Prathima's Miles & Milestones

A Journey of Endless Love and Friendship

When someone admirably completes every creative and romantic requirement on my personal life checklist — leaving no box unchecked — it’s not just great, it’s almost scary good. What I visualised has come true. I literally manifested this person with my own prerequisite checklist — one I adhered to myself first.

When I was a teenager, I dreamed of a man who was kind, responsible, generous, compassionate, a tech geek, a book lover, a fitness enthusiast, and smart with money. I had a lot of expectations for this man: he wanted a family, loved tea more than I loved my filter coffee, studied in premier institutions, was great at math, was intelligent, wise, kind, and more.

Over time, after many failed relationships, I decided my standards were too high. I expected too much of a man and resolved to be more open-minded — and that’s when someone walked into my life.

He fits every criterion I laid out as a dreamy teenager — and he’s even better than I imagined. This man anchors my world and gives me wings.

He is not perfect, but he is perfect for me. He may not match my BMI or even be anywhere close to an athletic build.
Marrying him is not the end of my liberty; it’s the beginning of it.

You’re the person I want to dive headfirst into life with (the way I once dived into Head First Java from O’Reilly Media). When I go out on the weekends, I want to come home to you. When I plan an adventure, it’s you I want holding the map & itinerary. When I speculate about the future, I want to see you in every dream I plan for myself.

You’re the person I want to rant to after work, to gush about how my marathon or my workout went. You’re the one I want to dance around the house in my underwear with. You’re the person who makes the whole world feel wide open to me — and I want to take advantage of that. I want to bake brownies with you on my cheat days. I want to plunge into the future with you, because the future looks bigger and brighter with you by my side than I ever could have imagined.

I don’t want to “settle down” with you. I want to rise higher or take off with you — to faraway countries, marathons, runcations, swimathons, Ironmans, foreign landscapes, ultra-marathons, hikes and treks, hidden gems and corners of the world that would only look half as amazing without you. When I strap on a backpack and head to the airport, I want you to board the plane with me. You’re the person I want to get lost with, set up camp with, and stumble through dark streets at 4 a.m. after a long night in a city whose name we can’t even pronounce. A big Kara and Nate fanatic here.

When I come home and have stories to recite to my friends, you’re the one I want there to back up my claims. You’re the person I want to come home to — and the person I want to escape with. You are my most precious medal, one that will never rust. I want you on every adventure I take for the rest of my life. I want to do everything on earth with you.

I don’t want to be the person you always agree with. I want to be the person you challenge — to change, to grow, to expand in ways that never would have occurred to me before I met you. I want heated debates at 3 a.m. and to dive into root cause analysis (RCA). I want stark disagreements when I’m acting out of line.

I want us to have passionate arguments about the way we live — your fire fuels mine, and I never want that spark between us to fade. Every time I watch you handle a crisis with patience and calm, I find a new reason to love you. I never want to stop discovering new sides of you. Challenge me when I need it — I’ll do the same, and that’s how we’ll keep our spark alive

On those days when you wake up late, you’ll know exactly where to find me — in my workout corner or my reading zone on the swing. You can only add value to my already perfect mornings.

My “Forever” Morning Routine

I don’t want to stop evolving just because I’ve found you — I want us to grow together. You make me want to be more: more alive, more daring, more me. I hope I do the same for you. Let’s keep lifting each other, so years from now we’ll look back proud of who we’ve become — and prouder still to be together. I hope you’re not expecting love to ever feel still — because with you, I’m my best self on adrenaline, and I don’t plan to let that feeling burn out.

I don’t worry about us falling apart. I didn’t fall in love with you — I chose it, step by step, from the very beginning. And I’ll keep choosing you. Through every fight, every test, every hard day, I’ll still choose you — the way I did the first time I saw you.

I’ll never worry about falling out of love with you — because I didn’t fall. I chose. Fully awake, fully aware, and I’ll keep choosing you until my very last heartbeat.

Now, let’s stop pretending we’re serious people with solemn vows — there’s a celebration to attend! 
Marriage might be an age-old ritual, but we? We’re just getting started. 
Young, wild, and ready for all the chaos that comes next.

Hi, I’m Prathima 😊. I write about mindful living, running 🏃‍♀️, cooking 🍳, and turning everyday routines into moments of happiness ✨.

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