Piyush and Yamini Jain are living proof that arranged marriages can be just as good as love marriages. They say matches are made in heaven, and it is safe to say that Piyush and Yaimini’s is no different.
The couple met on a matrimonial website, and from the beginning, there was no looking back for them because something instantly clicked. And the rest, as they say, is history!
How it all started for Yamini and Piyush Jain
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Both Piyush and Yamini are influencers as well as entrepreneurs. They started their journey in 2020 when reels just became a thing. They started by giving glimpses of their married life, especially the funny ones.
Interestingly, they met through a matrimonial site and something clicked in the very first meeting because their visions of a life together and the future aligned. Some fairytales just start like that, don’t they?
Ask Yamini about the key elements that have strengthened their bond over the years, and she will highlight that theirs isn’t a conventional life.
She tells us, “We don’t have a conventional life, and we haven’t had one after marriage also, because there were a lot of ups and downs. We come from very different family backgrounds, and despite the challenges we went through, this relationship was our strength irrespective of whatever happened. We had each other, and that’s what helped us through thick and thin.”
Getting through challenges and dealing with conflicts
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Every relationship faces challenges. When asked to share a significant challenge they have overcome together and how it has shaped their relationship, they add, “Our upbringing, our value systems, and even our cultures were very different. When we got married, we brought our cultures into the relationship, which was difficult for both our families and us. Eventually, we understood that what we have as our family and the value systems we both create is what matters the most. Even when we had our daughter, Nihira, we maintained the same. We had to let go of some things that were conditioned into us, but we managed them.”
Their journey as influencers has not been a bed of roses because they faced quite a lot of judgements. The duo shared, “When we started doing video content, especially related to our married life, people made fun of us. And these are relatives and family members we are talking about. Some made us politely understand that we are not kids, and this doesn’t look good. There was no support at that time. But now that it is such a big industry, people do reach out to us to help them.”
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Yamini highlights, “Especially when I was pregnant, a lot of people were so judgmental that this was wrong—a pregnant woman shooting videos and dancing, etc. That’s one of the challenges we faced at that time.”
Talking about a rather emotional period that has left a lasting impact on both of them, Yamini shares, “While we’ve had many beautiful moments in our lives, including having our daughter, before that, we had a miscarriage, and it was the most difficult time for us. The happy moments stay in our minds, but what happens during the tough times and how your partner reacts to it and stays with you during the tough times is what matters.”
She further adds, “The most supportive he’s been was during that time. I started working again quite early (after the miscarriage), and he supported that decision. Both of our families were not on board with it, but he supported me and encouraged me to do more. When we decided to try for a baby again, he was on board with that too.”
In each other, they find strength and happiness
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Ask them how they handle disagreements or conflicts in their relationship, especially with the added public visibility, and they add, “We fight as every couple does, but we have that acceptance that together, we have the best life. Kisi ne kahi jana to hai nahi, na maine, na isne.”
Keeping a balance between personal and professional lives can be a task sometimes, especially when couples work together. Talking about that, Piyush says, “There’s no clear mantra to a work-life balance since we work together, and our life is public too. Sometimes, when we have a lot of work, we understand that right now, it will be a good practice to give each other their time. When we see that we need more time as a couple, then we go out, we travel a lot. When work needs us, we are there too, but when families need us, we play our parts.”
On parenthood and family time
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Piyush and Yamini are parents to a beautiful girl, Nihira. When asked how the experience of becoming parents impacted their relationship, Yamini says, “I know that relationships and everything else become difficult to manage after becoming parents, but touchwood, our lives became better. Firstly, it improved our relationship, as we fell more in love with each other. The bond that we are now together as a family and we created a family together… that feeling set in our minds, so we had more responsibilities and love towards each other and our kid.”
Piyush adds, “Some people did say negative things about it, but we did not make parenthood our whole life, because we knew that if we did it, we might regret it a few years later or blame our kid for any kind of sacrifice. We live our life and we manage it with our daughter. Almost every other day, we are also out with our daughter. She’s had so many experiences as a two-year-old. We decide to enjoy our life together and not be a burden in any way.”
Yamini also shares, “Apart from the love we feel for each other, the love we feel for our daughter is priceless. My daughter takes care of me more than I take care of her sometimes, and I’ve never felt that before.”
Becoming parents changes things. When asked if they have made any specific plans or changes in their career or personal life to accommodate their growing family, they reveal how they have involved their daughter in everything they do.
Yamini adds, “Be it by taking her out with me for work or spending time together post work, that way, she understands what her mother does. I am also getting to spend more time with her. I can see her becoming an independent kid and she’s more vocal about her feelings.”
On a closing note, they both conclude by saying that while they are grateful to witness the kind of growth they’ve had, they wish to keep exploring more opportunities. As a couple, they have started another venture together, a dessert shop, and wish to keep growing together as a couple, and as entrepreneurs.
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