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I want to fall in love.

I want somebody to ask me,

"Did you eat? Did you sleep?
How are you?

Are you feeling good?"

You feel cared for
when somebody asks you this?

Exactly! I feel like…

somebody's there for me,
who is thinking about me.

It makes me happy.

I'm looking for my life companion.

They say you need somebody who witnesses
your life as it happens.

I want that someone.

That's about it.

Society pressured Lord Rama to give up
his wife, Sita.

Lord Krishna and Radha could never marry.

On Earth,
even the Gods struggled with love.

I'm a mere mortal!

I've never been in love before.

So, I don't know how it feels.

Whatever I know of love,
is from the movies.

The story writer writes
of beautiful unions.

But in real life,
we should not always expect happy endings.

The kind of trust one puts in a person

when we're looking
for true companionship…

only to realize that it was not real…

makes us feel very betrayed.

He's still out there.

And he still hasn't been punished
for what he has done.

That makes me angry.

Being on a matrimonial website
is like a horror show.

I would've seen close to 100 profiles.

I was looking for a person
who is very honest.

I would call myself a feminist.

So, I was very particular
about how a person treats women.

I was only expecting a decent human being,

but it's so hard to find one these days!

I was 24 years old when
my parents started looking for a match.

Initially, when I registered my profile

I was very excited.

Then it became a chore
and then a frustration!

I met many types of suitors.

Some were talkative.

In the first meeting,
they wanted to know everything.

That was also overwhelming.

Some wouldn't open their mouths.

I did all the talking.
And the other person would just nod…

I could write a book now.

"The Kind of Men I Don't Want to Marry."

In 2014, Rohan reached out to me.

His message was more
like a professional email.

It struck me as unusual,

so I went to his profile.

Rohan was from Nashik,

working in a Bangalore-based
multinational company.

For about a week,
we texted and spoke on the phone.

Compared to other suitors,
I thought he was more mature.

I asked how he'd like to move forward.

If he wanted my parents to talk to his.

He told me he'd like to meet me first.

This idea of meeting someone
in a casual setup worked better for me

than in a formal arranged manner at home.

Rohan suggested a coffee shop
in Koramangala.

Hello. Nice to meet you.

He was dressed formally
as if about to deliver a lecture.

He was good-looking and charming.

He came across
as a very sophisticated person

who knew what he wanted.

He told me that his brother had separated
from his wife.

He was upfront about his life.

I felt he was being honest.

Most people do not reveal
such details in the first meeting.

It was easy to talk to him.

He spoke of personal aspects
which I was eager to know about.

When I brought up astrological charts,
Rohan said it didn't matter.

Matching horoscopes played a big role
in my groom-hunting process.

The position of Mars in my horoscope
is considered negative.

Many people reject suitors
on these grounds.

Such a big life decision is being

based on my birth timing
which cannot be changed.

I was well educated and earning well.

And I think I am decent-looking.

Horoscopes are meaningless to me.

So it's a big relief when somebody agrees.
And we didn't have to check it.

After the meeting, I had hope

that I might not have to do
all of this again.

Maybe this will really work out.

I messaged my friend
and told her all about Rohan.

When I was at the Cyber Crime Cell in Pune

and I narrated this incident
to the inspector…

He said, "You've been set back by 20 years
with the money that you've lost."

But my real loss
was the betrayal of trust.

There were many moments when
Mark and I were vulnerable

and while his side of the story
was an act, mine wasn't.

He should've stopped at some point

knowing that I was deeply committed
to our relationship,

and I was ready to do anything for him.

I don't know why this happened to me.

Before Mark came into my life,

I had been divorced for a few months.

People would ask me about my better half.

I would say,
"I don't have one. It's just me."

I tried to stay positive
after the divorce.

April 2019. It was my daughter's birthday.

I wanted to take her for a holiday.

It was an amazing trip.

I posted a lot of pictures
with my daughter.

We visited the "Wailing Wall"
in Jerusalem.

Our guide told us
that people make wishes there.

