Spoken Query

When a friend asked me to post an article on the most expensive things I own, I didn't like the idea of it. I believe this topic has been trending since last year where celebs, bloggers and influencers talk about the most expensive items they own.  I hate discussing these things because: A. I hate sharing anything personal. B. I find it very down market and vernacularly middle class to brag about personal possessions.  However, she finally convinced me to share it as a shopping experience about my regrets or things that I proudly own and feel happy about them. So here I go, trying my best to put my thoughts together on how I make purchase-decisions with a hope that it will help you avoid overspending on luxury items. First and foremost, unless you are super-rich, buying luxury items on EMI or outside your means and going bankrupt is stupid.  Everything I buy, I consider it as an 'investment'.  I don't consider shopping as therapeutic nor does it give me any happiness.

Ek tha Raja, ek thi Rani..Raja ne tyaga bimar rani..Khatam Kahani Your long distance BF wants you to do nude video calls with him. You say 'No' because you are uncomfortable stripping on camera and the internet is not safe. Besides, you have a rare medical condition on your breasts. One of your breast has been continuously bleeding for the past two years and the other has visible scars from medical procedures. You try to explain to him how these medical conditions have broken down your confidence, how his love for you has brought in happiness in your life and how he has been unknowingly helping you rebuild that lost confidence and revive your self-esteem. You even forward him your medical records so he doesn't think that you are making any excuses. In reply to that, he sends you a text with a thumbs up emoji. As soon as he realizes that you are of no 'sexual-use' to him, he breaks up with you.  And, you always thought love gives hope and when you are in love everyth

I didn't know about the Smule app (it is a karaoke cum social app) until YouTube showed me an ad for it which is when I subscribed to the app as a free user. However, as a free user, you can only sing with someone else, you cannot sing solo songs. So, every time you want to sing a particular song, you have to search if someone has sung it and if there is an open invite from the host for you to be able to join him/her. These invitations are valid for 7 days. Therefore, after being a free user for about two months, I paid $45 and signed up for their annual VIP subscription. That was the starting point of trouble for me. Smule can keep you from living your real life if you let it. The platform is noisy and to remain relevant, you have to make some noise. I remember when I first joined the app, I got pretty addicted and spent hours on it every single day. I stayed up all night replying to the comments and listening to the collabs/joins.  This app was taking control of my life. My prior

A friend asked: I am in the US and my BF is in India. He said that the only way we can keep this relationship going is if I agree to do naked video calls with him. I did not want to lose him so I told him that I have CCTV cameras installed inside the house and my devices are not encrypted. I know it was lame and I did apologize to him for this. I also tried to persuade him that exchanging nudity on the internet is not safe. But he is extremely annoyed at my excuses and explanations and broke off with me. What should I do now? First of all, your toxic-minded BF has no right to force you to do something that you are not comfortable doing. A 'No' is a 'No is a 'No', no justification is required. It is a matter of your consent. Don't let this dude mentally or emotionally rape you. If he has been threatening to break up with you just because you do not want to strip in front of him, then he is more than welcome to FO. He has made it extremely clear that you and you