But how to deal with rejection from a guy, especially when it’s a bolt from the blue? What do you do when you are handed a plain and polite “No” when you had expected an excited and joyous “Yes” from the person you had been not-so-secretly crushing on? Romantic rejection depression can hit you hard in such situations. Handling rejection from a guy can be really hard for a lot of people....
So when you even don’t need to initiate romance, just try not to spoil the moment by doing the following. Maybe your reactions are not intentional, but each time you do these you break your partner’s heart. All you need to do instead is go with the flow and enjoy being pampered. Think you can manage that? 8 Things That Ruin Relationships You could be ruining the romance in your relationship and destroying it completely with certain habits that migght look very innocuous from the outside but have an effect on the relationship....
Since this isn’t a high-school assignment, putting it off till it blows in your face isn’t the smartest thing to do. It’s vital to understand what to say to end a relationship on good terms, and that ghosting your “partner” isn’t really the best tactic. Since you can’t take the “easy” way out without also being labeled the worst person in the world, you’ve got some thinking to do. Read on to find out what you can say, and the things you need to keep in mind while ripping this band-aid off....
No matter the relationship you are in, be it parent and child, siblings, or lovers, you want to be loved, understood, and accepted for who you are. If there is a lack of emotional safety in a relationship, then the quality of the connection deteriorates and can become very unhealthy. This can create a huge rift between the people involved and you might become estranged eventually. We see so many relationships end on account of one or both partners not feeling emotionally safe in the relationship....
To rebuild trust in a relationship, you have to commit to taking conscious steps that reassure your partner that they can count on you. These steps don’t have to be life-altering changes, but small, everyday actions that reinstate their faith in you and your relationship. In this article, counseling psychologist Kavita Panyam (Masters in Psychology and international affiliate with the American Psychological Association), who has been helping couples work through their relationship issues for over two decades, writes for Bonobology about how to fix trust issues in relationships....
Building a healthy relationship is not easy. It’s hard. Because it takes two emotionally mature individuals to make it work. It takes two people who already feel complete as individuals and who don’t expect a potential romantic partner to resolve all their problems or to fill a void. To put it another way, a good relationship can only exist between two people who are in love with themselves and with their own life, who are okay with being alone if things don’t go as expected....
Click here to read: How does a woman’s body change after losing her virginity? Remember these pointers for the best likelihood of making a woman orgasm. Orgasm is a mind thing. Orgasm is influenced by the ‘body’ as well as the ‘mind’ in women (as well as in men). On some occasions, your body might be involved, but your mind is absent. In other words, you might not always be as aroused and excited as at different times....
Contrary to popular perception, it is definitely not ‘cool’ to ghost someone. It shows immaturity on part of the person who’s doing the ghosting. So if you are wondering, “Is ghosting a sign of immaturity?”, the answer is yes, it absolutely is. Let’s take the example of Keith; he was dating a girl for 5 months and then suddenly broke all contact one day. He did not give her the chance to gain closure....
Such a complex and layered subject is best discussed with an experienced mental health professional who can be our friend and guide. Today we have Pragati Surekha, a licensed Clinical Psychologist and faculty member of Kornash: The Lifestyle Management School. Pragati has been working in mental health for the last fifteen years and specializes in individual counseling through emotional ability resources. She’s here to answer all your questions – How to stop loving someone who doesn’t love you back?...
I know her inside out – her passions, likes and dislikes, her favorite color, when to shut up, when not to shut up, how to cheer her up, how not to piss her off, her need for reassurance, her stand on various topics, her goals and means she’d embrace to fulfill them, everything. I’ve dated her for so long, I could write a book on her. She loves me as much, or even more, but she doesn’t seem to know too much about ME....
Maybe you’re in a shaky relationship and breaking up when you’re still in love with each other. Maybe you’re trying to get over a true love breakup and it’s just not happening, and you’re sitting around listening to songs about breaking up with the love of your life. (And there are too many of them!) Breakups of any kind are tough. Breaking up with your soulmate is possibly the most painful thing you’ll ever have to do....
