BC LIFE
Saved by @Mollyycolllinss

Anonymous story #124
ㅤ
ㅤ

 (ok you gonna love this one)
(jk it's a sad ending hahahahaha)
Assalamu ‘alaykum, hope you’re well bi’ithnillah ta’alah. I don’t even know how to start this 😂 so i’d joined this marriage whatsapp group thing [Don’t laugh pls🤧]
I thought hey, there’s no harm in trying different halal avenues right? Who knows, maybe my ‘the one’ could be hiding on this group waiting for me 🙈
So I made a marriage cv and sent it on there and within an hour, no joke, 2 guys sent their cv’s to my dad saying they’re interested 😂
I got a bit excited because I’ve had a few samosa runs before but nothing had happened. I thought, maybe this time it would be different
Out of the two proposals, my dad liked the 2nd guy, let’s call him M. He was my age, an Aalim, haafidh, had a good paying job, was even a writer 😱 I was like Subhanallah, full package, M already sounds like the kind of person i might want to marry ☺️
And then i read the last thing on his CV.... my eyes widened....’previously married.’ I turn to my dad and i’m like nope, nah, nada, not happening. No sir, I am not marrying a man who’s divorced
👀 Just kiddinggg 👀👀 Alhamdulillah, It didn’t bother me at all that he was previously married, neither did it bother my parents
They’re quite open minded Allahumma barik and that’s how they’ve brought me up too. I’ve always believed that a persons deen and character and how they are right now is what matters more than their past
So my dad arranged a meeting with M that week. I still remember it was a Saturday when they came and I was so so nervous. I wanted everything to go well, so i prayed durood and made du’a just to calm myself
I came down and M and his dad were sat in the front room with my family. I wear a niqab and i was too nervous to go in so i went into the living room instead and ate a ferrero rocher [don’t judge pls i was hungry 🤧]
(sksksksksksksks why do girls think this is a power move when she walks past so he can catch a glimpse but then she disappears again for the *suspense* 😂😭😂😭😂😭)
They talked for a bit and I heard my parents semi forcing M to eat samosa’s and tea which made me giggle, I was like my parents ahead being the typical in laws 😂
But then his dad said “oh no, he’s fasting.” I died a little inside 😭😭 i thought...wait...why was he fasting on a samosa run pls looool, 99% your potentials family are going to feed you!
(ok that is kinda weird tbh😭😂 like ok, I hardly eat but it's because I get so nervous I lose my appetite. This is a whole other level)
That’s a given, and my parents went through so much effort with all the fried food 😭 but still, Allahumma baarik to him. I was impressed even before seeing him 🙈
Anyways, i heard my brother escorting M to the living room and my heart started beating so fast i thought he’d surely hear it 😭
https://t.co/C4kHH4vOOy
He walks in and i see him and my heart stops... he’s bald
Joke 😂 he was looking smart with a thobe and grey jacket and he seemed tall

(ma'am this is the 2nd time 😭you're playing too much😭😭)
Maybe around 5’10? I’m thinking, i’m a whole 5ft, that’s it, we’re going to look like a bar chart 😭
But anyways, my guy comes in, is about to sit on the sofa but then he sees me and i’m sat on the other side of the room on the other sofa

(LET THE COURT BE MADE AWARE THAT SHE SAID "my guy"!! 👀)
He’s half way through sitting down but he quickly gets back up and it looked so funny I had to stop myself from laughing 😂 i knew he must be thinking ‘wait do i sit here or do i sit next to her’ 😂😂

(😭😭😭)
But he sat down on the other sofa and ngl my heart sank a bit because when he spoke 😭 I could not hear him so well, he was speaking so quietly and so monotonous too 😭😭 he didn’t even greet me. Nothing.

(broooo we had a no greet before, this is so weird. Guys pls make Salaam)
He went straight to talking about himself and what he does. Half the time I had to guess what he was saying by trying to lip read but I didn’t want to seem like a crazy person so i just kept smiling, looking at the floor and nodding my head 😂😭
We made small talk but he kept talking about all the books he taught and proceeded to name them all, the sheikhs he’d met and the books he had written. ALL WHILST TUGGING AT THE DIAMOND IN THE SOFA .... until it broke and fell off.

