New Delhi, April 13 -- BY: Muniza Tariq

"You look lovely!" said Avi.

"And.?" Meera knew more was coming her way. She held her phone farther away from her, tilted her face so her chin was jutting out, and sucked her cheeks in.

"Do I have to say it even if I don't feel it?"

"No!" she barked.

"You look lovely, babe, but not thinner. I am sorry but I don't see it."

Meera sighed. Quickly, she moved on to discuss other things like what was Avi eating, how often he was cleaning up the house, how bad was the spread in his area, and other drab affairs. Her distance-husband's cruel admission simmered fresh in her mind.

Like dealing with the pandemic, managing a long-distance marriage and frantic sanitization wasn't enough, she had to prove t...