I married a stranger. What do I do? Do I tell him to wait for a few days? My mind was not working well as I was so nervous and scared. After a while he came inside the room and said, "You must be tired so be comfortable and sleep well. If you need something, then please don't hesitate to ask me."

These words from him touched my soul. At that very moment I felt a sense of care, warmth and love which I was not expecting at all from a stranger. Despite how scared I was, I giggled. Tears rolled down from the corner of my eyes. 

Gradually, I began to open up to him. I didn't share any of my biggest secrets with him, but I started talking to him. He revealed important things about his life and my jaw dropped. I started talking about my feelings and he listened. I felt confidence building inside me.

The journey from a daughter to a wife is tough but at the same time I learned many things. Being a wife and being a daughter-in-law is a matter of pride and dignity, and at the same time brings great responsibility.

With each passing day I realized that everything was changing in my life. Gradually his house became my house, his parents became my parents, his priority became my priority and his world became mine. The initial days in his house was a little bit challenging for me as it is a completely vegetarian family. My mother said to me before my marriage, "An ideal daughter-in-law should be like turmeric, which can blend with any dish."

I consider myself the luckiest girl in this world because I have got such lovely in-laws, especially my mother-in-law (Maa). There were lots of ups and downs throughout these beautiful journeys of togetherness. But my husband was always there besides me holding my hand, comforting me, guiding me, taking care of me when I was sick. The honesty was so special.

Falling in love is not a big thing, earning respect in love is. My parent’s greatest gift to me was not giving birth to me. Their greatest gift was marrying me to a stranger.

My husband once asked me, "What would you want to do in your life?" I replied in a soft voice, "I want to pursue my career as a nurse and study further." The expression on his face was priceless. Something I could never forget.

The day I left my husband in Nepal to study in Australia, my heart was crying like never before. I miss him every single time.

Yes, I married a stranger but today I can say that I fell in love with him.