Page 57 - Masala E-magazine Vol 9 Issue 4 February-March 2018

Love: Beating the Odds

Nandini Singh Sethi

Porfolio Manager (Credit Cards and Loans) at Citibank

What is your ‘never say never’ experience?
My husband and I have known each other since we were kids but we
were poles apart. While I enjoyed metal and hard rock music, he’d have
the latest Himesh Reshammiya or Atif Aslam songs on repeat. I’d be shy
and reserved, and he was the life of every party. We were nothing alike
and had no interest to get to know each other. I am now in love with, and
married to, a person I never thought I would be with.

What circumstances led you to voluntarily choose to be
in that situation?
Our paths kept crossing and over time, our differences intrigued one
another. His strengths happened to be my weaknesses, and vice versa.
Before long, we went from being acquaintances to survivors of a four-
year long-distance relationship.

What came out of your experience or choice?
Life has a funny way of teaching you balance and to never say “never”. My husband became the
My husband became the yin to my yang — someone who challenges “ yin to my yang — someone
me, yet complements me.
who challenges me, yet
“
complements me.

Amornrat Sidhu
Former Secondary School Counsellor at Bangkok Prep

What is your ‘never say never’ experience?
I never thought I would move countries, let alone continents, for a guy. I
condemned every woman who followed their man across countries after
marriage, thinking that they were not valuing themselves enough in this
modern world. Who knew I would be the fi rst to move from Thailand to
Botswana, of all places, for my man?!

What events led to that situation?
I met the nicest guy I have ever known and did not want to let him go.
Thus, began my journey of planning for the ‘unknown’ — especially
regarding career options.

What did you learn from your experience?
I put a disclaimer of ‘You never know’ after I make extreme statements
now. I also have revamped my thinking on long-distance relationships,
I met the nicest guy I have and what is replaceable and valuable in life and what isn’t. I also try
“ ever known and did not to be less judgemental about other people’s decisions, even if I don’t
understand them myself.
“
want to let him go.

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