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Index
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Author’s note: Contents Prologue: The story before the silence and hurt First comes arranged marriage, and then comes love A brief history of the frogs: Eligible bachelor number one Registering on the matrimonial list Along comes eligible bachelor number two A little insight into my parents’ relationship Eligible bachelor number three – three months later Deal or no deal The first official meeting My first ever second meeting Third meeting Fixing the wedding date August, the evening before the shagan September, Harleen’s shagan from the Purewal family (Almost) Losing my arm and heart Friendship turns the two Johal families into one My parents’ marriage Back to Maninder and Harleen’s relationship Maninder’s birthday Finding the perfect lehenga The ring process with Maninder’s parents in Birmingham and getting his wedding outfit Breaking away from the wedding Christmas Eve with Maninder and the ladies in his household New Year’s Day: three months until the wedding The story of the wedding bands The Purewals join the Johal family for a peaceful meal Who pays for the wedding these days? Modern day dowry lovers Our first Valentine’s Day together Collecting my wedding lehenga Mother and Nani Ji see my wedding lehenga for the first time My Nani Ji and Mother’s wedding days The kurmai ceremony The chunni ceremony Return of the gold to the Mother-in-law and another list completed Try to treat others as you would want them to treat you Punjabi weddings: a bright and colourful event in one’s life Our civil ceremony Starting a relationship with your best foot forward The laava de rasam The day after the big fat Punjabi wedding The honeymoon Returning to the UK and starting my married life as Mrs Purewal Making best friends with one room in the house: the kitchen Someone I love was never born The phone hacking scandal Opening my letters Round one. Hitting me for the first time after four months of marriage Gurleen Visits Milton Keynes Snowdonia – The August bank holiday weekend break Gurleen’s second visit after I fell ill Our jobless days The birthday party Keeping up appearances in the Purewal family household Jaya’s wedding Trip to India Our first Diwali together Round two: Hitting me for the second time October 2008: Maninder’s birthday First Christmas with my in-laws The in-laws vs. the business trip First lohri with my in-laws The desi Big Brother show The tapped phone Booking the first wedding anniversary trip Wedding anniversary in Lovers’ Paradise Back to Milton Keynes Marriage counselling Holiday to Canada and faking illness to get attention I think I can forge her signature Maninder’s cousin’s wedding in my hometown Maninder’s cousin’s dad’s passing Issues with my dress Me, the slut Domestic violence: round three and breakfast gate The keys do not fit the lock anymore The homecoming Home again! Epilogue Final word An image and a poem that describe my journey Acknowledgements Kalbir Bains
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