushing, the flowers, the smiling, the texting, the joy, the surrender; the filling every moment with the other, not for sex, not for marriage, but because. Because their very being makes you a believer.
Why are we all so broken, jaded, cynical, suspicious, guarded, alone, and preparing to "brave through our 30s without a partner"? Why is "single and thriving" the norm now, and not "warm and loved"? Why are more people lonelier than ever, wanting and yet untrusting? Why has every one of my female friends called me atleast once, and cried—about there being no hope any more?
Why are even the rom-coms of our late 20s about women becoming "independent" and adopting cats, instead of continuing to date?
This was how it was supposed to be. This wasn't how we were supposed to be.
Is it RIP Love, circa 2024.
Today is my 40th birthday. Here are all the things that I know at 40 which I wish I knew at 20.
Starting with…
1. Your relationship with others is a direct reflection of your relationship with yourself. If you treat yourself poorly, then you will unconsciously seek out and tolerate others who treat you poorly. If you treat yourself with dignity and respect, then you will only tolerate others who treat you with dignity and respect.
Get right with yourself. Get right with the world.