Just when Shradha thought everything was going fine, Nishant had started acting strangely. And they had also fought with each other. Not wanting to see him again, Shradha just roamed around aimlessly in the college while Nishant attended the classes.
In the evening Shradha went to the clinic for her job as the receptionist. There was not much to do as calendars for Neeta and other doctors were already organized by the previous shift. There were only a few appointments in the evening which Shradha had to coordinate. After quickly finishing the work, she just took out her phone and started going through messages. There was no message from Nishant.
"Very well. You don't even want to message after the fight. I am also not going to text you now." Shradha was murmuring to herself.
"Trouble with your boyfriend? " Shradha looked up and saw a lady standing in front of her. She was in her mid thirties and was dressed in professional attire. The lady was smiling at Shradha with her visiting card, placed on the table. " 7pm appointment with Dr. Joshi. My husband is running a little late." After returning the smile, Shradha took the card and verified the appointment quickly.
"Dr. Joshi is with a patient right now. You can sit down in the lounge and wait for your husband. I'll let you know when it's your turn. "
"Great! Thank you. My husband is always late. He always blames it on traffic. You would know how men can be right ? I am sure your boyfriend also would ignore you over something silly like cricket or football. They are always like that. You might have heard this saying right? They say men are from Mars and women are from Venus. That's totally true."
The lady continued to stand and speak while Shradha wondered if there was any point behind all these words.
"They think they know everything but their EQ is always low. Especially if the guy is inexperienced he will never know how to behave around you or pacify you after a fight. It's not that they don't care, it's just that they don't know how to express their feelings. You have to clearly say what you want and then only they understand your needs. That's how men are. "
"But what do you do when you know what they are doing is completely wrong, but they refuse to listen to you? The idiot did not try to understand my words and was lecturing me instead. So annoying. "
Unknowingly Shradha contributed to the conversation. The lady smiled and continued, "It also depends on the way you spoke to him. In fact with anyone in general. You have to be extra careful when you tell someone that they are wrong. You have to put it across in a way that you agree that, that's one way of doing things, but it might not be the best thing. You have to say 'I think this alternative way is better, but the decision is yours. I only want the best for you and I will support you in whatever decision you take.' This way you are making them think about your way and that is better than fighting right ? "
"Wow, you are so wise. It felt like I was listening to the therapist. Are you sure you need an appointment? " Shradha complemented the lady who started laughing.
"Ha ha. Thank you dear. These are just words from my personal and professional experiences. When you work in teams, you eventually learn many things which can be applied in personal relationships as well. Unfortunately our relationship problems are little complicated and beyond our wisdom. Anyways I just wanted to say, if he doesn't text you, it does not mean that he is not thinking about you. So maybe you can text him this time! " The lady winked at Shradha and walked towards the lounge to wait for her turn.
Shradha mulled over the conversation she just had. "Maybe the lady was right. I could have explained things differently to him instead of shouting at him. But isn't he supposed to be the mature one here ? Should I text him ? " Incoming call broke Shradha's train of thought. Deciding to deal with Nishant later, she got back to work.