We had to write our wishes
on a piece of paper

and insert it between the bricks.

And whisper a prayer to the universe

so that it will manifest for you.

What did you write?

One wish was for the well-being
of my daughter.

And the other, for myself…

that if there was someone out there…

I prayed that the path became clear
for him to come to me.

End of June 2019,
Mark Bruce sent me a friend request.

The profile picture was very charming.

He was a single father
looking for happiness and love.

Looking at that profile,

I felt that he was also
putting himself out there.

The initial conversations
were very warm.

He told me that he was of Turkish origin.

And then he settled in the US.

He is stationed in California
at Pendleton Camp.

It is a legendary US Marine camp.

Mark's wife had passed
from a heart disease.

He was very impacted by it.

He really loved his late wife…

I liked that about him.

I couldn't believe
that such a person could exist

who was so appreciative of his wife.

I haven't seen that.

Before marriage, after marriage,
during marriage!

I was married for ten years.

Of which, we lived separately for six.

There was a lot of verbal abuse.

Insults about my body and character.
There was immense trauma…

cheating, and betrayal throughout.

The fallout of my marriage,

the painful divorce, and…

rebuilding myself.

Then, someone wonderful walking
into my life

made me connect emotionally with him.

I was feeling a whole range
of emotions, after a long time.

Marriage wasn't a good experience for me.

My husband was having an affair

with a relative of mine.

When I told him he could admit it to me,

he would get very angry

and hit me.

I married only because I know that

society always frowns upon a single woman.

Why is she single?
What's wrong with her?

The problem is always with the woman.

I didn't want to hurt him.

I was working whereas he wasn't.

I didn't want to make him feel inferior

and would give him my entire salary
the moment I got it.

My husband died in 2016.

Are you comfortable
telling us what happened?

He… he…

put an end… to his own life.

In comparison to my late husband,
Prajit seemed far better.

Very caring.

We met on a matrimony site.

I was interested as
he is from my hometown.

Prajit and I had been speaking
for two to three months.

Prajit knew that my daughter
had made my matrimonial profile.

He spoke to my daughter
when he visited my home.

He told her, "I've chosen your mom.

Are you fine with that?

We will move ahead
only with your permission."

He showed deep care for my daughter.

Prajit claimed he was responsible
for my daughter's education and wedding.

I was told to stop worrying
about her future.

He said, "I am there."

He was the partner I was looking for
to share my responsibilities with.

Hello.

In reality, Prajit was in trouble.

He had told me that

he had come from Paris
after selling his 5-star hotel.

That money was not being cleared
by Indian authorities.

And his accounts were frozen
by the RBI in India.

It would remain frozen
till the investigation was completed.

They were taking very long
to release the money.

For his expenses and other things,

Prajit wanted my credit card.

He assured me that he would return
the money.

Were you worried when Prajit asked
for your credit cards?

I felt that I was helping a good man.

Prajit mentioned

being perfect partners…
like a husband and wife.

"Which is why", he said,
“I can ask you for help.”

"Please don't tell your daughter this.

Or I'll lose respect in her eyes."

Once Prajit had planned to take me out
to a restaurant.

He arrived in his
chauffeur-driven Mercedes.

I received VIP treatment.

It was close to home.

Prajit placed my hand on his.

Then, he touched me inappropriately.

It made me very uncomfortable.

He said, "If you didn't like that,
I'm really sorry."

"Our relationship had moved ahead,

and I thought it was fine."

I didn't say anything.

After a while, he apologized again.

He said, "Next time, with your consent."

After that, I didn't doubt his intentions.

Did you feel
you were falling in love with him?

A little bit.

Maybe not love but…

an emotional attachment.

I never imagined a person
from my village would cheat me.

Mark and I started liking each other.

He was very intensely engaged
with my life, with Siya's life.

I remember having wrapped up a meeting
within ten minutes

just to be back to see
if there was a message from him.

I didn't think I could feel this way
in my late thirties.

