Sometimes, culture has a big influence on your morals and beliefs, causing you to react in a certain way. I’m sure I’m part of the norm when I say that my parents believe in the “one person policy” – a prevalent attitude among many in the Tamil community.

Do you remember Valentine’s Day in elementary school? How excited you were to buy Valentine’s cards for everybody in the class and place them on their desks before school started. Or coming back from recess to find several cards sitting on your own desk ‘From: Secret Admirer.’ The warm and tingly feeling it creates is an emotion on its own.