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Now, living together is not an easy task. Just like in a marriage, it involves two people making a host of adjustments – from sharing personal space to finances, from emotional outbursts to passionate make-out sessions, from cooking to binge-watching shows and so on. Such real-life situations act as a true test of a love relationship. As you are ‘two’ individuals with ‘me’ set of identities, it becomes fairly important to analyse whether both of you are ready to acknowledge the ‘we‘ keeping ‘me’ as it is....

You feel as if she doesn’t even care about your existence. These could also be the signs that she has fallen out of love, is cheating on you or the monotony of everyday life has led to boredom creeping into your relationship, making her distant and withdrawn. Whatever be the reasons behind her changing attitude toward you, “My wife hates me” is an unsettling realization. This realization is often followed by the all-consuming question: “Why does my wife hate me?...

When someone says, “It feels like I will never get over my breakup”, it’s usually a sign that they’re struggling to understand how to stop feeling numb and empty after a breakup. The process of moving on from this dark place can seem hard, complicated and often long-drawn. When, in fact, small but consistent steps in the right direction is what it takes to heal and get past the post-breakup loneliness stage....

First dates are always characterized by anticipation, excitement, a little bit of doubt and anxiety. You have several questions and scenarios playing out in your head on a loop. These feelings are probably heightened even more when you meet someone after online dating. This is because even though you’ve established a connection with them online, meeting them in person is a completely different ball game altogether. You may have been chatting for a long time, and virtually know each other quite well, but the first face-to-face meeting is bound to be a new experience....

How you love, how you express your love, how people accept and internalize love, are all impacted by family dynamics. Resorting to humor to diffuse a tense situation or reacting with violent rage, the psychological reasoning behind both can be explained by one’s family dynamics. What do healthy family dynamics look like? How do they impact children, partners and how did your family dynamics impact you? Let’s find out everything we need to know, with psychologist Juhi Pandey (M....

Everyone likes knowing how important they are to their partner. It is a very human need to feel valued by another person. The hero instinct is just another way of expressing this. Whether your man accepts it or not, he also experiences the urge to ‘rescue’ you metaphorically. And this isn’t a bad thing in the least. When brought about positively, the hero instinct can work wonders for a relationship....

Growing up in such a scenario, unaware of the existence of the queer community, made my childhood complicated, to put it mildly. Many called me a pervert, including me. Self-hate and shame go hand in hand for those who grow up in such oppression. I didn’t have any example to look up to or any ideals to follow. In the school I was tormented, called names for being ‘tomboyish’, ‘butch’....

Deepak Kashyap says: Dear Kruti, You have just gone through a big life event, so give yourself a hug and a big break. [restict]It is okay to not want to deal with news of divorce with the imminent urgency. It is done, and it affected your life more than anyone you think deserves to know or will find out. The reason I ask you to give yourself a break is that when we go through a majorly difficult event in our lives, our thinking abilities are not at their highest, to say the least....

In the world of astrology, your sun sign is what determines your zodiac personality – your core, your traits, behavior and likes/dislikes. But the real you – your emotions, feelings, moods and romantic inclinations are based on your moon sign which has the second most important influence on your horoscope after the Sun. There, sun and moon sign compatibility, in their entirety, should be examined if you’re relying on them to navigate your relationships....

When such situations arise, the focus should be on dealing with them the right way rather than suppressing your feelings out of the “anger is ruining my relationship” fear. At the same time, it’s of utmost importance to be mindful of your way of expressing this rage. If you can’t control your temper in a relationship, it can spell doom for your future together. Unresolved anger in a marriage or relationship can have far more damaging consequences than letting it out....

Going through this phase is tough. You’re not only hurt but also overwhelmed. You experience anxiety, lethargy, insomnia, loneliness, and irritability. Recovering from a breakup takes learning to cope with these feelings. Indeed, the healing doesn’t happen in a blink of an eye. It isn’t easy to move on from a place and a person that you’ve been part of. But, to heal from it you must forgive yourself, stop overanalyzing, and learn to let go....

So, with all this going on, let’s circle back to our original query – how to keep a man interested? For starters, choose a man who is interested in knowing you more than as a friend. Don’t chase a guy who plays mind games and is clearly emotionally unavailable. Go for someone who is clear and honest about his intentions. Now, when that’s in place, let’s look at the ways to make a guy into you....

Preparing for divorce is one thing, but to prepare children for divorce is not an easy task. Making them understand all the logistics, and how different their life is going to be now that their parents won’t be together is a delicate topic to approach. How To Prepare Yourself For Divorce? I could have walked out of my insipid marriage almost a decade ago when I realized how lost I was in this relationship....

If you’ve managed to weather the storm that came after the initial admission of guilt, or even if you’re still trying to figure out how to break the news to them, understand that patience is going to be your best friend. A lot of empathy, a lot of communication, and an added layer of mutual respect might all contribute to gaining trust after cheating. Of course, it’s not really as easy as that, though....

She joined our office that summer. A 27-year-old hyperactive and very talkative girl. In the very first week, she told me almost everything about her past and present. Also, she shared her plans for the future. She’d often give me a friendly hug and I didn’t mind it, since she was like any other female colleague. She was also a selfie freak and would often click them with me. She never failed to compliment me, and I took it in my stride, as someone trying to be nice to a senior; I’m almost 10 years older than her....

I was an engineer in a job market full of thousands of engineers produced annually. So when an offer came to teach at a government university located in a mofussil town, I took it up hesitatingly. Better be 31 and a teacher, no matter where than 31 and broke. My girlfriend of four years had also decided she wanted to move on. So I figured, life in an obscure college as a teacher would give me the peace I needed....

Let us tell you, many men do tend to randomly flirt, and in fact, the flirting could well be totally harmless and they may have no intentions of taking things to the next level. So, then, why do married men flirt? If you are single and find a married man flirting at work or hitting on you at a party, there is a good chance it is his male ego prompting him to see if he gets attention from you....

Defining if texting someone else is cheating is quite a controversial topic. Every situation is different and every person texts someone else for different reasons. It all depends on the structure of the text and your personality, and how you’re attached to these text messages or the person. It’s difficult to deal with it especially if you’re in a committed relationship. Crossing each other’s boundaries and making one another uncomfortable with these texts is cheating....

I broke up with my long-term boyfriend 5 months ago. It was mutual, but painful to accept that he was not part of my life any more. I was sad, but wanted to get out of the “breakup” feeling soon. One day, after spending endless “work-less” hours sitting on the office desk, I realised that two of my female colleagues were busy swiping right, left with those typical giggles and blushing for several hours....

I slapped my wife and I know that physically assaulting your partner only gives you guilt If you are sane, if you are not a habitual oppressor of women, and if you are not some fucked up psycho who enjoys wrecking people weaker than you, then let me tell you, my friend, physically assaulting your partner gives you guilt that, like me, you will carry to your grave. And no matter how much you want to undo everything, you will not be able to....