Thats how I met your mother. It is an American sitcom that was aired on CBS from September 2005 till March 2014. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meeting their mother.

This is what I am also trying to do here in this post. Trying to make my heirs know about how I met their mom. Now lets continue where we left off in the last post.

So, our fathers knew each other since long back. My father in law visited Saudi Arabia in 2008 and thats when they first met. A proposal was received almost two years prior to our meeting in January of 2014. The proposal came through a mutual relative. My father was still residing in Saudi Arabia and hence no concrete decision was taken and thus everyone moved on. I couldn’t move on though. A photograph was sent with the proposal. I had looked at the photograph very often thinking she is really pretty. Maybe a bit short but sweet. Ha ha. Well this is actually how it works maybe. Myself not being tall, I cannot get married to a tall girl and vice versa. Its done to get the genes balanced I guess. By the time you read this, I guess you little birdies have grown very tall. Well time flew by and no news of this proposal. Abbu came to Bangladesh and then the entire family started to look into proposals seriously. I did meet few girls but none were liked by my parents let alone me. After that, the initial proposal was, how to say, re-proposed by the same guy who first brought the proposal few years back. Now since Abbu was in Bangladesh, it was seriously considered and we were invited to their house. Wifey lived nearby to my place in an area called Lalmatia. Me and my brothers were all suited up and were at our best behavior. Upon entering the house, I felt little nervous. Could this finally be where I meet my Wifey. My father in law greeted us at the door. He was a retired secretary of Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh and a true gentleman. As we talked, it turns out that my youngest brother knew and had contact with my brother in law ever since the two families met up in Saudi Arabia. Whats more surprising was both of them didnt know that we were going to meet so both were utterly surprised themselves.

After having some light snacks, Wifey was finally called in to meet me and my parents. Initially I was too nervous to look but only peeked through one corner of my eye. And then I was looking again and again. She was very decent and well behaved. Ofcourse one would expect so in such a situation. She was respectful towards me and greeted me as well. My dad was very candid with his future daughter in law. He joked with her few times. Afterwards we had dinner and came back home. Yes I came back home with loads of confusion. She looked nice but we did not have a proper conversation so a few days later I told my dad that I would like to see her again and talk to her. Thus another meeting was arranged few days later and this time we both had a proper conversation. I remember asking Wifey about what movies she liked and which TV sitcoms she watches. I also remember asking her whether she watches football and which team she supports. Being born in Manchester, UK, she automatically had the genes to support Manchester United and since everyone in my family was a supporter I was thrilled. She did mention about supporting United and watching United’s matches. I was absolutely thrilled. Given all her qualities and the fact that she is a United fan gave me comfort in choosing my life partner. I came back home and told my dad to go ahead with the arrangements.