Jodis party, breakup ke baad
With cakes, drinks, music
and dance, estranged couples are now celebrating their newfound
singledom, and how!
THE BLACKBOARD IN THE CAFE HAD THE FRIENDS WRITING `MEMORABLY RIDICULOUS
QUOTES' BY THE BEAU
While parts of the country
celebrated love in as public a way to protest the no-kissing ban, is it
also raising toasts to the end of romantic relationships. And how! As
Arijit Saha, the owner of a restaurant, puts it, “I'm used to people
booking the cafe for birthday parties. But I was shocked when I got a
booking for a breakup celebration! I was a little skeptical, thinking it
would be a sad gathering and there would be a lot of tears, but was
taken aback when I saw that the mood was pretty upbeat. I guess I'm
getting old.“
The party involved decorating the cafe with balloons
with the ex-boyfriend's name written on them, which the guests had a
field time pricking. The blackboard in the cafe had the friends writing
`memorably ridiculous quotes' by the boyfriend and some stupid text
messages from him -all with the intention of poking fun at the ex. The
friends also brought two cakes -a chocolate cake with `Here's to a new
life' written on it, and a smaller cake with the boyfriend's name, which
they applied on each other's faces.“They played the title track of
Happy Ending on repeat. The playlist also included Breakup Party by
Honey Singh. At the end of the day, it was great fun. It seemed like the
girl was pretty relieved to get rid of that boyfriend,“ Arijit adds.
Youngsters, who usually pull out all the stops when it comes to expressing their love, are getting equally expressive when it comes to breakups. Though the rare owl still spends nights drowning sorrows in a bottle of wine, others prefer to have a blast with their friends, cele brating the beginning of a new chapter in life.
Take, for instance, Akbar Hasan, a pilot, who was heartbroken when his two-year-long relationship ended. “Though we loved each other a lot, our relationship had reached a point of no return and we broke up. I was crying myself hoarse when one of her friends called up to say that she was depressed, too. Both of us didn't know how to break the news to our common friends, as answering questions would have been painful. So, we decided to throw a small house party and call our friends. They were never told the actual reason. Once they came, we broke the news. Some drinks and a little dancing later, our friends had gotten the gist of it and we had great fun reliving good times.Then, we headed out to a nightclub,“ he says, adding, “On the way, our friends picked up a cake with `Happy Breakup' written on it. The best part about the party was that my ex-girlfriend and I hugged and kissed, and ended things on a positive note. He also confesses to have drawn inspiration from the breakup party in Love Aaj Kal.
However, such happy endings are rare.
Take the case of Jeet Dutta, who chose to throw a party to say good riddance in style. He called over some of his close friends, including those whom his ex disliked, and had a seafood menu, as she hated seafood and even barred him from having it.
“We drank and chatting about how bad things were. It was such a relief to have let things out. I almost felt like how the characters of Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor would have felt, burning and flushing the pictures of their boyfriend and girlfriend down the loo in Jab We Met,“ he says with a laugh. ` The trend has also sent city party merchandise traders into a tizzy . According to Swati Siotia, the owner of a shop for party props, “The first time someone came in asking for décor for breakup party, I was amused. But with more such requests coming in, I have ordered stocks like sashes and headgear saying, `Good riddance', `Single again' and `Just broken up'. I guess youngsters are doing this to get on with life and announce to the world that they are single and ready to mingle again.“
-Stuti.Agarwal@timesgroup.com
Youngsters, who usually pull out all the stops when it comes to expressing their love, are getting equally expressive when it comes to breakups. Though the rare owl still spends nights drowning sorrows in a bottle of wine, others prefer to have a blast with their friends, cele brating the beginning of a new chapter in life.
Take, for instance, Akbar Hasan, a pilot, who was heartbroken when his two-year-long relationship ended. “Though we loved each other a lot, our relationship had reached a point of no return and we broke up. I was crying myself hoarse when one of her friends called up to say that she was depressed, too. Both of us didn't know how to break the news to our common friends, as answering questions would have been painful. So, we decided to throw a small house party and call our friends. They were never told the actual reason. Once they came, we broke the news. Some drinks and a little dancing later, our friends had gotten the gist of it and we had great fun reliving good times.Then, we headed out to a nightclub,“ he says, adding, “On the way, our friends picked up a cake with `Happy Breakup' written on it. The best part about the party was that my ex-girlfriend and I hugged and kissed, and ended things on a positive note. He also confesses to have drawn inspiration from the breakup party in Love Aaj Kal.
However, such happy endings are rare.
Take the case of Jeet Dutta, who chose to throw a party to say good riddance in style. He called over some of his close friends, including those whom his ex disliked, and had a seafood menu, as she hated seafood and even barred him from having it.
“We drank and chatting about how bad things were. It was such a relief to have let things out. I almost felt like how the characters of Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor would have felt, burning and flushing the pictures of their boyfriend and girlfriend down the loo in Jab We Met,“ he says with a laugh. ` The trend has also sent city party merchandise traders into a tizzy . According to Swati Siotia, the owner of a shop for party props, “The first time someone came in asking for décor for breakup party, I was amused. But with more such requests coming in, I have ordered stocks like sashes and headgear saying, `Good riddance', `Single again' and `Just broken up'. I guess youngsters are doing this to get on with life and announce to the world that they are single and ready to mingle again.“
-Stuti.Agarwal@timesgroup.com
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