A REAL MAN

Tall, dark and handsome. Is wanting this in a guy make a girl shallow? Why is it bad to feel weak when your friends don’t think you and your fiancé are not a handsome couple? Why is it cheesy to want a guy from your fairy tales? Why is it hard to accept that you want to be envied by all your other girl friends? Well, it is definitely a personal choice - of a ‘girl’.

Once out of high school a “REAL MAN” would be what she’s looking for. So what is a “REAL MAN”? Is he the one you see outside your window when you wake up and make yourself a cup of hot coffee, pumping his muscles early in the morning? Is he the one who you see at the temple, with neatly done hair and a spotless white kurta, on the way to work, feeding the poor and hungry? Is he the one who passes by you at work everyday in a neatly pressed formal shirt and trousers, giving you a dashing smile and a wink through his smart glasses, saying “HEY GOOD LOOKING!”? Is he the one who offers you his pen boldly in the middle of a meeting? Is he the understanding one who supports you on your decisions, no matter what? Is he the one who offers to drop you home courteously after a long hectic day at work because it’s late? Is he the sensitive one who offers you a shoulder to cry on when you are upset? Is he the one who takes you to night clubs and discos, dresses in a hep shirt and jeans, with his hair made (not over gelled) and gives you the night you always wished to stretch your legs? Is he the one who would take you to a dhabha on a cold winter day and get you hot pakoras? Is he the one who takes you shopping and shows a little interest in what you are buying? Is he the one who wouldn’t let go of your hand in a crowd where you could get lost? Is he the one who is always with you, your closest friend?

I bet most women can’t categorize their “REAL MAN” into any one or all of the above questions but I can say for sure they can categorize their ‘guys’ into one of the above. “REAL MEN” are “REAL RARE” (hopefully rare and not non existent!) and therefore probably hard to find (no offence to any guys reading this)