This is a reason I am still very close to my family. Since my younger brother got married before me, my mother, who lives in India, was a bit concerned about getting me settled too. She insisted I settle down. I had no clue there could be so many problems in an arranged marriage. I realized that soon. (As told to Saumya Tewari) Arranged Marriage Through Online Matrimony Sites My mother relied on online matrimony sites to find me a wife....

If a guy doesn’t text you for a week can be concerning, especially if you text daily. The reasons for a guy not texting you for a few days or weeks can be various. If it’s been a few hours, he could be living, breathing, you know, doing things that need care in his life. This is normal. On the other hand, if it has been 1 week (or around there, like 5 or 6 days), 2 weeks or more, then he might have other reasons besides just breathing, existing, and living....

Are You Emotionally Blackmailed With These Words To Get Married? If you are nearing 25 and still haven’t thought of marriage then get ready to hear these words when you are awake, when you are asleep, when you are eating or when you are going to work…These are words that would manipulate you, heckle you, psychologically blackmail you to get married. 1. Think about younger siblings This is classic pressure that is put on any girl above the age of 25 who is not engaged or married and has a younger sibling....

Being in love is often seen as the first stage of love, where you’re infatuated, bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked at all times and ready to do anything in the world for your lover. The fire’s burning hot and high and you can’t bear to be apart. On the other hand, loving someone or having love for someone is usually a slower simmer, but stronger and more durable. Here is where you really get to know one another, battle ups and downs in your relationship and create a bond that can weather the storms of real life....

Before we go on to question whether this is true, let’s look at the data. Research has shown that on average, man tends to initiate sex twice as many times as women do in a relationship. We all might have heard the jokes and blanket statements about how ‘that’s all that the guys want!’ or ‘men can’t get their mind off sex’, and yet research tells us that men and women tend to like sex equally....

These questions may have crossed your mind at some point if you’re sexually active and involved with a man. As much as they’re demonized, fantasies can be great for your sex life. After all, they give you a break from the mundane day-to-day life and push you to explore your kinky side, beyond the usual sexual boundaries. So, if you’re looking for ways to spice up your sex life, an insight into what men fantasize about can be a good starting point to explore kinky things to try in the bedroom....

A breakdown in the mother-son relationship happens when: Mother’s interfere constantly. They want to be the decision-makers for their sons. They cannot accept another woman in their son’s life. They suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. They are unable to let go of the umbilical cord. When a mother can’t let go of her son Years ago, I asked my landlady, a pleasant and charming 34-year-old woman. She was very confident that her two boys would not dream of finding their own wives....

I feel so lonely sometimes that I want to die, but I also love him a lot and I know he also loves me, but why he behaves like this I can’t understand. Please help me and advise me what I should do. Related reading: A symphony in love A: It sounds like you are trapped in an abusive relationship. Your boyfriend seems to be using a technique called ‘gaslighting’, where the abuser uses a method of obliquely making it appear as if everything that goes wrong is always your fault and that there is something wrong with YOU....

Need a good morning message for him to make him smile? I gathered 160 samples you can copy, tweak, and use to make the man in your life smile the moment he wakes up—and much, much more. Thanks to technology, we can now convey words of love, encouragement, respect, and acceptance to our partners with just a few taps on our phones. In fact, more and more studies suggest that the simple act of text messaging can boost relationship satisfaction for both partners, especially those in long-distance relationships....

Girls dread the immense pain that bikini waxing will bring and therefore postpone appointment after appointment, till it is absolutely necessary. But is the bikini wax scare true or a myth? Let’s find out. Getting Your First Bikini Wax Getting your first bikini wax? There are some things that you need to know and take into consideration while getting your bikini wax done for the first time so that you don’t end up in a hot and painful mess....

No, it’s not just another fancy term for when someone’s “feeling blue”. When left unchecked, relationship burnout can be a great cause for concern, leading to a seemingly perpetual state of unrest, hopelessness, anxiety, or unhappiness, amongst many other symptoms. Since leaving it unchecked is like signing a death certificate for your relationship, diagnosing it and figuring out what to do is of utmost importance. With the help of psychotherapist Dr....

Besides harming healthy dynamics in an intimate relationship, manipulation leaves the victim feeling confused, frustrated and powerless. It takes a toll on your happiness and makes forming a healthy relationship impossible because the couple’s entire dynamic is centered on deceit. You’re constantly second-guessing each other’s motives and intentions, wondering whether it’s love or manipulation you’re dealing with. When that happens, instead of feeling like two people on the same team, romantic partners become enemies caught in a never-ending war for one-upmanship....

No matter what happens, financial standing and sound financial freedom are important to every individual to sustain themselves. Relationships, husbands, partners – they all come and go. While it is good to have trust in a relationship, one should also focus on becoming financially independent. Financial freedom will help you make your own decisions so you do not have to depend on anybody else. The Importance Of Financial Freedom I was ecstatic!...

But when you are already married, the whole situation changes. Most women almost cease flirting after getting married; men, on the contrary, get better with their flirting post marriage. Why do married men flirt? Married man flirting with a single girl is a scenario that does not surprise us at all. We see this all around us at the workplace, at parties, at the gym and at the tennis club....

How would they relate to the films or characters when there is simply nothing for this group to identify with, in mainstream Bollywood movies? Being an essential female character in Bollywood inherently means gorgeous, zero size figure, ultra-fashionable and most importantly young; so young women who can be great as showpieces. Movies are, of course, not wholly deprived of middle-aged women, because the hero and heroine need mother figures sometimes....

Treat them the way you expect to be treated. Marriage is not just about romance and good times, there’s a lot of work that needs to be put in, and you can’t expect to have a strong relationship without the effort. Rules For A Happy And Perfect Marriage What are the rules for a successful marriage? It’s not buying each other expensive gifts, it’s not all about the romantic gestures, and it’s definitely not spying on each other as a means of building trust in the relationship....

Why do people compare themselves to others? Shouldn’t we celebrate one another for who we are? The comparison between your life or relationship with someone else is only going to end up hurting you and your partner more. As they say, “The grass is always greener on the other side.” No matter who you are, the life of another individual will always be more appealing to you if you are internally dissatisfied....

Virgo and Taurus are both earth signs. They share a bunch of personality traits, and they can be a little similar, perhaps too similar, especially under the sheets. But how does that translate into Taurus and Virgo relationships? Is it smooth sailing, or are you both going to get sick of each other a few weeks into it? With the help of relationship and intimacy coach Shivanya Yogmayaa, who is an astrology consultant as well as a relationship and intimacy coach, let’s take a look at if the Taurus Virgo compatibility is one to root for or one that burns twice as bright but lasts half as long....

We will tell you how to move on after a breakup. There are actually healthy ways to move on so that you do not carry the baggage of your broken relationship all your life. Around the end of winter and just before spring begins, there’s a time when trees look rather weird. There’s a bit of green left on them, and yet the floors are covered in yellow, brown leaves....

Click here to read this story about a extramarital happily ever after. (As told to Joie Bose) Shabaz is exceptionally charming I work as the assistant to the CEO of a multinational company and was going through hopelessness until I met Shabaz the new manager of technology, a boy who is gifted in the art of lovemaking.He is a bright and intelligent boy and has all the traits of exceptionally charming people....