It was my first day of the week-long orientation programme. Ketan and I were a part of the same joining batch at Cummins India Limited in Pune. Since this wasn't my first job, the introductory session did not interest me and I dozed off. Ketan told on me, and the trainer woke me up. We exchanged a look, but it wasn't love at first sight," laughs Aanchal Yagnik, as she remembers her first meeting with husband Ketan. "We are poles apart; he is the studious, serious sort, and I am the last bencher, outspoken. But of all the people hired at the time, we were the only ones to end up working in the same location. So we only had each other to talk to. Work discussions over lunch soon moved to more intimate conversations," adds the 29-year-old Delhi resident. Before she knew it, Ketan had suggested they marry. "Within three months of dating, we got engaged in July 2019 and were married by January 2020. It was meant to be," thinks Ketan, 30.

Siddhi Yadav and Denzil Machado, who met at advertising firm McCann, on the other hand, took three good years to realise they were in love. While Siddhi, 35, joined as an intern in 2005, Denzil, 43, was the creative team leader. "We connected because of our common love for art direction. I used to look up to him. Since I was learning to become a better illustrator, I would frequent the scanning machine—that was our favourite hangout spot," Siddhi smiles. But Denzil says he noticed her way before she did. "We were in different teams. She worked under my friend, whose open cubicle was close to mine. She was so tall; she wore high heels, it was hard to not notice."