Guessing that she would mostly consider the ones about whom we have already fantasized I volunteered, “If you need my help let me know. I can recommend a few potential ones who would fit the bill.”
“Thanks for the help Vinit but I would like this to be purely my decision. I hope you don’t mind that,” she said in a matter of fact manner.
“I would like to thoroughly consider all aspects of it before I make up my decision,” she said lost in thought. Probably evaluating the parameters she would apply to evaluate her potential ‘mate.’
“Vinit for next few weeks, I would like to socialize a bit more with men in our circle to evaluate if they are suitable,” she said looking at me “And I hope that you would give me a chance to mingle with them a bit more freely for this purpose.”
“Sure honey. Just make sure that not everybody in our circle gets the idea!” I said in a cautious tone. “We don’t want to create any scandal here,” I added.
“While at parties or outside, I would like to spend some time alone with these men in order to choose my potential mate.”
Again, she was clarifying, leaving nothing to my imagination. It seemed that she wanted to consider this very carefully and take the next step only after proper evaluation.
“How long are you going to take to choose your mate?” I asked inquisitively trying to get an idea about the timeframe she was planning on. The question had put her to think, perhaps, she had not given thought to that aspect.
“I haven’t thought about it. I want to choose suitable partner for this new relationship. As it is not a one-night stand but rather an ongoing affair.”
“But still you must have some idea bout the timelines?” I was pushing a bit now.
“Hmm… At least about a month or two,” she said
“I need quite a few opportunities to meet my potential mates,” she said justifying the need for such a long duration.
I was under the impression that she had almost short-listed a few candidates and only needed to take the final decision.
“So, you do have a few candidates in mind, right?” I found myself asking.
“I do have a few but I still would like to make an informed decision”
“Then why such a long time?” I immediately asked her. “May I know who all are on the list,” I asked her without giving a chance to reply.
“No!” she sad emphatically, “I will let you know when the time comes.”
“But what is the harm in sharing it now?” I pleaded
Manisha replied with a lovely smile of hers. Playfully indicating that she would not share it with me even if I bothered her any further.
“Have you started your evaluation process with these listed candidates?” I asked her in an effort to get more details.
“You are incorrigible!”
“Okay. At least share how many are already in the list?”
I was pleading like a small kid now. Manisha knows that I am curious about everything and naturally about this I wouldn’t let it go that easily.
“There are two candidates on the list right now.”
Finally, she was talking now.
“Both the candidates have been pursuing me now for quite some time.”
“One of them has been doing so for years now,” she added.
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