(Noooooooooooooooooooooo😶😶😶😶😶😶)
My guy literally picks the diamond up, says sorry, attempts to fix it then gives up and starts tapping the broken diamond on another diamond 😭😭😭

(😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭)
You know how sometimes you can kind of gauge what a person is like just from the vibes they give and how they speak? I was thinking you know, he might just be nervous and that’s why he’s just talking about himself and breaking my sofa

(😭😭😭omg😂😭😭😭)
Until he asked if I wanted to know about his ex-wife. Before i could even say anything, he started telling me his whole 2 year marriage story and how he made so much du’a for 2 months for Allah to take him out of this heartbreak 😭😭
I mean you know, I’m okay with him telling me about why his marriage broke off, but he went above and beyond that by somehow always bringing the conversation back to his ex-wife 😭 I was like, but I don’t want to know how you and your ex-wife would take pictures 😭😭😭

(😭😭)
I wanted to disappear and when it was over, M didn’t even say bye, he muttered a du’a that I didn’t hear and went 😭 After they left i told my parents no straight away. And even they agreed that he didn’t seem like the right match for me
I don’t know how it is in other family’s, but in our family, it’s a tradition to take a few days before you say yes or no to a proposal even if you’ve made up your mind. So my parents decided they’d call in a day or two
I was like that’s fine. Little did i know that 2 hours after M and his dad left, M would message my dad saying he doesn’t want to go ahead with the proposal 😂😂😭😭

(WAAAAAKAHAAAGABANAKAIAyAG😂😭😂😭😂😭😂😭😂)

More from Life

ArmaniTalks \U0001f399\U0001f525
ArmaniTalks 🎙🔥...
@ArmaniTalks
A relationship begins to get stiff when excessive patterns begin to form.

Too many patterns leads to a boring, predictable, logical lifestyle.

Get the emotions involved.

Do something spontaneous out of the blue moon & flip the script.

'What's wrong with the patterns?'

Nothing is wrong with patterns.

However, there is a problem when all you have are patterns.

It's boring.

'Can you explain why?'

Sure 👇

The thing with relationships is that it's meant to be an emotional experience.

It's very difficult to logically explain love, right?

'Right.'

Well this is where you want to steer the ship the right way.

1. Too emotional is bad.

2. Too logical is bad.

Let me break it down.

1. Too emotional

If a relationship is completely ruled by emotions, then it's too volatile.

You will never reach productivity if you are aimlessly only following each others emotions.

This lifestyle tarnishes any structure for the couple.

'So why do people do it?'

Because it's fun.

You may ruled by this stage in the honeymoon phase.

Normal.

You'll be so spontaneous that it almost becomes a lifestyle.

But it's hard to level up your life when you're too spontaneous.

Avoid.
LIFE
Nick Huber
Nick Huber
@sweatystartup
How to get smarter very fast:

Interact with smart people here on Twitter who have different world-views than you do.

And let them change your mind on something.

Here are the 30 people you should follow (along with my favorite tweet from each)👇👇

Twitter can be terrible if you follow negative people.

It can also be more valuable than a college degree if you follow (and network with) the right people.

You get to look right into their brain and read a daily narrative of HOW they think.

Ok lets go:

#1: @ShaanVP

You know he's all about venture capital based entrepreneurship. I'm about small (non-sexy) business. We disagree on a lot of stuff.

But he's done it and he's won. Bonus follow: @theSamParr (@myfirstmilpod podcast


#2: @fortworthchris

He is where I want to be in 15 years. Has built a massive real estate private equity firm from the ground up. Super grounded with what the way he does business and his podcast @theFORTpodcast is top


#3: @Julian

I'm a scattered thinker and procrastinator.

Julian is a master of clear thinking and simple but effective writing. A world class example of content marketing and
ALL , LIFE
Advertisement
Zac Nielson
Zac Nielson
@ZacheryNielson
I used to work 14+ hour days and have a 'no days off' mentality. This year I cut that shit off and focused on building a career and life of quality. The results are higher income, more time to enjoy life, schedule on my terms + stronger relationships. Fuck your "hustle."

