From deciphering the right from wrong to navigating the myriad gray areas in between, forging and sustaining balanced, wholesome relationships is a work in progress. Our relationship advice segment serves as a beacon that ensures your relationship stays on course, even when it’s wading through turbulent waters of strife and conflict.
From figuring out how to handle those initial days of dating marked by undefined expectations and uncertainty over your future as a couple to dealing with serious issues like manipulation, gaslighting, abuse, disrespect, trust issues, betrayal, and healing from traumas – of the past and present – to become better versions of yourselves as individuals and partners, you need an ally at every step of the way.
Harassment on the streets and at work is very common, but there is legal recourse available to anyone who wishes to file an FIR. Catcalling and wolf whistling need to stop
Stop Street Harassment: How To Deal With Catcalling and Wolf Whistling Read More »
It was a foggy, cold January morning in Delhi, when I reached the airport to board my flight for Mumbai. Standing in the queue to collect my boarding pass, I noticed a lady whom I thought I knew quite well. I had not seen her face properly till then, but told myself, half in excitement
We couldn’t marry because of family “honour” Read More »
(As told to Kirthi Jayakumar) I was 18 years old and was forced into marriage to a man who was around 34 or 35. My father came home saying that he had found me a match and that I had to jolly well be happy about it because the ‘boy’ was from a wealthy background.
My husband was almost twice my age and raped me every night Read More »
All my life I’ve lived a rollercoaster of emotions, lack of sleep from an early age, anxiety levels going through the roof and this was the only life I knew. He never could understand why I wouldn’t just ‘snap out of it’, or ‘get over it.’ I tried to make him understand, but he was
I would rather be alone than deal with someone who will hurt me Read More »
We asked our readers for their biggest regret after losing their partners and spouse.
What I Regret After The Death Of My Spouse Read More »
Are you confused about what is considered as abuse? Learn what is abuse, the signs and causes of it.
What Is Abuse In A Relationship? Read More »
Do you need a break from relationship? Here are 15 signs that will help you to figure out if you need a break from relationship.
15 Signs You Need a Break From Relationship Read More »
“I hate you like I love you” might sound like a complex relationship equation, but is a reality of ambivalent attachment style. Ambivalent, that is, mixed attachment of love brings a sense of giving fully to the relationship one moment and then becoming totally ignorant about it the next moment. You could also call this
Ambivalent Attachment Style – How Does It Harm Your Relationship? Read More »
Last week, I met Pankaj, my school friend from Mumbai; an engineer with a reputed MNC, he travels overseas several times a month. A month back he was a happy man who always had a smile on his face. However, after his recent trip to Tennessee, that changed. I wondered what was wrong. With that
He was married but fell in love with a waitress who doubled as a prostitute Read More »
Most times, in every aspect of life, women find themselves in need of validation from menfolk around them. Most often we do it without even thinking. Our need to get a ‘yes’ for our actions from the men in our life involuntarily entered our system by the time our womanhood began. To discover what our
Are women hardwired to seek validation from men? Read More »
