When 2020 felt like the end of the world for everyone across the globe, an Advocate and a Merchant Navy officer managed to find each other, fall in love and decided to spend their lives together.
Adwait was on Aisle in 2019 but didn’t find anyone then and uninstalled the app and got on various other apps. He didn’t find anyone who was looking for a genuine relationship on other apps and got back on Aisle in 2020. He then got connected to many, but when he saw Prajakta’s profile he knew he had to do something!
“It was love at first sight! All her photos were lovely and I loved what she had written about herself on her profile. I didn’t know yet if she was the ‘one’ but I wanted to find out. I decided not to start the conversation with an icebreaker or some cheesy pickup line and just sent “hi”.” recalls Adwait. Prajakta was on and off Aisle for about 2 years and when the lockdown finally hit, so did the boredom. That’s when she got back on Aisle and saw that she had received many Invites. Nothing interested her and suddenly she sees a “hi” and decides to check it out.
“Adwait’s profile looked good even though he didn’t have a lot of photos but whatever was there I liked. I saw that he was in the Merchant Navy which I found very interesting and decided to respond,” says Prajakta.
It was lockdown all over India and Adwait was in his kitchen cooking when he received Prajakta’s reply. “I clearly remember I was making Angara chicken, watching Youtube videos when her reply popped up. We had a good 2 hours conversation and we exchanged our numbers and switched to WhatsApp” says Adwait.
“Once we exchanged numbers we used to talk on the phone and we really bonded well!” adds Prajakta. Prajakta and Adwait lived relatively close by but meeting during the lockdown was very risky as people were getting beaten up for breaking the rules. But these two found a way and within a week they saw each other for the first time. “It was really scary to go out during that time but because of my job, there are some perks and so if I get stopped I can always say that I’m a Naval officer and I’d be able to get by,” says Adwait. Adwait managed to get Prajakta’s address and went to her house.
“I called her and asked her to come to the balcony. She came running and that was the first time we saw each other face to face. I fell in love with her curly hair, her beautiful eyes, and I asked her if she’d go out on a date with me and she said yes!”.
Because the situation was such, there were only a limited number of things they could do for their first date. The couple managed to sneak around, go on a bike ride, have a good cup of tea and click a lot of photos. “The first date was amazing. I felt comfortable and very safe around him” recalls Prajakta.
“After the first date, I was damn sure she really is the one for me. I even took her out of the city for 2 days because she was bored. We had a really fun time and even got drenched in the rain like a filmy Bollywood movie” laughs Adwait. Having had bad relationships in the past the two did not want to just put up profiles on a matrimonial site and instead wanted to meet someone with the parents’ knowledge and fall in love. “It all happened very quickly. Our parents knew that there was this person who we’re talking to. Because of Covid I couldn’t go to their home to see his parents but I waved to them from downstairs” Prajakta says.
After 3 months of connecting on Aisle, the couple knew that marriage was the next step. Because of the unpredictability of the time we’re in, the couple has not set a date yet, but hopes to tie the knot in a year or so.
When asked what they like most about each other, Prajakta says, “He’s very honest and loyal. Those are qualities that are very important to me. Even from the first message he sent, where he didn’t try so hard to get my attention and was just being straightforward, that’s what I like about him. We have a very special bond that I know is very rare to come by”. Adwait to this says, “I like the way she thinks about life. And we have a very strong connection, so much so that whatever I’m thinking is always exactly what she’s thinking at the same time. It’s electric!”.
Aisle wishes this made-for-each-other couple all the happiness in the world!