The reality is 99% of people's "hustle" is just them hustling themselves. Hustling yourself out of life and into a worker cog. The exact opposite of what you want to become when you're an entrepreneur. You're becoming the same system you sought to destroy.

To build a successful business it takes way more than just plain old hard work. I am a huge believer in American grit, not American hustle. You need hard work, but if that is all you can bring to the table, you have no place running a business.

People work hard because they believe in what they're doing or they feel they have to make it happen. I get that. We have families and people counting on us. But you are failing them all when you live in your office.

We are privileged in even being able to run a business. If you are lucky enough to do that, you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and the people counting on you to do it the right way. Be healthy. Sleep. Live your life. Be more than your career. 🖤
LIFE
Dragon Inve$tor.
Dragon Inve$tor.
@Dragon_Investor
10 Life Lessons You Don't Need to Learn Any Other Time But Now.


Previously, I might have given some lessons I have learnt in 24 Months,

By nature man should learn, adapt and survive,

It's through pain that you learn the greatest secrets of life, things we ignore but really matter,

Which lessons?

Let's see,


1. Be ready to unlearn anything- by unlearning, chances of anything happening are infinite,

People change,

Times change,

Feelings change,

When this happens, take a step back, don't bitch around, feel, heal and move on. Create your reality.


2. Relearn- Your existence is random, nature would be so unfair or fair to have you where you are. It's your life, YOU,

It is what it is, just does not work,

You have to make it work, so you must learn,

Faster to even outrun your capabilities.


3. Every man is intimidated by your success- Your success is ONLY important to anyone if it's beneficial to them in a way. It's not about you, it's about them,

Be careful with heights, it's slippery and way too far down.
LIFE
\U0001f934EZE_IMO\xa9\ufe0f\U0001f451
🤴EZE_IMO©️👑...
@AkiMarlin
After several calls & she didn’t pick ...about an hour later she called back to inform me that her parents didn’t let her leave the house,I screamed but babe you told me you got this that you know how to convince them, you assured me 😫

She just said sorry Baby I can’t come out

This was actually happening on 14th Febuary (lovers day) , all my friends were already out with their babes waiting for us to come join them in the park ..
I didn’t save this cash for three months just so I can be able to afford our luxury only to be disappointed by Nnenna 💔💔

My friends were calling to ask my location;the last I replied was a text saying”We are on the way”

I tried calling Nnenna back her cellphone rang without her picking up,on the 69th time I got the “number you’re calling is currently switched off please try again later response”😭

I was already heart broken not to notice I had a low battery, instead of crying in my room as Nepa was unfortunate to have cut our light the previous day I decided to go and grieve in the Mall alone.

I left my Change for the Keke man when i got to the mall & was just ..

While walking around aimlessly in the mall watching people in relationship takin photos & LOL like they are trying to make mockery of my situation.. One idiot & his babe had the mind to ask I please help take them some photo shots (in my mind , I wished their r/shp would scatter)
LIFE

You May Also Like

Edwin Hayward
Edwin Hayward
@uk_domain_names
Ok, it's high time to look at the REAL effects of Brexit. As the Tories implode & Labour sits on its hands, companies are executing contingency plans, shifting jobs & assets, slashing investments, or redomiciling (accounting exercise). Happening NOW, not in a fantasy future. 1/95

Barden Corporation is closing down its Plymouth factory after 51 years, putting 400 jobs at risk, as its parent company Schaeffler shifts production to various sites outside the UK due to Brexit.

8 health providers have warned of medicine shortages in the event of a no-deal Brexit: "we do not believe that the current medicine supply plans will suffice, and we will have widespread shortages if we do not respond urgently."

Pfizer - $100 million on Brexit prep: "Pfizer’s preparations are well advanced to make the changes necessary to meet EU legal requirements after the U.K. is no longer a member state, especially in the regulatory, manufacturing and supply chain areas."

The Government has spent £4.2 billion pounds on Brexit preparations (£2.2 billion in previous Budgets, plus an additional £2 billion in the most recent Budget.)
POLITICS
Noah Smith
Noah Smith
@Noahpinion
Met a Brazilian-American Lyft driver from San Diego who passionately attacked the racism of Republicans, then switched to passionately defending Bolsonaro.

If I were Thomas Friedman, I could tell you what this means.

