I was commissioned to write a matrimonial for an American lady
By: Sanjiv Nair
Tags: Hustle, Making A Living, Matrimonial, Freelance Writing, Upwork

The strangest gigs pay a writer’s bill. All you can do is make them all fulfilling. For you. As well as for the client.

About Me:

I love to wake up at dawn breathing the crisp, clean air of a Seattle morning. A ritual that has withstood snow, sleet, and rain is my morning walk with my dog. It always helps me find new reasons to love Seattle a little bit more every day. The stunning vistas of the Pacific Northwest have become my lifeblood since I moved here from sunny Southern California. Although I was born and raised in Russia and I have been living in the USA for 15 years, Seattle is where I found the comfort and energy of the place I wish to call home.

I enjoy exploring the cultures of people from around the world through the places in which they worship, the language they speak, the music they listen to, and the food they eat. I consider myself a modern gastronome who cooks well and has a taste palette that accommodates and appreciates a variety of cuisines. I love the full-blown spiciness of Indian cuisine, the citrusy, leafy aroma of Vietnamese, and the subtle nuances of the French. I enjoy dining out and Seattle’s cultural melting pot makes fine dining a culinary adventure that I love to participate in. Interesting conversations over an interesting meal is my idea of an evening well spent. To conclude with a visit to a theatre, a symphony, or a ballet would be like snowfall on the Cascades in winter.

I am a fervent practitioner of the religions of kindness and self-improvement. I am a polyglot dipping my toes into oriental waters as I learn Hindi and Mandarin. I am a voracious reader. I listen to podcasts and TED talks that open the mind to a greater awareness of the self and the world. Our lives are finite and I want to become more and experience more with every passing day.

My career in accounting and finance gives me fulfillment and perspective. Life much like a book of accounts is about maintaining a healthy balance of time and the means to make the most of it. The life I built in America brings me and my loved ones the freedom to plan our lives the way we want to and allows me to be impulsive enough to land up overnight in a country I have never been to.

I would be thrilled to meet a gentleman with the same zest for life with a commitment to kindness and self-improvement, who is looking for a life partner to explore this beautiful world together.

About You:

You are someone who loves to travel. You feel at home anywhere in the world, and yet being home means the world to you. You are as comfortable charting the course of a company’s future as you are at remedying the runny nose of a toddler. You treat your dog as a family member and your family is everything to you. You feel that chores don’t come assigned to a gender and that the world is a diverse place with every corner of it worth exploring, and every opinion worth listening to. You are ambitious. You love your work but do not make every conversation about it. You open doors for me but you are comfortable letting me open them once in a while for you too. You understand that relationships are not a one-way street, but a sixteen-lane freeway on which many things are going one way or the other at all times. You stay sensitive to my needs by warming up a bowl of chicken noodle soup on a sick day or surprising me with flowers to splash color on a dreary one. You are patient yet restlessly driving at becoming better every single day — as a father, as my partner, and as someone who owes it to himself to do so. You are someone who is financially secure because being independent is the best thing that one can do for your loved ones. You are as comfortable with a porterhouse on your plate as you are with a vegan dosa. You know how rare it is to have someone in your corner who accepts your imperfections. You cherish that feeling and are committed to being a good husband and father. And most importantly, you love the Pacific Northwest and this beautiful city of mine — Seattle.