No matter how many rebound relationships you try, bury yourself in work to avoid thinking about them or binge eat your way through the heartbreak – somehow their thoughts still pop up in your head and take you back to square one. 6 Ways To Get Over A Breakup No matter how long the relationship was, or how good or how bad, breakups are nasty and nobody deals with them well....

Going through rough patches in relationships is rather normal and happens often across relationships. So, let’s look at the different ways to make it through the hardest months in a relationship. We have with us Gopa Khan (Masters in Counseling Psychology), who specializes in marriage and family counseling, who’ll be providing tips and advice on how to see these months through. Which Are The Hardest Months In A Relationship? The hardest months in a relationship usually arrive after the departure of the first relationship phase, the Honeymoon phase....

And, it was the ingrained feeling of loyalty they felt towards each other and their relationship, which was the reason for this. In a world where open or non-monogamous relationships are becoming common, loyalty in a relationship may seem like an old-fashioned phrase. Not many of us may like the word ‘loyalty. There is a morality attached to it. It sounds judgmental. Yet, loyalty, along with its cousins – commitment and trust – forms the very bedrock of a secure, long-term relationship even today....

The list of most compatible signs includes a myriad of combinations. Some of the most compatible signs have similar traits whereas others are different and yet complement each other well. Let’s understand this phenomenon better, with insights from Kreena, a practicing astrologer and Vastu consultant. Which Are The Most Compatible Signs According To Astrology Every Zodiac sign represents an environmental element and is ruled by a planet. The mélange of these entities determines the compatibility factor....

Click here for 12 facts about older woman younger man relationships. One hot topic for all of us at a market place etc, id when we see a couple with a huge age difference and we must have our two bits on it, even if we don’t know them from Adam! We spot one and our guesswork begins. Was it for money? Security? Sex? Companionship? Oh, how we love deliberating over a couple with a huge age gap and each of us has our theory on it!...

How many times has your mother-in-law treated your husband like her own personal “property” and made you feel like an outsider? If you can’t count the number of times on your fingers, chances are, you are trapped with a poisonous mother-in-law, who has her mindset on making your married life hellish. Marriage is anything but easy. It can be called a walk in a park..if the park is Jurassic Park!...

Being in a one-sided love story is torturous, confusing, and leads to constant self-doubt. Are you not good enough? Is something wrong with you? Are you a loser? These questions haunt and add to the pain of being rejected by the person you have given your heart to. The rejection does not mean that s/he doesn’t like you, but that she doesn’t like you the way you want her to....

If a lack of ideas drove you here, be assured that you’re going to leave here knowing what to do. No, things probably won’t be rainbows and butterflies by tomorrow. It will take a while and a lot of effort from both partners, but at least you’ll be a step closer to those perfect lazy Sunday afternoons that now seem like a distant reality. Can you fix broken trust in a relationship?...

You’re finally taking things to the next level with her. Now you aren’t just going back and forth on some dating app with a bunch of random girls. You’re narrowed your focus, and you’re fully flirting and getting to know her more intimately. Nothing beats waking up to someone in person, but getting the perfect good morning message can be a close second. On the other hand, you don’t want her waking up feeling annoyed, creeped out, or second-guessing your text message!...

In the age of tandem screening and “Netflix Party”, the distance between two lovers is not as major a challenge as it used to be. Often made easier on the tongue and shortened as LDR, long-distance love has never been seen as easy. But globalization and technological advancement that often force people physically apart have also given us ways to shorten the distance. Now is the time when it may finally be possible to say that the benefits of LDR outweigh the challenges....

It’s easy to fall victim to the way the world thinks and hate the “single forever” life you’re worried you’re approaching. But when nobody’s stopping you from pursuing your hobbies all day long and you don’t feel guilty about flirting with someone, it quickly dawns on you that it’s really not that bad. Let’s take a look at the benefits of being single, so you don’t start setting all your social media accounts as private the next time Valentine’s Day rolls around....

If you are emotional and sensitive, then healing the heartbreak is a big, mammoth task. Yes, the pain is real and grieving a breakup is not just a dramatized version of a sob story. Apart from depression, loss of appetite and physical exhaustion, a breakup can also lead you to suffer through serious withdrawal symptoms, as you are addicted to love. But worry not. The breakup turf may look difficult but it also has the ability to help you evolve as a person....

We had a reader share with us that she and her husband had been together for over seven years and were very comfortable with each other. They were each other’s biggest support systems and got along extremely well. However, over time, they had gotten stuck in a routine of sorts and to her, it felt like her marriage was no longer exciting. When she went for her college reunion she met one of her former lovers and sparks began to fly....

He says: “You look good in a Saree!” He means: The jeans that you are wearing now is bursting at its seams He says: “You have been working even on our honeymoon. Why dont you sit and let me pack?” He means: Your packing style is so bad that we will need two extra bags. Anyway, the gist is that selecting a woman as your wife is the biggest compliment you can give her....

Learning how to deal with constant criticism from parents is a herculean task and a lot of women either coerce their husbands to cut ties with their parents or if they don’t want to be a ‘villain’ in the perfect mother-son relationship, things spiral and take a turn for the worse. In other words, they get a divorce. Constant Criticism In Marriage From In-Laws The effects of constant criticism catch up to you quickly and soon the taunts and cheap insults become hard to ignore....

5 Biggest Communication Mistakes Couples Make In Marriage Getting couple communications right takes a lot more than just talking and hurling words at your partner. Just because you introspected, processed your feelings about a fight one week ago, and decided to tell them over dinner how exactly it made you feel does not mean you have completely mastered effective communication between couples. There is much more to conflict resolution and effective communication....

If your best friend is in love with you and you too feel the same way about them, then there’s no doubt you are ready for starting a relationship with your best friend. In the era of dating apps, falling in love and being in a relationship with your best friend is like enjoying the warmth, comfort, and peace of a hot bowl of soup on a chilly evening. You know and trust that there is someone you can lean on during tough times....

Granted, it requires supreme mental strength to be able to forgive your cheating partner and accept them back into your life. If you’re like most people, however, you’ll probably want to walk away from the marriage despite how hard it may seem to do so. When people do walk away and the marriage has been broken because of an affair, do affairs that break up a marriage last? Do affairs that turn into marriage exist?...

Men go through emotional stages while going through a divorce and they develop their own coping mechanisms. Sometimes this whole experience changes them completely. He might be a broken man after a divorce nursing a hurt that remains invisible to all around him. Life after divorce for men over 40 can be difficult and lonely. Even if they opt for a remarriage, you have to be aware that they might be carrying a lot of emotional baggage into the marriage....

Qualities which your partner must have A partner who has my back, no matter what. It’s also important for him to be a good listener and be loyal. I want someone who will stand by my side and not be swayed by rumours that are created in this industry for the sake of gossip. Qualities which your partner must never have Dishonesty, because trust once broken is beyond repair. One should be able to trust one’s partner with one’s secrets, knowing fully that they will never betray your trust in them....