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she said yes.

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i took her out on a date.

i’ve always held pride in knowing exactly what she likes. but then she wakes up one morning feeling the opposite and i am thrown off my game.

i knew she likes spending time at the mall. but ugh the holiday rush is such a turn off. i knew she likes sappy holiday movies that made absolutely no sense whatsoever. especially this time of the year. but every time netflix suggested one, she picked Friends. her pinterest is flooded with home decor pins. so i knew she loves that. but she changed her phone a year ago and hasn’t logged into her account ever since. she loves books. so maybe i could ask her out to an afternoon of books and chai in her balcony? but she hasn’t gotten past the first three pages of the last Murakami book she picked. shopping, she loves! but the last thing she bought was korean instant ramen off the marketplace on amazon. she likes puppies. but she lost the two she had recently adopted to food poisoning, so must steer clear of that. she loves facetiming with people she loves, but work’s been crazy and she has barely found time to clock eight hours of sleep in the last few months. journals! yes. but her last entry was on the 12th of october. and it’s december now.

i haven’t met her in a while. she looks just the same but so much has changed. it’s like watching your favourite movie but someone changed the subtitles language. i watch her, but i don’t see her. i hear her, but i can’t listen. i touch her, but i cannot feel.

then the sun rose today. she woke up a whole minute before she intended to. with nowhere to be and nothing to do. she made her bed and her chai. she finished her seventh book this month. she showered and went to the mall. she bought presents for people she loves. she bought photo frames and potted plants. she bought a rug. traffic was crazy as usual, so she spent her car time facetiming not one but two friends. she bought herself a new pair of pajamas. she came home with takeout chinese boxes and watched a sappy christmas movie. she cleaned her room for the first time in well over three weeks. and then she sat down to write.

a wholesome day.

some would even call it a date.

so yeah,

i took her out on a date.

finally.

P.S. – she hates it when i romanticise a regular day in a blogpost. she also hates whole articles written in lower caps. but that’s a discussion for another day.

322 Comments

    1. Priya G
      Reply

      It’s my first time reading a blog and I felt like this was written for me and something beautiful which I will remember for very long. And I think I will start writing my daily blog in my book who knows one day even I can post a blog as beautiful as this one.❤️

  4. Ankita kundu
    Reply

    I watch her , but I don’t see her ! This is so true feeling to a dumdum 🥺👌!
    And yeah ofcourse you always my inspiration p , after reading this blog , I will also go on a date with myself,
    LOVELOVE ,
    Your Ankita ✨💖

  7. Roshini
    Reply

    I am amazed at how beautifully this has been written. It’s generalised yet personal. I can relate myself with it but I see u in the story. Just wow!!

  8. Sanjana Das
    Reply

    You are always an inspiration for me… Am also a content writer and love to write but bcz of the work pressure and other staffs not able to review this year about how much I have changed and becoming an independent woman..

    1. Ananyaa Sanim
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      “i watch her, but i don’t see her. i hear her, but i can’t listen. i touch her, but i cannot feel” This is one of the best line i have read🥺🥺❤️❤️

  14. Tanaya Borde
    Reply

    The every different kind of Prajkta…we love….i can relate to your this blog….thank you P for always inspiring me to be a better human like you.❤❤ love love

  16. Rhea
    Reply

    Was smiling throughout the whole article! Absolutely love how personal it feels. Also, writing the article in lower caps gives it a whole different vibe! You are amazing, P ♥️ Lots of love from Malaysia <3

  19. Saloni Chhabriya
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    This blog was the first thing I saw when I woke up and honestly got a little motivation to leave the bed and change the subtitles back to my own language (ref. from the blog)
    I JUST LOVED IT KEEP GOING YAYY ❤🌈

  33. Akanksha Kasture
    Reply

    First time I read any blog… It’s just kinda cute.! And I wonder that she is you and it feels so special btw I wanna more blogs like this…🤌🏻❤️

  46. Anamika S.
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    Read this late at night.. and I’ve been in love ever since… I’ve been struggling with self love lately and coming across this was the best thing ever ❤️

  47. raksha1908
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    reading this made me so happy, like idkw. it wasn’t something extraordinary or out of the box just something very simple and elegant and that’s the best part about it. happiness lies in little things <33

  49. Kashish
    Reply

    I really really really loved it.. It’s sooo amazing to make someone remember about their own life in such a beautiful way… I can say that this is my life story and I am yet to take “her” on a date ❤

  50. Rekha
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    Such a from the heart blog and read! Loved reading it especially at this time of the year..
    she took me back to that girl, the one that got lost busy with life but has come back just before the new year begins!! So thank you P!

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