Priya is my name, and I am an Indian citizen. My dream of studying in Australia came true a few years ago. I had no idea how influential this tour would be in my life. I ran into James, a former classmate of mine, there. At school, he was a well-known erratic student. He never returns to school after a vacation. He was looking forward to meeting new people at our school, but not with me. These people, in my opinion, simply take advantage of others. However, one incident caused me to fall in love with him, and we eventually married.

I noticed him outside the school handing out money and gifts to those in need. It’s difficult for me to believe that someone who was known for breaking the rules is now so concerned about the poor. I approached him, curious as to why he had changed so drastically as a person. He paused to respond to my question before explaining the full reason for the change in behavior. What he said at the time remains with me.

“I come from a poor family, and today’s culture does not accept poor people,” he claimed. It believes that everyone deserves equal treatment, regardless of wealth or poverty. He works after school to help support the family.

His kindness warmed my heart, and I immediately purposed to him; he accepted it later. We travel to India after the wedding to visit family, and he encounters a custom he was not aware of. My sisters performed the “Juta Chupai” rite (shoe stolen).

They stole his one shoe while he was sleeping, as is customary. When my husband stood up, he noticed one of his shoes was missing and screamed, “My shoe was stolen!” I ignored him the entire day as he walked around town in only one shoe.

Everyone mocked him, and when my mother finally revealed the truth to him, he paid 50,000 rupees for a ritual.

He, too, expresses resentment toward me but eventually comes to terms with it. We have three children at the moment, and I am confident that my husband is the best father a child could have. When he’s around, I always feel pampered and loved, and I appreciate everything he does for us. It is a relationship that is mutually exclusive and unconditional. On this day, I implore all women to express their love and make their husbands feel special.