One of my very dear friends changed his relationship status from 'committed' to 'single'. (Yes, on Facebook, where else?!) Soon he was hoarded with comments filling up the first three-quarters of his profile page.
“Aww... its ok”
“Don’t worry; this phase will also pass”
“Cheer up dude, u nice guy, u will get someone again very soon: )”
“Too bad...I wil give ya a ring, we’ll talk”
“Oye buddy, I m sure u'll need a drink to get over it. Enigma? Tonight? Buzz me”
“No problem, u lost one..u will get many more..cheerz”
Philosophy seems to be falling out of the sky all of a sudden. (I mean, c’mon, Facebookers.....philosophy....like ya right!) So anyway, all feedback in some way or the other shrieked out “Get a life sucker. Accept it that you are a loser, stop sulking so we can go and make other ‘single’ people feel miserable.”
Thank God for subtlety!
Since when did ‘being single’ become a sad phenomenon? Exactly when did it start meaning “A fire jet just hit my ass. I am burnt and devastated. Come, console me”? Does ‘committed’, ‘in a relationship’ or ‘seeing someone’ guarantee happiness? Or the fire jet to hit your rear?
Whatever happened to
“Aww... its ok”
“Don’t worry; this phase will also pass”
“Cheer up dude, u nice guy, u will get someone again very soon: )”
“Too bad...I wil give ya a ring, we’ll talk”
“Oye buddy, I m sure u'll need a drink to get over it. Enigma? Tonight? Buzz me”
“No problem, u lost one..u will get many more..cheerz”
Philosophy seems to be falling out of the sky all of a sudden. (I mean, c’mon, Facebookers.....philosophy....like ya right!) So anyway, all feedback in some way or the other shrieked out “Get a life sucker. Accept it that you are a loser, stop sulking so we can go and make other ‘single’ people feel miserable.”
Thank God for subtlety!
Since when did ‘being single’ become a sad phenomenon? Exactly when did it start meaning “A fire jet just hit my ass. I am burnt and devastated. Come, console me”? Does ‘committed’, ‘in a relationship’ or ‘seeing someone’ guarantee happiness? Or the fire jet to hit your rear?
Whatever happened to
“Congrats babe, let's celebrate with a drink or 5. You made the right choice!” or
“Welcome to singledom. Now you don’t need to take your laptop inside the blanket to watch football!”
What happened to celebrating the choices we make in life?
“Welcome to singledom. Now you don’t need to take your laptop inside the blanket to watch football!”
What happened to celebrating the choices we make in life?
Liked it, Too good and I fully agree:)
ReplyDeletei see some resemblance here ;) i found it to be ur best post....!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sir :)) And I am glad to share the stream of thought as you.
ReplyDeleteMohit, I tried being subtle but you got me here!! ;) Thanks a ton, though :)
ReplyDeleteShortly written, cant decide if written nicely..;-) ;-) ;-)
ReplyDeleteToo short, even before my bulbs of understanding lighted the words of the para came to an end..
No but truly facebook has become one good place where all get a chance..suddenly all Agony aunties n uncles rise somehow to add to your misery or turn ur celebration into misery like the one in case u just mentioned...but ne wayz cheerzz to all poke'y' nose..
Thanks for NOT being subtle! :) Nice
ReplyDeletetoo good priyam!! like
ReplyDeleteThanks Sri. Glad you like the non-subtle part of it all ;)
ReplyDeleteAnkit, since you are confused, let me make it simple for you. You can just say "Awesome" or "Brilliant". It will work just fine :)
Bhavik, thanks a ton. And you have replied also as in true Facebook style. Since there's no "like" button, you spelled it out !! Lol :))
hmmmmm....profound !!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGauru, is that what you reply when things go bouncer for you ?! Coz I remember you saying that during many of "Mafido's" class...
ReplyDeleteP.S: It's an insider joke, others, don't bother to understand..
I like this. I remember friends descending like vultures to find out why a relationship had gone awry on Fb. Its not like they were concerned, but they were more curious to get into the gossip.
ReplyDelete@ Rehab: Yes, the ones who ask definitely are not at all concerned about the relationship problems as much as they are about getting into the loop. But I wonder why ppl put up such status updates in the first place! Heights of being desperate for attention.
ReplyDeleteWonder how many people would have clicked "I like" on the status :P... well written blog, definitely could not have been more subtle :)
ReplyDelete@ Ronak: I really haven't been subtle na :P How else would people understand the point ?!
ReplyDeleteAnd the funny part is that there were actually a few who 'liked' the status update ! We need to talk to them about being subtle...