An Affair and Its Aftermath - A Real Life Story

You are right, Viji. There won't be any love. In fact when I had the chance to write this into a long novel I made it abundantly clear.
Yes. If Malathi had done the same thing no, her DH would not have accepted her. That's the society, the chauvinisitic society for you.
If only Divya knows about this she will not respect her father.

When God gives crisis he also sends guardian angels to help us. Malathi's fil is one such angel.
regards,
sridhar

 

Dear Hamsa,
thanks for coming in. I was so affected by this story - this was in the letters do editor column of a woman's magazine. I elaborated first into a short story. And then made it into a fullfledged Tamil Novel, Vaazha Ninaithaal Vaazhalam which was published this year.
Sorry to know about your friend. She'd be in a pathetic state. Even if she complains to her parents, they'd try to hush-hush her because it might affect the elder sister's life.

It is this pathetic condition of women in our country that made me a writer focused on women's issues.
regards,
sridhar

 

Thanks Beeamma. You are right. She'd not be able to truly love him. But she has to take that unpleasant decision a) for her daughter and b) she wants to teach the other thief, her sister, a lesson. This man is equally guilty, no doubt. But she wanted to punish one of the offenders at least. She would treat her husband like a piece of furniture after the incident.

sridhar

 

Thanks Hamsa for the nice words. I don't know what it is for other writers. But for me my writings mirror life as it is. Almost all of my stories are real-life ones. I am afraid that if I call them true stories somebody may sue me for defamation. That's why I categorize my work as fiction.
You are right. Women being more powerful than men should be brave enough to face the circumstances.
Today I was talking to a friend who had a point. Children who have lost their fathers but brought up by their mothers are always very good. But take the reverse case. Many children brought up by single fathers are mostly spoilt brats.
That shows the power of women. And her indispensability.
thanks for your views.
And hats off to your work.
sridhar

 

You have a very valid point, Soldier. Almost every woman who read the story had the same views. Why should Malathi reclaim her husband, or re-accept him?
I too am disgusted with that guy though he is but a fiction of my imagination.
Given my age I have seen a number of cases where the man went astray, brought humiliation to the woman and yet the lady accepted him. Hilary Clinton tops that list?
Why?
Even though the woman might accept the man the relationship would not be as before. They may even have a sexual relationship but without any trace of love
Again, the woman might want to punish him for his being unfaithful to her. And the best way to punish him is to have him with her but not show the love or respect which was there earlier.
A more prosaic reason is that the lady might want him as the naam ke vaasthe father of the kids. Just to spare the children the uncomfortable questions about her father.
sridhar