There are essentially five types of men an Indian woman will come across during her tenuous tenure as a singleton. Says who? Well, for starters, an old Cotton World tee shirt (Looking for Mr. Right, Found Mr. Rude, Mr. Cheap, Mr. Married), a keychain my
Pakistani ex-flatmate used to have years ago (Looking for Mr. Right, Found Mr. What’s Left) and a drunken pun me and my friends coined last week (Looking for Mr. Right, Found Mr. Right Now). Agreed, the demarcations are arbitrary but so is the average Indian man who is too busy keeping both his heads happy to give a thought to the female heart!

Mr. Rude
However clichéd this sounds it’s true; if the man can’t say please and thank you to waiters, chauffeurs and liftmen, it’s a clear sign that consideration is not high on his agenda. Unfortunately, for a lot of testosterone-fi lled Indian men (read north Indian men!) this is not construed as rudeness but a sign of masculinity and social hierarchy. This guy can be counted on to not reciprocate certain performing arts in bed or use condoms either. Reason? Sign of masculinity and sexual hierarchy! In some mutant
forms, Mr. Rude surfaces as an apparent reaction to the girl’s ‘rudeness’ as well. I was once set up with a guy who lived in UK who deemed me ‘rude’ within the fi rst few calls for talking to him with food in my mouth! How was I supposed to resolve the five and a half hour time difference, have dinner and do a telephone date any otherwise boggles my mind till date! Unless one is a bit of a Miss Rude herself, this type should be steered clear of unless one wants to date a lawnmower!

Catch the complete feature in the November 2009 issue of FHM India

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