There are plenty of excuses that dudes use to explain away our perpetual unmarried status to concerned parents: "I just haven't found the right woman," "I'm not ready to settle down," "I'm concentrating on my career." But for sheer specificity, "I live in a remote village on an Indian hilltop, and we've yet to finish hand digging a road to the nearest town" is hard to beat.

Barwaan Kala, known locally as the "village of unmarried people," has not seen a wedding ceremony for over 50 years, according to its residents. The 121 bachelors among its population blame the roundabout, 25-mile route linking the town with the outside world for their single status.

Hopes were briefly raised for the local dudes in 2005 when a politician visited the community and pledged not to marry until a new, direct road linked Barwaan's bachelors with potential brides. But after the legislator broke his promise, the single fellas decided they weren't gonna take it anymore.

Armed with shovels, spades and hammers, the would-be grooms have attacked the boulder-strewn hillside day and night for a month-and-a-half, and have already completed half of a new four-mile thoroughfare. Something to think about next time talking to that girl at the bar just seems like just a little too much effort.

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