Comments on: Salman and Padma Escape Stupor, Separate

By: Satish

Satish — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:58:31 +0000

I don’t know why you guys are going gaga over this Padma woman, she is anything but beautiful. She is too tall with an ordinary Indian face, and she has no curves, breasts, ass, etc….

By: HMF

HMF — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:33:45 +0000

then they should just enjoy multiple sequential affairs for the rest of their days.

But that's pretty much what happens, in a defacto sense. The marriage certs are for society, no one else.

By: Shiraz

Shiraz — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:55:16 +0000

Ewwww he is so ugly!

By: Rahul

Rahul — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:32:43 +0000

But hey! She's on the market again. A boy can dream!

For you, Salil, Google is creating a special event button that says "I'm feeling Luck-shm-y!".

By: Rahul

Rahul — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:58:04 +0000

plus, don't we women like our men to take control?

Of course, goddammit, you do!

By: ak

ak — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:53:09 +0000

Now of course, if he really finds someone he clicks with, or falls in love (not just lust) then sure he should get married again.

but aren't most people sure each time they get married that this time it will be forever? esp. considering SR had to pay out about $5m to his last wife in their divorce settlement. i would think that with PL either he got a pre-nup or he really did think this would be forever (or he didn't care about the financial implications of divorce, but i doubt this scenario)...

So which of these attributes - endearing, slick, or scary - counts as a strike?

a bit hard to say, rahul. theoretically, any stalker-type behaviour should be a major red flag signalling me not to go out with such men. in practise, sometimes i am too soft of a heart to be a stickler. plus, don't we women like our men to take control?

By: Amitabh

Amitabh — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:05:20 +0000

And I can't imagine someone who'd threaten a journalist with a baseball bat over an offhand comment about his wife feeling indifferent about his marriage...

That's different...o izzat di gall hundi. Doesn't mean you necessarily care much for your wife.

By: Salil Maniktahla

Salil Maniktahla — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:58:27 +0000

Yeah, Diamond Geezer...I can't really begin to imagine that she (or anyone else for that matter, except complete psychotics like Anna Nicole Smith) would get married for such cynical purposes.

One of the things no one warns you about with marriage is that you actually do wind up caring about the other person, even when you don't really want to anymore. And I can't imagine someone who'd threaten a journalist with a baseball bat over an offhand comment about his wife feeling indifferent about his marriage...or her feeling indifferent about it, either.

As if just because you're older, you lose the desire for permanent companionship, for someone to come home to. Hell, from what I've seen, that desire just gets stronger.

But hey! She's on the market again. A boy can dream!

By: Diamond Geezer

Diamond Geezer — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:49:07 +0000

I have been separated from my wife for almost two years. We have two beautiful children together. I wouldn't wish this kind of agony on anyone. I don't care if they are rich or poor. I hope Salman and Padma both find what they are looking for in life and love.

"In the ways of my country. Those who love too much...lose everything. Those who love with irony...last."

By: Amitabh

Amitabh — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:46:07 +0000

It's stupid for people like Salman Rushdie to get married a 2nd or 3rd time anyway. After they've been married once, and have kids already, and then get divorced, then they should just enjoy multiple sequential affairs for the rest of their days. The dude's not good-looking but there are plenty of good-looking women who would be interested in him just for his literary reputation, his intellect, and his fame. A lot of intellectual women can be quite attractive too. Why go through all this for no reason? Now of course, if he really finds someone he clicks with, or falls in love (not just lust) then sure he should get married again.