"There were women just waiting and waiting by mailboxes for one letter or another."
This blog is going to compare "How I Met My Husband" and "Interpreter of Maladies." Both of these short stories describe how people have a fantasy for love. The quote above is from "How I Met My Husband," but it can apply to both stories and many situations. One thing critical about the quote is that women aren't the only ones waiting for a letter or fantasizing about love. In "How I Met My Husband," Edie is waiting for a letter from Chris Watters, the pilot. She was infatuated with him and thinks that he actually had feelings for her. She hoped and dreamed that they would be in love and have a relationship. In "Interpreter of Maladies," Mr Kapasi is infatuated with Mrs. Das and thinks that her interest in him is a sign that she wants a relationship. She asks for his address to send him pictures, but all he can think about is how she is going to write him letters. He fantasized about these letters, planning the conversations out; fantasizing about love. If he didn't notice that Mrs. Das had lost his address, he could end up just like Edie. He would be waiting by his mailbox everyday hoping that Mrs. Das had wrote to him.
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