“‘Professor’ is something that caught my attention immediately and of course, her signature selfies. It didn’t hurt the fact that we happen to be from the same community, you know, cause then it’s easier to convince my parents.” Anirudh recalls when he came across Prakruthi’s profile on Aisle.
“I was more curious about getting to know someone from another profession, especially a Professor”. Despite being in different cities, Prakruthi’s ‘signature selfies’ and the love for nature that they seemed to share urged Anirudh to send an Invite. Anirudh was certain that he wouldn’t get a reply, however much to his surprise, Prakruthi was quick to reply, and slowly everything started to fall into place. It hardly took them a few hours before they exchanged their numbers and started talking to each other.
Anirudh works as a software engineer, while Prakruthi is an Associate botany professor and although they reside in Karnataka, they have been in a long-distance relationship ever since they met. While Prakruthi was working in Bangalore, Anirudh would travel from Udupi to meet her. Lockdown did not help their cause either. It was a good 3 months before they would meet face to face. ”She was working in Bangalore so we decided to meet there. I was nervous before the date. We found each other during quarantine and by the time we decided to do this, I had butterflies in my stomach. All of it seemed weird, almost out of a Youtube series” Anirudh adds looking back on their first date. ”I had to travel 350kms to reach Bangalore and we ended up having tea and talking for hours. It all seems surreal now… Totally worth it” he chuckles.
Though their interests are poles apart, they found themselves being drawn to each other. “I like to be active, fit, go for treks, bird watching, and volunteering activities, while she is almost the opposite. She is mostly lazy, likes to sit at home, she draws and paints a bit, and she is brainy, being a medal holder in her Post graduation. We do however connect on our love for nature and how we both appreciate its existence. We even attended webinars, and a workshop together, that was organized by my team” Anirudh adds smiling.
Once they were certain about each other, they decided to take it forward to their parents. While Prakruthi’s mother was happy about the relationship, Anirudh’s parents expressed their concern. Though it took time, they slowly warmed to the idea and the couple is looking forward to a bright future together. “We made our first move on April 29th, 2020. Within this short time, we have been through a lot of personal struggles and we were there for each other every single time. We are both aware of our differences and that helps in understanding things better. We know that we are not perfect individuals but we’d like to think that we make a perfect couple. We openly discuss any problems and make plans for our future. We crack lame jokes and sometimes even cry together. She plans to start her Ph.D., this year and I would be there behind her every step of the way. She’s gone through a lot over the years and I honestly don’t know anybody stronger than her. If everything goes right we’ve planned our wedding for December this year. I’m are eagerly looking forward to our future together”.
Aisle wishes this adorable couple a lifetime of happiness!
