are you a single woman looking for a decent accommodation in chennai youd have a fair shot at it if you stop socialising stem your craving for chicken 65 and ditch that egg sandwich say single women on the lookout for a house for rent in chennai an overheard conversation at a tea stall a guy to the lady with himwhy dont you get married that way you dont have the hassle of doing things aloneand it has a bigger advantage you can easily rent any flat of your choice this got us thinkinghow many single women move into chennai for various reasons and how many still havent found a home to stay and how many women have to com promise on their lifestyle to make themselves fit into severely straitlaced social mores its been a month and i have just received my first salary but i have moved house thricei have faced several rejections from the landlords my crime is my gender when a man of my age can afford the place of his choice why is it so hard for me to find one i have many househunting talessad and depressing as well as funny ones i have even been shown a work space with sparkly green shutters no window but a partitioned bath room inside with zero ventilation and the landlord called it a one bhk for a rent of 10000 when i was refused accommodation in many gated communities which was my first preferencei had no choice but to check out everything i came across online my phone never had so many real estate apps downloaded in the past says poornawho has just moved into the city from coimbatore finding a place to live in chennai is one of the toughest tasks theyve ever had to face say these women the questions from the landlords go like are you marriedhow old are youwhy are you not married yetdo you have boyfriends and thenwe can give it to a single man but not a woman we only give our property to family sorry are you vegetarian you cant have friends no one can sleepover you cant have guests we are from aristocratic family are you a hindu if not brahmin twentysevenyearold mano bharathi working in an it firm has been hunting for a good house since 2011 when the salem girl moved hereshe had to opt for an illequipped hostel with no safety and hygiene as it was closer to her workplace it was a womens hostel which my uncle found for me he couldnt check it since men are not allowed inside when i entered it was very dirty lacking in basic amenities and food wasnt cleaned and cooked well timing was an issue so i slowly started to search for a one bhk for myself dealing with brokers was also a big headache as they just want you to accept any home without waiting to understand what exactly one is looking for i