We spoke to Dr Gopa Khan, who told us what challenges stepkids can pose and how best to tackle them. Marriage Problems Due To Stepchildren There is no denying the fact that blended families have become the order of the day and it’s normal for both parents to bring their respective children into their second marriage but if you think that they become one large happy family on the very first day you are mistaken....
It all didn’t begin in a very subtle manner, the disintegration of our marriage. It began with sparks and strife and abuses and this insane amount of tears! I was perpetually dissatisfied with my husband, for he always was doing things in a manner that hurt me. “I’m not doing anything purposely!” he would say and I would retort, “Oh! Hurting me comes naturally.” I was constantly working. I immersed myself in all work that was possible....
One late night, my heart missed a beat or two on seeing “Hi, which city are you from?” from one Moonlight@hills. In an hour of chatter that followed, I had sobbed out my story of a trapped fish in the underwater garbage of a marriage. She seemed to be a person who loved to make friends and ‘explore’ wide and deep while staying married. We didn’t talk much about her husband....
It’s not that one feels the emotional pain more than the other. There is, after all, no way to quantify the extent of pain a person experiences while having their heart crushed. The difference between man and woman after a breakup lies in the way this pain manifests. Have you ever tried decoding female behavior after a breakup and wondered why she seems to have become so detached so soon?...
Do online relationships work? Can you really fall in love online? How do you keep an online relationship going? It’s only natural for questions like these to weigh on your mind when you’re falling for a person who is but a virtual presence in your life. Just because you’re not physically together doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed to fail. Through open and sustained communication, honesty and prioritizing one another, you can make your relationship thrive....
Since getting hitched seems like every young person’s dream day, post-wedding depression is a phenomenon that is almost unheard of. When one gets married, one assumes they’re embarking on the most fascinating journey of their life which will be filled with happiness and new experiences. While all of that may be true indeed, not everything about this life altering decision is that simple. Getting married can be a huge deal and for some, it can become a terrifyingly overwhelming experience....
That’s when I told her about famous American psychologist John Gottman. He has been researching for 40 years on 3,000 couples and has saved hundreds of marriages. Gottman believes that couples are often too late in opting for relationship counseling. They do so only when the worst has hit the relationship, but if they had opted a little earlier then maybe more marriages could have been saved. I told my friend relationship counseling is not a fad....
When you are picking up roses for your love, have you seen even online there are roses in the shades of pink, purple, red, blue, yellow, white and there are some really rare shades too? Instead of sticking to the usual red rose picking up a bunch of roses in a different shade might convey a lot of meaning. Well, provided you know flower colors’ meaning in the context of your relationship stage....
A lot of couples go through separation anxiety. It’s surprising to see how little awareness we have about it even when it is a fairly common experience. As a way toward building that awareness, 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 what separation anxiety in relationships is, signs and causes of it, how to deal with it, and how it impacts an adult relationship....
Yet, you must make an effort to get over rejection and a broken heart. That’s because by accepting rejection and moving on, you’re giving yourself a chance of starting afresh and finding better things in life. So we’re giving you some tips on how to get over rejection. How To Get Over Rejection And Heartbreak A rejected heart is a sad thing and is almost ridiculous by its existence. I mean, out of all the things in the world, why on earth would humans be designed to fall in love, and that too with people who might not love them back?...
It’s as if these individuals were simply minding their businesses, going about their days, and they suddenly found themselves looking up their old flames. For anyone who wonders, “Why does social media cause insecurity?”, here is the simple answer: social media makes it so easy to reconnect with people that it all seems harmless at first. But the endless abyss is designed in such a way that before you know it, you are already looking up the entire history of someone you broke up with 12 years ago....
Relationships are all about honesty, trust, fairness and communication. When you allow someone to become your significant other, you give them a key to your heart that becomes essential to making your relationship succeed. For that, one needs to be persistently communicative and truthful to their partner. How Poor Communication Can Ruin Relationships Troy sat quietly, waiting for the doorbell to ring. She would get back home anytime, he knew....
We’re not saying that Dante is no fun or that Billy isn’t boyfriend material or that Seth absolutely cannot be the love of your life. But in a small town – where everyone knows everyone, it can be hard to venture out into the dating scene and meet the kind of men you didn’t even know existed. Life, and even dating to an extent, is all about taking chances and being willing to explore all that is around you....
When you’re shopping for date night subscription boxes there are a few things that need to be taken into consideration. If you and your boo have different tastes in most things then you may find it a little challenging to find a date night subscription box for the two of you. It’s not impossible but you have to make sure you pick something that the two of you can enjoy....
That’s how I start the morning of 14th February. Not with a kiss from my husband, but with flowers that start arriving early morning from all my boyfriends. And I take pride in making my husband jealous (at least I think I do, though later I find I hadn’t) when before leaving for office he sees our living room half full with bunches of orchids and lilies and not roses....
Even though you know it’s hurtful and a sense that a palpable unpleasantness has taken hold in your connection, you may not recognize the abusive pattern at play here. Misconceptions surrounding what abuse in relationships looks like, coupled with the fact that the exchange of hurtful words, arguments and occasional yelling are not uncommon between couples, makes it even harder for victims of verbal abuse in relationships to acknowledge what’s being done to them....
Recently he has been posting quotes on how a wife should be, how a daughter-in-law should be in our culture, etc. on Facebook and when I question him he says he hasn’t been on Facebook for months.What should I do? We have separated though not legally yet. I cannot accept lies and I never wanted a guy to marry me for gold (dowry). Before marriage, his family portrayed an image of not being interested in dowry but after marriage, they have been raising issues like “the girl has not shown us the gold”, etc....
Together, they will tell you what your love life looks like every week. Are you compatible with the person you have a crush on? Is a heartbreak on the cards? Or is someone else on the way to make your dreams come true? Come back every Sunday and choose your zodiac sign to read your weekly horoscope for free. In the spirit of Diwali – the festival of lights where good wins over evil and the planets also bring about a transformation, let us look at one thing that will help “enlighten” your week....
Nikhil and Arundhati completed three happy years of their marriage. Arundhati wasn’t really happy with the marriage proposal but gave in trusting her parents’ choice. Everything turned out to be perfect, beyond her imagination. The perfect husband He never said ‘No’ to her, ever. He was always supportive of everything Arundhati wanted to do. Both of them worked all day and got back together in the evenings. They had a cook....
We’re here to tell you all about what holding hands means to a guy, covering different scenarios, stages of a relationship, and intimacy. Because it can have different connotations. For instance, the answer to what does it mean when a guy holds your hand and you are not dating isn’t the same as what it means when your boyfriend of five years holds your hand while driving. So, let’s explore what this gesture signifies and what it means for your future with this fine fella....
