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Rants: last night, i opened Instagram and saw my batchmate buying their second car. mea…

it's not that i'm into him, it's just... he told me he doesn't do relationships and then got my heart to take a seat anyway. now i'm scrolling through all this "bangla news" about fixing the system, and i'm thinking, yeah, the only thing that needs repairing is my self-respect for waiting around. you know, maybe my own heart is a fool, playing the long game when all the signs said no. #BanglaNews ...

ngl, jab nahid islam ki news dekhi, mujhe laga life bhi toh elections ki tarah hai, har koi promises kar raha hai, lekin kisi ko bhi meri struggles nahi pata. social media pe sab have hundreds of 'friends,' lekin jab dil toot raha hota hai, kisi ko call nahi kar sakta, sab log dost hai par koi samajhta nahi. pichle saal jab kisi ko zaroorat thi, main bhi nahi mil paya tha. kya yeh kabhi theek hoga...

last night, i opened Instagram and saw my batchmate buying their second car. meanwhile, yaar, i took a bus to the family gathering, and you can imagine the awkwardness. every cousin was flaunting their success while i tried to hide the panic in my eyes when they asked what i am "working on." my parents think i’m wasting potential because my path looks different. matlab, you think it’s easy being compared to everyone else while no one understands your struggle? it's exhausting, hai na? #NahidIslam #familypressure

last night, i opened Instagram and saw my batchmate buying their second car. meanwhile, yaar, i took a bus to the family gathering, and you can imagine the awkwardness. every cousin was flaunting their success while i tried to hide the panic in my eyes when they asked what i am "working on." my parents think i’m wasting potential because my path looks different. matlab, you think it’s easy being compared to everyone else while no one understands your struggle? it's exhausting, hai na? #NahidIslam #familypressure

دیکھو، کچھ تو ہونا ہے کہ جب میں سوشل میڈیا پر دوستوں کے گھر خریدنے یا نئی گاڑیاں لانے کی تصویریں دیکھتا ہوں، دل ٹوٹ جاتا ہے۔ میرے والدین مجھے ان کے دوستوں سے متعارف کرواتے ہیں — 'یہ میرے بیٹے کا کام ہے، مٹیریل 'ایم این سی' میں'۔ جیسے وہ کہیں، 'بھائی کچھ تو کرو، خود کا بھی خیال رکھو۔' پر میرا شام کا کھانا ہے مگی، جب کہ سب کو لگتا ہے کہ میری زندگی 'ٹھیک' ہے۔ کوئی سمجھتا نہیں کہ میں بس ایک جگہ کھڑا ہ...