The other day I was asked a question by a friend of mine about the age of onset for NPD. I was pretty sure I knew the answer and trotted out the information about the characteristics as defined in the DSM and that it often begins to emerge in late teens but it essentially becomes noticeable from the 20’s onwards and as a person ages they tend to show less extreme grandiose behaviours....

Toxic in-laws tend to control and manipulate your relationship with your partner. They’ll find faults with everything you do and meddle in your life nonstop. They’ll always find ways to pull you down and make you feel bad. If you’re tired of constantly having to deal with disrespectful in-laws and are looking for a way out, consider maintaining a distance from them. Distancing yourself from in-laws does not mean cutting off ties completely....

Marriage is home, even if it entails compromises and work, as the popular tabloids and therapists tell us. For the herd creatures that we are, marriage has provided us with a working model, it has organized division of labour within the family, given us a structure to have and rear children, chalked out a framework for the economics of living – transfer of property and finance, offered us an emotional haven with the concept of shared lives and one of the most important, a legitimate space to indulge in our carnal instincts....

When I reached out to Shivanya Yogamaya, who is an astrologer as well as a relationship and intimacy coach, she said, “Generally, when we speak on intimacy, people jump to conclusions and assume it’s only about sex and how two people indulge in sexual activities in a relationship. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Intimacy means the act of being vulnerable around the person you love. It means being seen and heard while being unfiltered and raw....

When a fearful-avoidant feels that your relationship is progressing, they will take a step back. Their inability to embrace themselves and the fear of adjusting to loving makes them dump you. High anxiety and negative self-conception draw them back into their shell. It’s at this moment that they need to be in control of their feelings, actions, and thoughts. This type of attachment is developed through different stages of their life, starting from childhood....

Men generally don’t like to wait around too much, they’re known to like the physical presence of their partner hence texting without meeting up might seem a little weird. He texts all the time and is never tired of texting, but when it comes to making plans to meet, he’s not up to meeting with you. Now, what’s the deal with this guy? Well, this might be okay if you just started talking to him....

1. When they were looking to get laid While Tinder did start off as a dating app, its popularity is known for its easy hookups. Sujeet, a sales professional from Bangalore tells, “When I was wanting to get laid, I signed up on Tinder. Initially it felt like a bit of a task because the matches I was getting were more interested in relationships, while I was searching for some no-strings-attached fun”....

Want to learn how to ask for a girls number? Then this article will give you the last techniques you’ll ever need to learn. Whether you want to get a girl’s number online or face-to-face, there are “best practices” to be followed, and they’re all here. First off, let’s address the key challenge. Why is it so hard to ask for a girl’s number? It all boils down to two reasons: The best way how to ask for a girl’s number should address both these challenges at the same time....

You have made up your mind that you do not want to continue your relationship with your boyfriend. However, the thought of how much you will end up hurting him, especially emotionally, can get in the way and cloud your judgment. Instead of having a guilt trip, you should end your relationship in such a humane way that he can recover from the heartbreak expediently. To help you figure out just how to do that, we’ve listed out all you’ll ever need to know about the best way to break up with someone, so they don’t end up holding a stereo on your front lawn at 1 A....

You’ve identified that your mother is a narcissist. Maybe you’ve known this for several years, or perhaps you’re just now putting the pieces together. Either way, you have a fitting label for all the chaos your mother has added to your life. As a narcissist, she puts her needs before others, and she seemingly has no problem manipulating others to get what she wants. It’s not surprising that her childish behavior can leave you feeling incredibly frustrated, sad, and even confused....

Has your boss been giving you special attention lately? Do you catch him staring at you? Have you been wondering if your boss likes you romantically? Do you find yourself wrestling with the dilemma of “does my boss have a crush on me and how do I handle it?” Maintaining boundaries in a workplace is difficult as you spend a major part of your day with your colleagues. With all those hours of work and extra shifts, you tend to form personal relationships with your coworkers....

Protecting one’s body after sex is as important as maintaining hygiene before sex. Being careful prevents vaginal infections, urinary tract infections and the spread of yeast infection. While being told to be hygienic about sex is something that we learn in high school, we, as adults, engage in sexual activities without being careful at all. Here are a few common hygiene mistakes we make during, before and after intimacy that should be avoided altogether....

I’m from a relatively small town in South Africa. I’ve been living on university campus residence throughout my years of study. Thereafter, I moved into a number of different apartments and my last, a shared house in the city. I was raised in a prominent Islamic family. My family plays a pivotal role in the Islamic community of the town, has multiple businesses, serves as the leaders of the mosques and also heads multiple Islamic initiatives in the town....

Why I thought I should take tips from YouTube Sandeep and I had an arranged marriage. So it goes without saying that we took really long to explore each other’s sexual desires. Post childbirth, I was averse to any kind of sexual activity for a good six months. But I eventually made up my mind to bounce back – dump those maternity pants and redo my wardrobe, wake up with a smile even after breastfeeding a crying baby five times in the night and go for a regular walk while acknowledging my priorities....

Do I Have To Change My Name After Marriage? My maiden name is Riley Hofstadter and I’d never really liked my last name before marriage. It was long and no one ever spelled or pronounced it properly. I was actually quite looking forward to the fact that I could bid adieu to it after marriage. We got married and went on honeymoon, we got busy with our jobs soon after. Then we had a kid and life got 10x busier as it gets when you start parenting as a couple....

“I decided to follow my heart and left my marriage,” says a wiser and older Jennifer. “But now I wonder if it was all worth it.” Unfortunately, her second marriage to her lover didn’t last long either as the residual complications of her decision cast a looming shadow on her new relationship. Tania Kawood, Dubai-based holistic healer, counselor and founder of TK Holistic Clinic notes that this pattern is seen in most relationships that begin from infidelity....

When you think about falling in love, the expectation is that it will bring you joy, togetherness, and a happily ever after. But life is not a rom-com and not all love stories pan out with rainbows and roses. There is an extreme other end of the love spectrum that entails the pain of knowing that you cannot be with the person you are in love with. When that happens, you have no choice but to learn how to love someone from afar....

My boyfriend’s mum hated me outright, so to say. She always taunted us when we were around and would not enjoy my presence in her company. The transition from love to hate was long, but with these steps, I finally got my boyfriend’s mother to love me. At first, I thought she only hated me because mothers often tend to get really obsessive about their sons. They only want a tall, slender, beautiful woman who is also traditional and they want her to be ‘in her limits’....

My husband won’t spend any money at all “Abhay, please give me Rs 200 for buying some vegetables,” I asked him. He yelled, “I will not. You can use your money.” As stunned I was from the outside, inside I found it hilarious. I was stunned because he refused to give his own wife a petty amount of 200, that too for vegetables that he will also eat. I found it funny because of my stupidity to have asked him for 200 when last week he took back 20 that I borrowed from him for the auto-rickshaw I took from work....

Mimi was a tall, dusky, attractive girl in her mid-thirties. She was vivacious, spirited and loved to engage in deep, meaningful conversations. I learned she’d been a model and a television actress. She loved to read, was into fitness, and was also toying with the idea of being a writer. She was in town to attend a literary festival and hobnob with people from the media for a project she was working on....