Given up on love?
Young love vs. mature love
I don’t think I can fall in love
During a 1:1 this month, my team member confessed that he had given up on love.
At just 25, I thought that wasn’t right for him.
He met his previous girlfriend in their teens.
I called that young love.
Young love exists largely on the surface: looks, fashion, confidence, vibe, and popularity. These form our selection criteria.
Then we realize these things don’t always lead to something lasting.
We begin to see the true nature of the other person while coming to terms with our own.
The biggest mistake is ignoring obvious red flags - because hey, we’re in love, and that’s what love does.
At 25, though, young love should move to mature love.
You may not know exactly who you’re looking for, but you ought to be mature enough not to ignore red flags this time.
You know better than to fall only for the face; fall for the mind too.
Because ultimately, you’ll live with your partner’s mind, not their face.
As we age and evolve, so does what love means to us.
The love we seek at 25 ought to be very different from what we sought at 18.
Give that love a chance.
I have to confess - I lucked out.
Met Ruchi when I was 19.
She was way out of my league!
At that time, I was drawn to her smile, her infectious energy, and her looks.
And continued to be drawn to that for 8 years!
Before I married her.
Only this time, I knew I was marrying not just her looks; I was also marrying her positivity, her happiness, her optimism, and her ‘what’s the worst that will go wrong’ attitude.
That’s what has stayed true all of these years as well.
Fall in love with the mind, just as much as you fall in love with the face.
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Check out IGC on this link.
Book I read this week
Finished reading The Math Academy Way by Justin Skycak.
Fascinating, in-depth capture of how learning ought to have always been - before school/college destroyed it!
Started reading Unseen by Megha Vishwanath - the story of Zomato and its founder, Deepinder Goyal.
I have known and seen Deepi for over a decade now - and the one thing that has always stood out has been his audacity. The book does complete justice to it.
Here is a list of all books I have shared in this newsletter since Day 1.
Question of the week
Rate 2025, overall, on a scale of 5
(and see the results of others, too)
Results of last week's question
I asked people which goal would they focus on, in 2026.
Here are the results:
Till 30, the dominant goal is money, understandably. After 30, it shifts to fitness goals.
Relationship goals remain third across ages!
My response:
Fitness goals, if I had only these 3 choices.
3-2-1
3 pics from last week
The IGC Team’s monthly catch-up :))
Sharan (Tech), Kshitij (Content), Supriya (Design), Mitika (CEO), me, Ruchi, Ruchika (Data)
Build An Epic Career, launched in Feb 2025, was the 2nd best-selling book of the year :))
Was at the IIT Bombay E-Summit last week - incredible energy!
2 quotes I wish to share
You find out who your real friends are when you stop being available 24x7.
When we choose the meaning of our struggle, we use it instead of it using us.
1 new thing I learnt this week
Wolverine frogs have a defense mechanism when they feel threatened - where they break the bones in their feet & push them through their skin to create their own claws.
Insane!
Watch this video to understand how it works.
🎙️ My top content from last week
🏦 YouTube Finance: 10 money challenges for 2026
📹 YouTube Career: 30K/mth without a degree
📱 Instagram: 5 signs you are with the right person
🐥 Twitter: My top 6 books for 2025
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Have a lovely weekend and week ahead all you lovelies! :))
until next week
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