Met a Haitian-American in a restaurant who said he'd always vote for Democrats because of the immigration issue, but that he has conservative beliefs too. "I don't want to pay for someone's abortion!", he declared.

Met a Latino Lyft driver from San Jose who said that while he was liberal, California was getting too liberal for him and he was considering moving to San Antonio.

Again, not being Tom Friedman, I am unable to offer any commentary on the political and policy implications of these conversations.

I guess my only thought is that political opinions are pretty complex and multidimensional, out there in the real world.

(end)
POLITICS
Advertisement
Seth Abramson
Seth Abramson
@SethAbramson
(THREAD) Pre-election Russia collusion may take down Trump. It's equally possible the Trumps' pre- and post-election collusion with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Israel will do it—a course of collusion also connected to the Kremlin. I explain here. I hope you'll read on and retweet.


1/ I must stress how unbelievably complex the "Grand Bargain" theory of the Trump-Russia case is—a different thing from saying it's not substantiated. It's substantiated in *almost every single particular*—it just *also* happens to be very confusing. Not byzantine—just confusing.

2/ The basics: Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the UAE all view Iran as their chief regional enemy. Iran is propped up by Russia. Therefore the Saudis, Israelis, and Emiratis all need a US government willing to find a way to get the Kremlin to *stop* supporting Iran in the Middle East.

3/ The best way to get Russia to stop supporting Iran—or reduce support—was/is to drop all sanctions on Russia over its 2014 annexation of Crimea, as that'd be worth *trillions* to the Kremlin over the next decade. Everyone knew that Clinton wouldn't do this—and that Trump would.

4/ Per the NYT, on August 3, 2016, Donald Trump Jr. met secretly at Trump Tower with a Saudi and Emirati emissary, George Nader, as well as an Israeli intelligence expert, Joel Zamel, with *significant* ties to both Israeli intelligence *and* Russian oligarchs allied with Putin.
POLITICS
Suchi Sharma
Suchi Sharma
@Suchi_sharma_
#THREAD
1.Meenakshi Amman Temple(472ft High)also called as Meenakshi Sundareswarar is a famous Hindu temple located on the southern bank of Vaigai River in temple city of Madurai, #TamilNadu.It is dedicated to Parvati(Meenakshi)& her consort Shiva(Sundareswarar). @LostTemple7


2.Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple was built by King Kulasekara Pandya (1190-1216 CE).This popular temple visits over 15000 visitors daily & around 25000 on #Friday !Friday sees the most number of devotees visit the temple with the number going as high as +25,000.


3.Meenakshi Temple also hosts an annual festival called Meenakshi Thirukalayanam that is held in April. A celestial wedding of the god and goddess marks the end of the festival. About 1 million devotees visit the temple during this festival.


4.the temple has been tagged as one of the seven wonders of India along with stunning Architecture.The temple is built using Dravidian South Indian style of architecture, and is one of the most impressive temple structures in South India.


5.The principle deity here is MEENAKSHI, a form of Goddess Parvati. The idol of the goddess is carved in emerald hued stone. The Meenakshi idol has 3 breasts as Meenakshi was born with three breasts and was blessed that the 3rd breast would vanish once meets right man of her life
HISTORY
Anu Satheesh \U0001f1ee\U0001f1f3
Anu Satheesh 🇮🇳...
@AnuSatheesh5
Cherthala Karthyayani Kshetram
#Alappuzha, Kerala
#KeralaTemples 🚩

Cherthala Karthyayani Temple Prathishta was done by Vilwamangalam Swamy. Chertala Pooram is very famous. Devi is Mangalya Dayini here removes obstacles relating to marriages. Sthala Puranam says that, once 👇


Vilwamangalam Swamiyar was passing this area after Prathista of Padmananbhaswamy Temple, he felt Devi chaitanyam and recognized as Karthyayani Devi. But Devi seeing Vilwamangalam went inside the pond. Swamy searched for Devi continously for 6 days and on 7th day Vilwamangalam


got hold of Devi's hair. Thus only Devi's head is Prathishta here. Devotees do Kozhi parathal ( offering cock) here as an offering to Karthyayani Devi.

Karthyayaniamme Sharanam
🙏🕉🙏
ALL