Happy 11th marriage anniversary to my brother Abhijit Parashar and my sister-in-law Avani Dadhich. Eleven years is a long enough span to move past early assumptions and into something steadier, shaped more by habit and shared memory than by novelty. It marks time not through milestones alone, but through the accumulation of ordinary days handled together. Thinking about this anniversary brings a quiet sense of continuity. It is less about celebration and more about acknowledging persistence, adjustment, and the ability to keep choosing the same partnership as circumstances change.
They are spending the week in the Maldives, traveling with Idika, now four years old. That detail matters because travel looks different once a child is part of the equation. It becomes slower, more deliberate, and often more revealing. A week-long trip at this stage of family life carries its own kind of meaning. It suggests balance between togetherness and planning, between rest and responsibility. The location may be known for its calm, but the experience is defined more by who is present than where it happens.
Looking at eleven years of marriage alongside a four-year-old child creates a useful contrast. One speaks to time invested, the other to time just beginning to unfold. Marriage stretches forward and backward at once, holding shared history while absorbing new roles. Parenthood compresses time into immediate needs and routines. Holding both at once requires negotiation that is rarely visible from the outside. The fact that they are doing this together, and still choosing to mark the anniversary in a meaningful way, says enough without elaboration.
Anniversaries like this do not need grand statements. They function better as pauses. A moment to recognize what has been built, what has been endured, and what continues without needing constant reinforcement. From the outside, the wish is simple and sincere. May the years ahead carry the same steadiness, with space for change where it is needed. A long married life is rarely defined by uninterrupted ease. It is defined by the ability to absorb variation without losing direction.
Writing this down feels like placing a marker rather than making a declaration. Eleven years is worth acknowledging plainly. I wish Abhijit and Avani a happy married life ahead, with health, patience, and enough shared time to keep the partnership grounded. Wherever the next years take them, may they continue to move forward together, adjusting when required and staying aligned on what matters.