If you’re hearing this term for the first time, it may sound confusing. You may be thinking it has something to do with the principle of “what goes around, comes around”. Well, you’re not too wrong (but you are wrong if you have the Justin Timberlake song in your mind right now). Karmic relationships act more as teaching tools rather than meant to be lasting romances. There’s a lot of interesting stuff when it comes to karmic relationships, and we’re here to break it all down for you....

Initially Anil wasn’t defensive but when Shweta took to his social media and started stalking him, he felt intruded. Related reading: Next time you log in on social media, remember you are spoiling your relationship She patrolled his interactions on Facebook and that invariably led them to sleep on either side of the bed. Whenever he was around females or female colleagues, she would hold on to him tight, physically, questioning his interactions with them....

Our Inter-Caste Love Has Turned Her Family Violent Surprisingly, my parents have agreed to the inter-caste marriage but her parents are completely against it. They have locked her up in the room and keep beating her up. Her brothers have even tried to hit me twice. I am well settled, yet they are not agreeing. I cannot see her suffering like this, and I can’t live without her. What should I do?...

Dear Sir, My mother walked away from my father and me when I was in school to be in a lesbian relationship. She never kept in touch with me for several years. Now she wants to be present for my wedding and my relatives are pressuring me to allow her to sit in the ceremony. I am hurt and angry and do not want her there. She came over and cried, begging for forgiveness but it upset me more....

Disclaimer: Warning contains references to rape which some readers may find distressing. Thanks to the success of the 50 shades books and films a form of BDSM has come out of the closet so to speak. BDSM is a fairly recent term to describe the sexual activities of a subculture where the participant engages in role-playing behavior involving some aspects of domination, discipline submission, and sadomasochism. Whilst these behaviors have gone on for many years, often in a non-consensual setting (The term sadism comes from the name of the Marquis de Sade who lived in 18th century France and who was amongst other incarcerations arrested for expounding his ideas of sadism in a novel – Justine) consensual BDSM, sometimes linked to prostitution, was more of a 20th Century development....

According to a study, it’s men who generally experience love at first sight. The study also found that women are more likely to say “I love you” first in a relationship. Perhaps, this can be attributed to the fact that attraction is one of the prime criteria for men to fall in love, and that’s why they seem to fall in love at first sight more often than women. So let’s shed our cynicism for once, and look at the love at first sight meaning and how it perpetuates, with an open mind....

First, let me tell you the story of my second heartbreak. One year through my relationship with my boyfriend (now my spouse, we’ve spent 5 years together as on today), I found out that he had cheated on me. I was shattered, angry, depressed, frustrated and was feeling like the biggest fool all at the same time. Although I knew that I loved him a lot, I just could not get myself to believe that this was happening to me....

In palliative care, where people are often found fighting terminal illnesses in the last stages of their lives, one medicine triumphs all: love. In this article, cancer research associate Dr. Joyeeta Talukdar (Ph.D. in Cancer Biology) who works in AIIMS and is associated with palliative care of cancer patients and has worked in the Covid-19 Sentinel projects of the Assam Government, recalls the most heart-warming stories of love and endearment that she’s had the pleasure of witnessing....

The Story Of Subhadra Subhadra and Arjuna had a son, Abhimanyu, the brave young warrior who had learnt the secret of entering the chakravyuha formation in war while still in his mother’s womb. The pregnant Subhadra had listened fascinated when Arjuna narrated how to enter the chakravyuha. However, she fell asleep when he narrated how to get out of it and thus Abhimanyu never learnt that art of coming out of the chakravyuha....

Do you feel like your relationship has become stale lately? Do you want to get to know your partner on an even deeper or more intimate level? Are you looking for something different or fun (and inexpensive) to do together on date night? As it turns out, games aren’t just for children! Couples can foster a meaningful connection with one another. Best of all? They’re easy to play, accessible to anyone, and can be used whenever you want....

Most people take considerable time to bond with someone, it is but only natural that detachment also takes some time. Rebound relationships too follow phases or stages, and in a typical rebound, they can be considered quite predictable. The concept of a rebound relationship generally arises from the emotional insecurity triggered in a person after a painful breakup. People also feel the need to distract themselves from the hurt and jump into a rebound relationship....

People often suggest that dating a police officer can be lonely because they always have life and death problems to solve and you may come secondary to that. While a cop’s job is always risky and a little messy at times, dating them does not mean you have to suffer for it. Even though their profession comes with a lot of baggage, it does not define everything about them. If your partner, who is a police officer, loves you and appreciates you, then there is not much that you should be worried about....

According to research, widows and widowers face a lot of issues, ranging from financial burdens to low self-esteem as a result of the stigma placed on widowhood. We’ll be honest with you. No matter how old you are or how much life you’ve lived, there are no easy answers when it comes to relationships. In fact, if you’re looking for 5 signs a widower is serious about your relationship, you might have even more of your work cut out for you....

So, then, what can you do? It’s in moments like this that the adage “actions speak louder than words” can become your best ally. Granted you can’t always be with your partner when you or they most need it but you can always make your presence felt through thoughtful gestures and gifts. That’s exactly what we’re here to help you with. Why Gift Giving Is Important In A Long-Distance Relationship Sending gifts is the best and most tangible way to express how you feel in the relationship....

“How can I leave him/her?” “I can’t imagine my life without them.” “But s/he loves me.” “I think I too have a part to play in our relationship troubles.” These are often the statements victims of abuse make to justify staying in a relationship that is harmful and damaging. This happens when abuse becomes cyclic, constantly padded by intimacy and kindness, resulting in powerful, often conflicting feelings you struggle to make sense of....

As weeks rolled into months and seasons began to turn, the realization hit – returning to our pre-pandemic way of life was a distant dream. So, many couples turned to the next best alternative – have a virtual wedding, with their loved ones in attendance, albeit over a screen. With vaccination rollouts, the COVID restrictions may be easing up in many parts of the world but the virtual wedding trend seems here to stay....

Narcissists are incredibly complex creatures; on the one hand, they can be very self-involved to the point that you think they don’t even see you, and at other times they can be love bombing you so badly that you don’t know how you’ll ever get away from them. So what does a narcissist want in a relationship with such hot and cold personalities? The answer is quite simple: themselves. They want someone that makes them feel good at any cost....

No, it’s not just sex robots and long-distance kisses and virtual sexual experiences (though we might not be too far away from those), Sextech is pretty much present all around you, and you may already have used it. In this article, sextech platform StandWeSpeak founder Priyal Agrawal tells you all you’ll ever need to know about sextech, so you aren’t left pretending like you know what it means when all your friends talk about it, just like you did with crypto....

What Is Love? Signs of love are galore. We know that caring is a sign of love, commitment is another. Always being there for each other, having each other’s back, going out of your way even when it is terribly inconvenient, are all some other common indicators of being in love. Romancing, wining and dining, exchanging gifts are all indulged in to win over the beloved. Trust is gained and returned, vows are exchanged – to love one another in sickness and in health!...

What to Say to a Friend Going Through a Breakup? Anyone who has gone through a breakup knows firsthand how heartbreaking of an experience it can be. Breakups can leave behind a lot of devastation and tears, no matter if the relationship ended in a huge blowout or was an entirely amicable decision between both parties. Even if you’ve never gone through the heartbreak of ending a relationship yourself, it can still be difficult to watch as your friend is going through a breakup....