He gave me the impression
that he respected my opinion.

He would say all the right things.

"You have a very strong personality.

You speak your mind out.
I love having conversations with you."

This made me feel
like ours was a match of equals.

-Hello!
-Hi!

Rohan came to meet my family

who had the same opinion…

that he was different
from others we had met so far.

My dad said
he was straightforward and shrewd,

but he didn't feel
shrewdness was a negative.

One weekend,

Mark asked if I wanted
to talk on the phone.

I was absolutely thrilled about it.

I said, “Yes! Please call me.”

There were phone
and internet restrictions at that camp.

He said, "I can't speak for long.
But I'm glad to hear your voice."

He was very happy.
I was very happy.

Mark said, “To heal, one needs to open
their heart to love.

So, why aren't you opening up,

when I am committing myself
to you completely?" he asked.

That was when I opened up.

I said, “I really like you.”

And…

then I remember him saying,
“I love you.”

It was an amazing feeling.

He mentioned that
he was going to be deployed in India.

And in as early as two weeks.

That was a huge turning point for me.

I thought, "Oh my God, everything is
turning out the way I imagined!

How much better can this get?”

I walked into my room
absolutely in love.

Rohan and I had been meeting
for a month and a half.

Everything was going well
and the attachment was growing.

The next step was to meet Rohan's parents.

When we arrived in his hometown,

his parents and his sisters were very warm
and friendly.

It seemed like a regular family.

What stood out was

that Rohan was very dominating
with his family

and everybody had to listen to him.

After lunch, his mother said,

"Your whole family is here.
And we've discussed everything.

The match is almost confirmed.

Why don't we have the engagement
right here? Now."

We were not prepared at all.

And I felt daunted by
a sudden engagement.

Because it's a big thing.

His mother said that I was
a blessing for their home

and she had already bought
an engagement ring.

Even my parents were taken aback.

We didn't have the time
to discuss it among ourselves.

Then my parents said,
“If this will comfort them,

let's go ahead with it.”

There was a conversation
where he mentioned

that he didn't want to delay
the next step in our relationship.

He wanted to move things ahead
as soon as he landed in India.

At that point,
I wasn't sure what he meant.

When I asked him, he was clear

that he found me very attractive

and he definitely wanted
a marital relationship.

Why not?

So many possibilities…

abound in the world.

Many combinations,
a partner from any profession.

They could've started a new life.
A fruitful one.

We were happy for her
but we were also scared.

To tell you honestly,
he was a foreigner

and we could've never known him fully.

We could only hope
that he was trustworthy.

Mark mentioned that

after he came to Pune
and met my parents…

he would book a hotel room.

And he'd want me to

sneak into the room at night with him.

I said, "I can't do that. I have
a daughter and parents who I live with."

He said, "No, sometimes
you have to be a little mischievous

and you need to share
that naughty energy."

With Mark, I had the freedom
to say what I wanted.

And he wholly participated
in those intimate conversations.

So, yes. I wanted to feel that.

I wanted to be in that moment.
He also wanted that.

He longed for it.
I longed for it, too.

I saw a future with Mark.

I've never known a person like Mark.

He was the happy ending
to my incomplete life.

Yes.

I was in complete shock.

I had built a complete, concrete dream.

I suddenly saw my world crashing.

Many times I looked at him
and I wondered

“Is he real? Is he playing games with me?”

Is it me having trust issues here?

Or is it really him
making me feel suspicious?

There is this feeling
that everything is not okay.

He physically abused me.

Mentally harassed me.

And emotionally blackmailed me.

I have no idea how he had me
wrapped around his finger.

I didn't question anything.

How could I have blindly trusted him?

These are the questions I have for myself.

Tell me, Priyanka…

If you were to take a printout
of the emails and chats

between you and Mark Bruce,

how many pages do you think it would be?

Around 100 to 200 pages?

It's 700 pages.

Oh my God!

That's a lot of conversation.

By this time, how much money
had you given to Mark Bruce?

Over five million rupees.