Related reading: Kickass bride turns up at her wedding without makeup and jewellery! There are several dating apps (or e-Cupids) in the market. I’ve used this particular one which “lights a fire” of a tender love among its users. Let me repeat – it’s a dating app. What amuses me is that several people use it as a marriage bureau – confusing it with the we-will-get-you-married apps which act as matchmaker for those who can’t find love themselves (for whatever reasons)....
Deciding what stays and what gets tossed out can quickly turn the fun and exciting transition of moving in together into a minefield of bickering and arguments. Not if you have some fun, quirky and engaging decorating tips up your sleeve that can make setting up your new home a breeze. Decorating Tips For Couples Moving In Together So, your SO asked, “Will you move in with me?” And you jumped in excitement and said yes....
In accidents, it is damage to a part of the body. In divorce, it’s emotional damage that happens and generally affects a person psychologically. If you don’t come out of it feeling sane and somewhat relieved, a divorce can have many negative long-term effects. How To Deal With Divorce Trauma? Now when an accident happens, we see two kinds of response from victims. One who met with an accident and had his hands amputated might feel so tormented that he will give up his life, considering it to be meaningless....
Whether a guy notices if a female stops texting him will depend on whether you had texting banter, he’s thinking about taking things further, or he sees you as nothing more than a one-night stand. Figuring men out is generally tricky when you haven’t defined the relationship status. Whether you meet a guy at a bar, a friend, or work, those beginning stages are always exciting. The butterflies in the stomach when he calls or texts, late-night conversations, and loads of passion....
We did an interview with renowned Mumbai-based psychiatrist, Dr Gopa Khan about how to get the best out of couples communication exercises. How Can Couples Communication Exercises Make A Relationship Better? Well, communication is the basis for strong bonding between couples. Communication between couples is often lost due to constant fighting and disagreements between them. Therefore, it is very important to facilitate regular communication in a couple. Understanding each others’ needs/requirements and empathizing with them is the primary target of couples’ communication exercises in a couples’ therapy sessionInitially, the couples communication exercises may seem to be a very odd thing to do, but we tell the clients to practise them on a regular basis and with time it becomes like second nature to themEmpathizing with each other, sharing each other’s feelings, all these have a huge role to play in order to improve the communication between the clientsThrough couples communication exercises you will be able to spend time with each other more fruitfully and will do activities that draw you closerIf a betrayal in the relationship has happened then you can take these exercises to repair or build trustThese marriage exercises to build communication can actually transform relationships for the better helping you to deal with anger, grievances and negative feelingsThe fun relationship exercises for couples really infuse a lot of humour and help in relationship buildingCouples communication worksheets help you to understand your emotions better...
Dating in the 21st century has become innovative and fun, and also extremely dynamic. With new trends and terms coming up every now and again, it can be hard to keep up. But keep up you must or you risk being labeled outdated. After breadcrumbing, ghosting, benching, masturdating, the newest trend is that of fishing dating. So, what is fishing dating? What does it mean when someone is fishing? How do you know if you are fishing?...
Sonam and Zabir have been in an open relationship for the past 4 years and seem completely happy. Sonam is a 27 year old, slim and pretty Malayali Hindu girl and her boyfriend Zabir is a 29-year-old Muslim boy. A few years back they were living together, but soon after his parents moved to Pune from Aurangabad, he moved in with his parents. As Sonam could not afford the rent all by herself, she decided to move in with her mother....
Yes, it’s true an arranged marriage turns out to be a marriage between two families and even if in the modern set up the bride and the groom to-be are “allowed” to meet at a restaurant to understand each other better, most of the ensuing interactions turn out to be a family affair unless you are talking to your fiancé over the phone. But you want to talk to him in person too....
I wish every lover had similar sportsmanship after their breakup (Love is not a sport or is it?). Kind of cute to believe in love this deeply while it lasts but not sure if the feeling survives in today’s day and age amongst couples after they decide to split like a pair; only one way to tell. Here’s how I and few I know have dodged the bullets, after breakups....
