Ur post took me down the memory lane Sujathaji... Mine is a completely arranged marriage but we became love-birds after marriage ☺️ We didnt have much courtship time and my MIL & SILs always took care to see that we stay apart as much as possible... My hubby/fiance never had done anything that could be considered 'romantic' for me. Every meeting till marriage was always accompanied by his sisters and sisters' kids... I don't feel very comfortable with sharing my story in open forum, but, I have found such wonderful friends here, that I would just love to put my beautiful experience... I will edit this comment after 2-3 days when everyone is done with sharing their experiences...
The first Valentine's day after my marriage is very very special for me... It came just after few days of our marriage... Thanks to my authoritative MIL, those days, I had to get up at 5:30 in the morning and used to rush to bathroom immediately to freshen up coz Mummyji wanted her tea and breakfast ready before she rose up. My hubby knew this & even though he used to get up around 7:00, that day he was up very early and had written "I love you" with rose petals on entire pathway from our bed to bathroom door (of course attached to our BR) and had put lovely roses on bathroom mirror... So, as soon as I woke up and headed towards the bathroom, I was all surprised with so much happiness, overwhelmed with his love and care... I can't even express!!! We have had and still keep having numerous fights - all couplelike fights - over flimsy reasons and due to his extremely short temper, I am always in trouble... but, everytime I recall that 5:30-5:45 AM time of 14th feb and I forget every hurt and pain that he keeps giving me... These moments sound really filmy, but, they hold very special place in my life... Even while typing this, I am feeling like I have relived those moments once again... ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️
And, U know, then came even funnier part... when once I was settled a little with my awe... Sahibji told me that he had already kept the broom ready, placed underneath the bed and bade me to immediately sweep out the floor with a strict instruction to keep the rose petals in a place where Mummyji couldnt ever notice them... I still have those potpourri placed with my wedding sari... But, such was my MIL's intimidation that there was no case of throwing them in dustbin coz neither of us had the courage to clarify to her how and why those petals arrived in our home 😃😃😃😃😃😃