10 Single Women Tell Us Weird Questions & Comments They Faced While Flat Hunting

With more and better opportunities in metro cities, people, especially women, often need to get out of their hometowns and move to faraway places to pursue their career dreams. They have to travel across the country for their jobs and education. But in a country like India, the safety of women is the first thing that comes to mind and is of primary concern no matter where they may go and at the same time find a place in the new city to make it feel like home.

However, society still thinks a man is necessary for a woman to survive and so when a single woman goes searching for a place for herself, she is bombarded with weird, sometimes downright bizarre questions and comments, even after which they are rejected places.

Among the very common questions asked by some of these intrusive flat owners or landlords are queries about the number of guy friends who will come over and/or stay. One of the most bizarre grounds for rejecting a flat is if one is a woman journalist. So, here are 10 women belonging to different professions, cultures, and parts of India, who shared the bizarre questions and comments they faced while they went flat hunting in different parts of the country.

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Rajanya Sen- 27- Engineer- Pune

Owners / brokers asked me upfront “kiske naam pe rental agreement banau, father or husband” I don’t have a husband and my father won’t pay my rent or my taxes. Got rejected from many beautiful properties because I have no dick.

While another asked “flat me ladke aenge? “ “yes, I have friends” “bohot nuisance create karenge, family ko hi flat denge fir“ - hilarious because they have realised that men or boys are the nuisance factor everywhere even if they are willingly welcomed on their property but for this, they won’t rent it out to a woman. The ‘J’ in Justice has jeopardised itself.

Krati Purwar- 28- Journalist- Noida

Will your 'guy' friends be coming over? Do you drink? Do you party? How often? Can you cook...if not...how will you manage? Do friends come over often and stay? They even go asking about the background of the family, caste (if they cannot identify it by the surname) and what my parents do. It is worse than putting up your biodata for a matrimonial website. Landlords judge you from the way you dress and make-up to the amount of skin and cleavage showing in your dress.

M. Shahin- 23- PR- Delhi

Long ago, I remember there was one person who said everything was okay but once he got to know my name, he said "You’re Muslim." After agreeing to that he said he can’t give his house to people from another religion.

Deya Bhattacharya 27- Development Editor- Kolkata

You will stay alone? Kono baje obbhesh kintu cholbena, bujhtei parchen ki bolchi (no bad habits please, you know what I mean)! By bad habits, he meant smoking, drinking, and boys coming over.

Jheel Chaudhary 26- Software Developer- Kolkata

"A man in the family has to sign the affidavit for your security,” while another said, "We don't allow characterless girls in our building," because she was looking for a flat alone.

Garbita- 25- R&D- Chennai

“I don’t let anybody other than Tamils stay. You look very adamant when you wanted to see the flat so desperately despite this because you North Indians are like that and this is why you don’t understand our culture. That’s why I wanted to say this in front of your father. I know you Bengalis stand near your gates for the boys, think yourself to be ultra-modern, liberal and progressive that our Tamil culture does not accept or allow. My neighbours won’t see it with good eyes, the lifestyle you Bengalis lead.”

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Shrishti- 25- Freelance Graphic Designer- Bangalore

"Did you let your parents know that you have come to this city all alone?"

Abhirupa Kundu- 25- Journalist- Noida

“We can’t give flats to journalists because if anything happens we will either be featured on the paper or TV.”

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