Dual Dilemma : The Young India

Santa Singh

An acquaintance of mine is dating two girls at the same time. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays are reserved for the first girl. Tuesdays and Sundays are for the second girl. He takes a well deserved holiday on Wednesdays and Fridays.

This is the deal. The second girl knows about his first girl. She was in an abusive relationship. Our hero met her and comforted her. She decided that it is better to be with a man like him than those single binding type who treat woman like an ego decoration. She told him she doesn’t mind him with other women.

The first girl knows that the second one is a her ‘man’s’ friend. She doesn’t know that they sleep on a single bed in her rented apartment.

Our man treats both the women well. He doesn’t want to leave either of them. He says that he doesn’t understand what he is doing. Somehow, it brings him comfort and wisdom to be with different women. He has become more patient and lovable since he found the second girl. He does not wish for a traditional marriage anymore.

The second girl has decided to approach the first one and tell her that our man is a good chap. She wants her to understand that circumstances make changes in our lives. We can either stick to our sense of right and wrong or we can live with the present and the real.

She will also tell her that she does not understand morality anymore. She was considered moral when she was with her former boyfriend. She forgave him when he abused her for the first few months and her action was considered superior by her friends and relatives. Now she likes or loves our man and doesn’t mind him being with another woman.

She’ll explain that she is ready to remove herself from the scene should the ‘primary’ girl have the problem. But she must ask herself whether this would be good for them. At least she should consider alternatives.

As for my acquaintance, our man, he too is redefining love. He was always a one-woman man. Now he finds himself in a dual relationship. He didn’t force it upon himself. One evening, while comforting the fears of the girl, he kissed her and never stopped since. He also feels that his feelings for the first girl are the same and now with greater knowledge of women, he understands them better. He would be crushed to leave either of them.

In some time now, the girls will confront one another. Our man is nervous but he tells me he is not. I don’t dislike him. I know that he is good to women although they spend a lot of money and time in shopping, something we men hate.

Would he be comfortable with the first girl sleeping with another man? He says he doesn’t know. Would she then leave him? Because he has no intention of doing so.

There is so much to the world than our physical and mental boundaries.

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