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What did I ever see in
him?
With the young lady entering her teens she is in the butterfly stage. Crushes on the local hunk, sighs followed by girlie whispers dominate the lass’ life. In the 20s, with a steady job and added responsibilities comes the question of settling down. Priorities undergo a change. Looks, which earlier seemed so important, take a backseat. ‘Well settled,’ and with a decent bank balance, become the parameters of choosing a prospective groom. Quoting examples from amongst her friends and colleagues, Amrita Sharma brings many truths home. People who were friends in school and college and later married have a marriage that is now on the rocks .The writer points towards small nuances that can create havoc in a relationship. A partner going through the lady’s purse and intruding into her personal domain can spell the end of a long relationship. The book stresses on the space needed in every relationship. Issues like a man preferring his mother’s cooking or different washroom habits can be a bone of contention between the two. The mechanisms of live-in relationships and how the modern woman feels that marriage is not an end by itself have been dealt with in a sensitive manner. What did I ever see in him is an encouragement for those with broken relationships to forget, forgive and move on. It is replete with examples of how even after a divorce people can still be civil with each other. It introduces the reader to the metrosexual man who loves to shop with his partner. The question that do opposites attract has perplexed many and this book makes an attempt to answer the question. It also gives answers to often-asked questions like, "Is flirting permissible in any relationship?" and, "Why do women find married men so attractive?" Gone are the days of ‘till death do us part’. With women entering the workforce, there has been a great change in attitudes. The writer introduces to the modern woman who is no longer submissive and subdued. The book touches the usual problems of a relationship—when the lady is asking for a commitment and the gentleman is not ready, when his friends are just intolerable and money issues spell trouble. This modern woman’s guide offers the readers some coping techniques and also makes them understand when to let go. It also has its humorous side when it highlights problems of the man loving his vehicles more than the woman. It helps to understand the complex nature of the man-woman relationship. Overall, it offers an interesting reading.
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THE first thing that will
attract the reader to the book is the title What did I ever
see in him? Termed as a modern woman’s guide to
having the perfect love life, the book offers a peep into the upheavals
of a modern relationship. Most young women grow up on a healthy diet of
Mills and Boon and Barbara Cartlands, waiting for their knight in the
shining armour to come and sweep them off their feet. They meet the
knight and ride off with him on his horse into a happily-ever-after. The
honeymoon comes to an end soon when faced with the practicalities of
everyday life.