Possession obsession

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Obsessions are not just restricted to people, but objects too. So much so that some people just refuse to share that one little thing no matter what it takes. More interesting is the fact that a recent study calls this obsession “material possession love”. The study goes on to say that some people are literally in love with their favourite possessions, giving more time, money and affection to them than they do to other people. It might sound funny, but those who live up to it have something else to say.

“I just can’t let anyone touch my cell phone. It irritates me. It might sound funny but it’s true. The only reason I fight with my wife is because she is always trying to dig into my phone and find out what I’m up to. It’s been 10 years and trust me she hasn’t found anything. Some things are just too personal, you can’t share them with anyone,” laughs Munish Chaudhary, a garment exporter.
Well, we all know about women’s obsession for shoes and bags, don’t we? And if you ask Tanha Bhalla, a PR, she promises to never share her old Carlton pair with anyone. “Once my sister tried to put them on and I got really furious. We almost ended up fighting as I refused to share them with her. It’s kiddish, but the fact is, there are some things that we really cherish and store over the years with all our heart. You can’t really share them with anyone, even your own sister,” quips Tanha.
Talking about material mania, it’s funny how something as simple as a music system in their cars is also an obsession for many. Twenty four-year-old Sumit Kaushik hates the idea of someone touching the music system in his car. Laughing about it, he tells us, “I hate it. My girlfriend and I had a serious fight last time when she fiddled with my music player. The problem is that I’ve customised the setting according to my taste. When someone plays around with it, I have to fix the settings again. You can call it obsession, but I just don’t like someone touch my music player.”