Introduced in February 2013 – an invitation, a prompt, a linky. Write exactly a 100 words on the prompt and publish it on your blog – a story, a poem, a mini-essay. The linky will be open right up to next Friday, after which I will have a new prompt and a fresh linky.
100 Words On Saturday 10 Prompt: DARK SECRET/S
She was bubbly and outgoing – the perfect colleague – hardworking, helpful and fun. Then, she excitedly announced she was getting married. Her husband-to-be was a Captain in the Merchant Navy. We were not invited to the wedding. Although that was somewhat unusual, no one minded.
Post wedding, and back at work, she glowed with happiness. However, we saw no wedding photographs.
She invited us all over to her home, only when her husband was at sea. Curious, we wondered at her secrecy.
Until one day, a colleague saw them together. Her ‘dark secret’ was revealed – hubby dear was bald!
I wish I could tell you that this is all fiction. It isn’t. Imagine marrying someone, being happy with them and yet being embarrassed by their looks. It’s amazing how superficial some people can be. As you can imagine, it was very hard for me to respect her after this.
That’s strange to me! I think bald can be very sexy…
Talya, things are changing in India, but until a few years ago, baldness was associated with old age! 😉
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Patrick Stewart laughs at your friend. Bald is beautiful!
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I don’t blame, Patrick. I thought the girl was mad! But I didn’t really think it was funny – just sad!
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Interesting ending! Very original…I liked it! 🙂
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It’s always interesting to see how crazy we human beings can be, Jess! 😉
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Oh, such horrors! I was looking for a topic, so I guess I’ll have to spill out 100 words for this one. Be right back.
It’s back and it’s bad.
Joyce recently posted..100 Words on Saturday – Week 10
Visiting others, I just realized I’d misread the prompt. I took it as a picture prompt of secrets from a bride. Sorry. I guess that means I stole your photo. 😮
Joyce recently posted..100 Words on Saturday – Week 10
Your take prompt was worth a thousand words/ pictures, Joyce! It was not my picture to steal anyway! 🙂
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Interesting! well, some people do get embarrassed by their partners’ looks…I have observed that too .
Kajal recently posted..Day 11 – Smile
Isn’t that just silly, Kajal? I would say don’t marry the girl/ guy then! 😉
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I haven’t encountered such incident, thanks God 🙂 I thought the wedding was cut off… what a twist… lol! I couldn’t imagine such things happening in real life…lol!
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Melissa – the problem is that I didn’t need to imagine it, was true! There was no hair to twist, sistah! 😉
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how weird!! And yea, so very superficial!
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Weird and superficial describes the situation well, Pixie!
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My dad was bald the better share of his life. At one point he had a bumper sticker on the car he drove that said “Bald is Beautiful”!
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
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Any man who wears his bald head with pride has my respect, Kathy! 🙂
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Ha ha thats a good take 😀
Glad you enjoyed it, Bhagya.
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That is just so sad, why would she hide her husband just because of the way he looks. Beauty, after all, is not going to stay forever. I agree with you Corinne, how can you respect someone entirely who cannot respect and accept her own better half.
Bhavya recently posted..Dark Secret
It was sad and silly too, Bhavya. I thought it was insulting to us too – to think we’d judge her by her husband’s hair or the lack of it!
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..Regrets?
You had me hanging on to every word. Quite sad though that looks become so important. And some bald men are very sexy! Will have to ponder over this prompt for my submission.
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I found it odd that she didn’t have a problem marrying him, but was embarrassed by his looks! Looking forward to your post.
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..Regrets?
That made me laugh and yet a bit sad to know how there are people who give looks more importance than the beauty within.
Love your play of words Corinne!
Yes, it was funny and sad – and incredibly silly too. Glad you enjoyed it.
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..Foolish Daydreams
Bald is certainly beautiful. Being embarrassed about bald is worse than Fair and Lovely.
Nice prompt!
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Oh yes, Vidya. Being so embarrassed was way too immature! Fair and Lovely? Now that’s a good prompt too! 😉
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Ha ha ha that was superb!!!
😀
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Glad you enjoyed it, Privy! 😉
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..Foolish Daydreams
Oh My! That was weird and sad at the same time!
A fab take on the Dark Secret, Corinne. 🙂
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Thanks, Shilpa. Now come tell me yours! 😉
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So sad when someone is that superficial . . . I think bald is beautiful. Just ask Danny! 🙂
Clever post, Corinne!
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Let’s make Danny the poster boy for the Bald is Beautiful campaign, Martha! 🙂
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LOL!!! Let’s do!
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Now first we’ll have to create a Facebook Fan page, Martha! 😉
haha! i’m afraid i made have made the opposite mistake in my youth and married people i only wanted to be seen in public with because they were so handsome and charming — when we were alone they often treated me terribly…
We all do silly stuff when we’re young, Linda. I do hope that girl has gotten over her hangup. The ‘girl’ must be a grandma already!
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That is just so sad, Corinne. I can understand why you lost respect for her. This is below shallow :(.
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I know – the funny thing is I often wondered why she married him at all!
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If you are ashamed of anything then it is absolutely not LOVE……
she is being perfidious towards him…..
So true – didn’t seem to be love!
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Really?? Why would she keep it a secret? I find bald, hot!
Naina recently posted..May Photo A Day : Day 12 : Mother
Some people are nuts! Perhaps she found it hot too – but didn’t want us to know! 😉
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..Regrets?
I had a friend who did similar thing. No invitations, no photos
I didnt feel the looks were even that bad ! good or bad ! They decided to marry which is a bful moment !
I couldnt respect her after that
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But what was her dark secret, Afshan? Was he bald too?
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..Regrets?
He was dark – that was her dark secret and may be bald too. I didnt observe much 🙂 but it didnt meet the level of a “Dark Secret”
That was my point !
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Haha…I get it now! 🙂
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..Pause, Rewind Or Forward
I was a bit confused rather than surprised there. More men are going bald now, not because they have no choice but precisely because they chose to. And I think they look even more attractive 🙂
Anne recently posted..The icing on my cake
This was several years ago, Anne. But the issue is not so much his baldness as her being embarrassed by his psychical appearance to the point of not introducing him to her friends, and yet marrying him!
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Putting him down to this extent was not right. It’s really surprising how she even married him, if she was so conscious of him being bald.
Exactly my thoughts, Diana. And as far I know it was not an arranged marriage!
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People are capable of such meanness. Imagine how he/she will feel when he/she finds out! It is called living in a make believe world, I guess.
Jyothi Nair recently posted..100 Words on Saturday – Dark Secret
I really couldn’t understand the situation, Jyothi. Yes, meanness is one way of describing it.
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Whaaaaat?!!! Well, they do say truth is stranger than fiction! 😀
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It sure is, Roshni. Not sure what happened when he retired? 😉
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Ahhh,
when I think of bald, I think of sexy, hot, and oh-so-King & I!
Xxx Nice job.
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Oh yes, that was one sexy king, Kim! 😉
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..How Do You Handle Emergencies?
He sure was 🙂
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I tried adding linky – Not sure if its added !
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Worked, Afshan! Great post too!
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15 entries! You rock Corinne. Keep it coming…you are a great motivator.
Thanks for always writing, Janu. Motivators need motivation too!
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My man is bald and beautiful 🙂 Feel sorry for this lady, lovely post Corinne.
And this made me really sad …how can you love someone and be embarrassed by him or her ?:(
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In short Awesome Corinne Rodrigues Thanks.
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I loved this write-up…
And the awesome dark-secret!