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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....

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 But keep up you must or you risk being labeled outdated.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....

There isn’t any philosophical quotient or any biological equilibrium which can make things the way it used to be, but if your partner is into drugs, you can only know what it feels to be on edge on the time. People can only empathise and ask you to cut them off, but the problem is much deeper than just cutting your partner off, although this is the only possible solution in cases where things spin out of hands....

But before we understand how to get an avoidant to chase you, we need to understand why people with avoidant attachment style are the way they are. Avoidant individuals steer away from people as they feel misunderstood or are scared of committing to a relationship. However, when a person makes them feel accepted, they may allow themselves to feel attracted to you. It is all about creating a safe space....

As the relationship progresses, you tend to lose the zing, the passion, and the excitement that once existed between you and your partner. However, this doesn’t mean that the love or romance that both of you shared is dead. It probably just got lost in the humdrum of daily life. You can still get your relationship back to the way it was in the beginning. To understand how to get the chemistry back in a relationship, we spoke to counseling psychologist Namrata Sharma (Masters in Applied Psychology), who is a mental health and SRHR advocate and specializes in offering counseling for toxic relationships, trauma, grief, relationship issues, and gender-based and domestic violence....

Meeting in-laws for the first time could make you nervous and you could be thinking in your mind, “How to win mother-in-law’s heart?” But you can actually impress your in-laws in the first meeting. How To Impress Your In-Laws In The First Meeting? Your man has just told you his mom wants to talk to you and you are jittery thinking, “How to talk to your mother-in-law on phone?” And then when you meet your mother-in-law for the first time you think, “How to win my mother-in-law’s heart?...

Don’t be so harsh on yourselves. Tell us what is that one thing about you that you totally love. We are listening. So go ahead, and in the comment section below, write that one feature you want to tell the world about. And hey! If you think there are two, three or more, go ahead and list all of them.

Most will agree that love, at least in the initial stages, can be an enchanting and alluring feeling, one you’re bound to chase. But when this adoration toward love turns into an unhealthy obsession, the signs of love addiction can hamper a person’s mental state. Our movies romanticize the obsessive feeling of being in love, and when we’re in it, we seem to forget about all else. So, is love addiction real?...

There are different reactions to these signs of being middle-aged from all kinds of people. While some freakout and go into a frenzy, others take it in their stride and age gracefully. Midlife crisis usually hits you in your mid-forties and can continue well into 55. If you’re wondering what is a midlife crisis, you’ll see yourself go through a lot of changes when you’re middle-aged. It is a manifestation of psychological changes often triggered by the physical changes your body begins to show at this stage of life....

My Ex Boyfriend Is Blackmailing Me I met my ex boyfriend on Facebook when he sent me a friend request. I saw we had common friends and we started chatting. That went on for two months then he wanted to meet me. We actually knew about each other’s intimate secrets even before we met. So it’s easy for him now to blackmail me. The meeting went off great When we met it was like we had known each other for ages....

Deepak Kashyap says: Suffering in an unhappy marriage for your daughter’s sake may not be the best thing to do. Your daughter is likely to grow up in a hostile environment where she sees the lack of love and trust between the parents that you speak of. Sometimes it is also the case that we (read I) do not want to leave because the painful task of making a life outside this comfort zone seems more daunting than suffering through it all....

Are you one of them? Do you perceive your arrogance, rudeness, and general toxicity positively? Do you use people for your convenience? Do you expect to be recognized as the superior person in any room? Do you feed on validation and love to be the center of attention? In other words, are you a narcissist? Take this easy test for narcissism and find out if you need to be evaluated for narcissistic personality disorder....

This is a story of the Chandravanshis After Sagar Manthan, Vishnu as Mohini becomes pregnant by Shiva, and gives birth to Ayyappa. In the Mahabharata, Amba is reborn as Shikhandini to Drupada the king of Panchala. She turns to male Shikhandi with a boon from a Yaksha in order to revenge herself on Bheeshma. There is a similar story of Ila/Sudyumna where two genders exist in a single body. This story has been recorded as a conversation between Arjuna’s grandson, Pareekshit and Sage Shukdeva in Bhagwat Purana....

The same goes when you are flirting online with a guy. Friendly banter on chat is fine but you have to know how far can be termed as harmless flirting and what the guy would deduce if you go further. If you are initiating a conversation on a dating app and you want to sound casual yet interested. Your odds of online flirting success depend entirely on when to say GOWM (go out with me?...

When every rom-com you see on the big screen screams that a platonic relationship will eventually turn into a physical one, you begin to question if a platonic relationship can ever truly last. Amid so many pressures and complications, it becomes difficult to figure out whether platonic love is real or rare, much like a fabled unicorn. Do true platonic relationships exist? What are the signs of platonic love? To clear the myths and hidden dynamics, let’s explore the platonic relationship in detail....

When push comes to shove, the benefits of a prenup can definitely outweigh the negatives, but that doesn’t necessarily mean there aren’t any cons to it. Plus, it’s definitely one of the more difficult conversations you’ll have with your partner. If your partner and you are considering getting a prenup done, then this article will definitely help you both make a wise decision. Let’s take a look at the prenuptial agreements’ pros and cons, with the help of experienced lawyer Tahini Bhushan, who specializes in gender violence and sexual harassment cases....