Honestly, at first, I felt like there was nothing new about the fact that I was soon going to be engaged. But now, my heart wasn’t supporting that thought anymore. Both my heart and my brain had started betraying me. Somewhere along the way, I had begun to feel the difference.

I was Pranay Saluja, the single one. No worries. No rushing to wrap things up just so I could talk to someone. No thoughts of getting married in a few months or maybe a year. No picture in my mind of the person I might spend the rest of my life with. But in just two days, all of that had changed. I wouldn’t be single much longer. I would have someone to look after. Someone I would have to keep in mind while making decisions, plans, or choices. Someone who would become an equal part of my life. Someone because of whom I wanted this shitty meeting to end as soon as possible so I could just talk to her. Someone I could now see as my fiancée. My future wife.