The story of Elton, my love.

I remember the day I saw Elton. I came home one day after class and he was waiting to see me. The first thing i noticed about him was the fact that he was so incredibly good looking! He looked strong, capable and efficient. We spent the rest of the day getting aquainted with each other. And the end of the day, i had a strong gut feeling that our relationship was going to last long.

This was 11 months back and looking back i realize how much Elton has come to mean to me. He has become an integral part of my life. He understands me like no other. Even if he has had an uneventful and boring day and isnt in a good mood, he warms up to me as soon as we start talking. Without his encouragement and support, i couldnt have done most of my research work! As for the help he provides with all my assignments, i cannot even begin to express my gratitude! It hasnt been all smooth though. We have had our differences. Sometimes, I get engrossed in some simulation and demand too much from him. Or i get distracted and just walk off in the middle of a serious discussion. He gets cross with me, shuts himself off and refuses to speak to me. But he always, always comes back to me. Well, he isnt without faults either. He has inexplicable mood swings and without any warning refuses to participate in our usual tete-a-tetes. And he has a very short temper and it takes him very little provocation to get all heated up! But both of us are mature individuals and know that having a long term relationship isnt easy. At the end of the day, we know that what matters is that we make each other so much better than what we would have been individually.

My friends tell me that i have got the bad end of the deal in this relationship. They tell me that i would do well to be with someone else instead. They look down on Elton and tell me he isnt trustworthy and that he is too hot headed and surly! But they dont see the side to Elton that i do. They dont see how attached we are to each other. They judge Elton by shallow standards. I want to scream at them and tell them that there is so much more to him. They will never know how special he is to me and how wonderful he makes me feel. But I sometimes smile at the thought that it is my little secret!

I introduced Elton to my father. My father knew about him from the time he came to see me but met him only much later. I could see by his first reaction that he really liked Elton. My father's opinion means a lot to me, so i was delighted when Elton seemed to strike a chord with him. But my father, being my father likes to protect me and take care of me. He felt some of the same things that my friends warned me about. He would make oblique hints about Elton's apparent shortcomings, but i would assure him that all was well. One day, he cautiously broached the topic of Elton's suitability though he knew that i think things through before i take important decisions. He had even started gathering information about possible replacements. He started to ennumerate one particular candidate's biodata, when i forestalled him. I asserted to him that Elton was the one for me and that i couldnt imagine life without him. I reassured him that i firmly believed that we were going to be very happy together and that i didnt even want to think about someone else. He knew how stubborn i can be, so he relented and said, "Well, if you'd rather stick with your old Compaq laptop than accept my offer to get you a new Sony one, its your decision!"