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COMMUNITY

MANAGINGEXPE CTATIONSMODE SAND
FRE QUENC YOFC OMMUNIC ATION

The platform we use to communicate and its restrictions mould our expectations of how often
we communicate, and the level of information we and our potential partners reveal.

Bhoopinder Tulsi:
“After two months of emails, our communication
progressed to making phone calls. These international
calls were very expensive, so we would have very
short conversations. Actually, I only found out he was
Singaporean after two months of talking to each other.
He never mentioned it, and because he was living in
Vancouver, I never expected it. Only when I heard his
accent on the phone, did I discover that he was born and
brought up in Singapore.”
“

Jasmeet Thakral:
“When we were getting to know each other, we had to Sumeet Gulati
be very patient. He was living in Phuket and I was in “Because communicating online is so accessible and
Bangkok. Then, after we got engaged, he went to Gold easy now, I would expect to communicate with my
Coast, Australia to pursue his Undergraduate Degree. partner or potential partner-to-be on a daily basis —
Days could have passed until he had a connection, or at least three to four times a day through Whatsapp.
I could write an email. Sometimes, weeks would go by Even if our communication were over long distance,
before I heard from him.”
I would expect daily texts and a Skype, FaceTime, or
WhatsApp video call at least once a day.”

Devika Doowa
Days could have passed
“It is easy and popular to communicate via online “
platforms, so you don’t really have to schedule a until he had a connection,
time to talk. It’s even simpler if both parties have an
understanding of what their schedules are, and when or I could write an email.
they would like to communicate. Personally, I would Sometimes, weeks would go by
expect to have some form of contact at least once before I heard from him.
a day.” “
— JASMEET THAKRAL

66 Masala Magazine
APRIL - MAY 2018