According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey of India (GATS), 24.3% of males are tobacco users. What is alarming is that tobacco usage is one of the most easily preventable causes of deaths worldwide and yet every year there are nearly a million tobacco-related deaths in India alone. Every girl or wife who has a boyfriend or a husband who smokes must have at some point or the other emotionally blackmailed him to quit it....
You are probably thinking, but why do I need a list of important questions to ask a cheating spouse? Spouses sleeping around with people behind each other’s back – don’t these things happen in bad marriages and loveless unions? Don’t partners step outside the marriage and cheat only in sexless relationships? Why do I need confession questions to ask a guy or girl who has cheated? It would be naïve to believe that you can cheat-proof your marriage when statistics indicate that 70% of Americans engage in some form of infidelity during their marital life....
You may feel that they suddenly became withdrawn or there is a part of them that you just can’t seem to reach. They brush it off as nothing. But is it really nothing? To help you put an end to that dilemma, let’s look at some of the classic signs he is not over his ex. 10 Signs He Is Not Over His Ex If your instinct is telling you something is off about your current partner, chances are it is....
According to a study conducted by Sara Skentelbery and Darren Fowler of St. Mary’s University (Halifax), women who date older men are looking for father figures. There’s a possibility that they were neglected by their fathers as children and are looking to compensate for that through the attention from older men. The study also says that older men come with the financial security that women often look for. On the other hand, when older men seek younger women as romantic partners, the fertility of their potential partners could be a subconscious factor at play....
A simple appreciative gesture can make all the difference in your relationships with the people around you and especially with your coworkers. Our relationships with coworkers are interesting because it is always a gamble to determine where to draw the line. Mixing work and pleasure is always recommended but only with healthy boundaries. Thus it can be a struggle to determine how far one can take work relationships and what expectations must be set from each person....
Counseling psychologist Gopa Khan gives us some insights into intellectual intimacy, and how to build it with your partner. What Is Intellectual Intimacy? “Intellectual intimacy can be interpreted as being on the same wavelength or on the same page as your spouse or significant other,” says Dr. Khan. “People say they are looking for love or looking for a “perfect relationship” but find it difficult to put in words what they really want from a relationship....
Not only was it annoying to second-guess his behavior all the time, but it was exhausting to keep up with thoughts like, “If he doesn’t want me then why is he trying to make me jealous?” Five years and a lot of introspection later, I find myself in a better position to acknowledge the signs I happily ignored earlier. The lesson I learned is that jealousy is not a ploy to attract someone, it’s a ploy to reassure yourself....
Encountering a Pisces woman is like encountering magic. She will keep you indulged, involved, bewitched, and smitten for the longest time. Just the mere femininity and devotion will make you go gaga for her. Pisces woman personality traits are something to die for, and we are sure you would agree too. If you are thinking about how to flirt with a Pisces woman then let us tell you she likes mystery, because she is a mysterious lady herself....
A healthy relationship exists only if healthy boundaries exist among the couple. Such examples of healthy boundaries in a relationship help us to know our significant others holistically. Understanding each other’s personal, physical, and emotional needs and additionally communicating is the best way one could set examples of healthy boundaries in a relationship. But what do healthy boundaries in relationships actually look like? To help you understand the same, we bring you some instances and examples of healthy boundaries in relationships in consultation with psychotherapist Dr....
Just because your relationship is losing the fire and thrill of the early days doesn’t mean it’s the beginning of the end. You two are sharing a lot more time and space with each other now. It’s only natural that the list of ‘firsts’ will get shorter and you will run out of topics to discuss. Those lazy Sunday afternoons, or days when you do work from home, might sometimes get as boring as hell....
In this article, trauma-informed counseling psychologist Anushtha Mishra (MSc, Counseling Psychology), who specializes in providing therapy for concerns such as trauma, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, grief, and loneliness among others, writes about how you can make your marriage work as a woman and shares tips on how you can be a better wife and improve your marriage. 25 Ways To Be A Better Wife And Improve Your Marriage Marriage is not just the summer or winter of your life, it’s all four seasons of the year....
Self-care gifts espouse the idea of wellness. These gifts are designed to offer a morsel of comfort in our active, and often, stressful lives. The gifts could range from something as simple as a journal to as elaborate as a foot spa – it is all about the relief that bursts the tension bubble in the body. 30 Best Self-Care And Wellness Gifts As you read ahead, you will find a thoughtfully curated list of self-care gift ideas that comprises some of our preferred essentials....
But Bollywood heartbreak movies have changed in recent times. Bollywood movies that show break up have become more mature. In the sense it deals with a breakup more sensibly now. The Bollywood breakup movies have moved away from being major dramatic tearjerkers to something more subtle, something more realistic. Here are a few films that have tried to look at the breakup differently. 5 Best Bollywood Movies On Breakup A love story in Bollywood is incomplete without a breakup....
If you are anything like me, you probably find this whole ‘he loves me, he loves me not’ game too annoying to quit the dating scene altogether and move in with a bunch of cats instead. When someone ignores you for no reason there can be nothing more irritating. But if you are serious about having a serious relationship you need to look out for the definite signs to know whether he is ignoring you for somebody else before you go all-in with him....
Of course, a person’s personality cannot be determined completely by what zodiac sign they belong to, but you can definitely get a fascinating insight into the way they potentially think. Plus, you may just need to get into his head since the signs a Cancer man is serious about you aren’t too clear, owing to his ambiguous romantic nature. So, are Cancer men players? Are Cancerian men liars? What does a romantic relationship with them look like, and just what does he mean when he acts clingy but ghosts you the next day?...
Men have the absolute ability to drive ladies to the edge of insanity when it comes to relationship security. Staying out too late, forgetting to text, commenting on their ex’s posts and photos, men do such things that make a woman feel insecure. You are probably a secure and strong woman, but at times your partner might say or do such things that make you feel really insecure. Things men do to make a woman feel insecure Most of the time our partners try to make us feel good about ourselves but sometimes they have the opposite effect....
When it comes to parental love, Dhritrashtra and Gandhari teach us that we should love our children with all our heart, but not blindly. The bond between Krishna and Draupadi is a prime example that a boy and girl can love each other as friends, and there’s nothing immoral about it. By reading about the life of Bhishma, we learn that it’s equally essential for us to love ourselves while loving our parents....
Since it isn’t easy to decide whether your date is more of a fine dining person or a-stroll-in-the-garden kind, the best option is a coffee date. A coffee date is a pleasant way to meet someone for the first time. A small cozy cafe that serves the best coffee is ideal for starting a romantic relationship. A beverage is neither too clumsy to be consumed nor too heavy after consumption....
Not many people address the subject head-on. The questions surrounding it are quite daunting after all. Is hating yourself a sign of depression? Can there be a self-loathing narcissist? Why does self-hatred sabotage loving relationships? It’s time we answered these (and more) in-depth with the help of a mental health professional. For that, we turn to counseling psychologist Kranti Momin (Masters in Psychology), who is an experienced CBT practitioner and specializes in various domains of relationship counseling....
But if you’re still wondering why you need open relationship rules in the first place, ask yourself, have you talked about what counts as cheating and what doesn’t? Have you or your partner ever been jealous because of the time spent with others? Or has your partner ever been involved with someone you didn’t want them to (for very legitimate reasons, not jealousy), but didn’t discuss beforehand? That’s exactly why you need open relationship rules....
