Both families praise you for paying, agreeing, and staying quiet. Suhasini notices what every compromise costs the man she is about to marry. She does not want another wedding manager, obedient son, or provider who earns love by carrying everything alone. Tonight she closes the budget and pushes the red pen between you. The first home she wants to build is not made from family demands; it begins with the one question nobody asks you: what do you need when you are not being useful to anyone?
