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Together, Yet Alone

In a relationship with someone, yet feeling lonely? Sounds oxymoronic, isn’t it? Well, not so much. “Loneliness is defined by negative feelings that occur when a person perceives a difference …

Unlocking Secret Behind A Happy Relationship

Have you ever wondered what is the secret behind a happy long-lasting relationship? Well, a recent study with data from over 11,000 couples have found some interesting results that you …

How to be a better friend?

When we look for ways to be a better friend, it’s not necessary that we are a bad friend. Maybe we’re just company. If you stumbled upon here by choice, …

Self-love In The Time Of Uncertainty

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval” – Mark Twain. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. …

CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN- Managing yourself & Relationship

For a lot of us being locked up with our partner and working from home together is a novel situation and might bring up a variety of emotions. It is …

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What’s With That Smile?

What is Smile? Like a yawn, a smile is contagious too. Whenever you smile at a random person, chances are that the person smiles back. If you talk to someone …

Anger or Uncertainty Affecting Your Relationship

Feeling love and emotional harmony with your partner is a pleasant experience. Feeling angry is not! However, anger is a natural part of life and, therefore, inevitable, especially when two …

Where To Draw The Line In Relationships?

How do you ensure self-care? In the world of Psychology, it is called- healthy boundaries. When we talk about having boundaries in our lives and relationships, we are talking about …

Everything You Need to Know About Monogamy Vs. Polygamy

The idea of free love and having multiple relationships at the same time is a radical new idea in a world that glorifies monogamy. Is there a right or wrong …

What is Considered Clingy in a Relationship?

I said good night in the hope that he will ask me to stay awake for a while but he left. He just doesn’t understand how I feel. I know …

Valentine’s Day Tips To Strengthen Your Relationship

The term Valentine’s Day is like a romance booster. Couples wait all the year long to celebrate the day with aplomb. The day celebrates love, romance and relationship. The day …

How To Let Go of Past Hurt?

Have you unbuckled your Grudge holding harness? I was searching the internet for a book when I found this quote happily gazing at me “We often hold a grudge because …

Coming Out of The Closet

“I feel very suffocated in keeping who I really am to myself. I think it is about time I told it to others around me. But how should I do …

New Year, Better You

The New Year is upon us and it’s time to say goodbye to a decade. It seems like a lifetime away. Do you remember what you were doing 10 years ago? …

Is It Possible To Be Kind Every Day?

“No act of kindness – however small – is ever wasted” One thing that this increasingly competitive and fast-paced age requires the most, is kindness. But how exactly do we …

Online Psychologists – Are They For Real?

In a world where everything is digitised, mental health has found its space on various platforms through chat, call and video calling services. But, a question that haunts us is- …

How NOT To Be Lonely In Diwali

“May this Diwali brighten up you and your family and may all be blessed with happiness” This is how we usually offer our heartful greetings to others offering them happiness …

Lust- It’s Meaning | Difference Between Love and Lust | How To Deal?

What does lust mean? When we think of the word lust, what we usually associate it with? – “Intense physical attraction”. To clarify more- lust is a psychological form producing …

Gaslighted & Unaware?

“You’re too sensitive, stop being so dramatic” “I never said that” “You are confusing things ” If these statements sound familiar to you, it might be that you are a …

10 Things One Must Not Do After A Break Up

Break-up can be as distressing for a person as any other major stressor such as the death of a loved one, divorce or facing a natural disaster. We hear from …

How To Improve Communication In A Relationship?

What do you think is the key ingredient of a long-lasting relationship? Well, that is communication. Communication in a relationship helps in increasing subjective well-being due to the enhanced quality …

My Ex Got Married – How To Cope?

Finding out your ex getting married could be the hardest moments for anyone. For someone, it could be harder then break up. Going through a breakup can be very distressing …

Best Love failure Quotes

As Aristotle said, “love is composed of a single soul inhabiting 2 bodies”. Being in love can be the most amazing feeling, something everyone wants to experience. But falling out …

Who’s Worse Off? A Working Or A Stay At Home Mother?

“The biggest stress for a non-working mother is the fact that she is non-working. In spite of giving all her time caring for others and making endless efforts to make …

Valentine’s Day Quotes Perfect for You

Valentine’s Day Quotes – The month of romance is here, love is in the air. Here are some perfect love quotes to make you fall in love like never before …

Loneliness – How to Overcome Loneliness?

Loneliness -We live in a time and era where everything is a click away or reaching out to people is easier than ever, yet with advancement in modern life every day, …

Top 10 Dating and Relationship Challenges You Can Overcome

Relationship Challenges – Every relationship goes through a fair share of adversities. You are supposed to face a few problems in your relationship. That is how you are going to …

Genetic Sexual Attraction | All You Need To Know About GSA

What is Genetic Sexual Attraction? Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA) is a term that describes the phenomenon of sexual attraction between close relatives, such as siblings, first and second cousins or …

The Trouble With Modern Marriage

There are many issues with modern marriage today. We live in a world in which family breakdown is more the norm than the exception. Divorce and illegitimacy are widespread. Tons …

How to Propose a Girl?

“We were in the same class since our childhood. We grew up together, looking at each other, caring for each other but always one step away from being together. It’s …

Signs You Are Ready To Take Your Relationship To Next Level

There comes a time in every relationship when you’ve been with your partner long enough to decide you’re ready to take the next step. Getting serious in a relationship can …

I need a Girlfriend- Empowering Yourself

“I am 27 years old, engineer, successful for my age, well settled and caring yet I have never had anyone to care for; I have added so many hearts and … Read More

5 Ways To Deal BreakUp on Valentine’s Day

Deal Breakup on Valentine’s Day – It doesn’t matter if you broke up five weeks ago or five months ago, your breakup can be an emotional whirlwind on Valentine’s Day. …

How Valentine’s Day Is Ruining Relationships?

Valentine’s Day typically serves as a time to show appreciation for that special someone in our lives or as an opportunity to take a relationship to the next level. It’s …

Online Therapy VS Free Counseling

Although online therapy has been around for a while, many people still have no idea what it is or how it works; particularly as it relates to dealing with mental …

Best Marriage Quotes To Inspire And Motivate You

Marriage word can be scary, dreamy, restraining, or simply a fear of unknown. Be it love or arranged, everyone faces challenges of all sorts to sustain or flourish in this …

True Love Quotes

Talking about true love, expectations, relationships, it is too subjective and individualistic to everyone hence difficult to write down a general concept. Have you ever wondered how far should a … Read More

After Break up Quotes To Keep You Going

Breakups look a lot like grief. You can be angry, shocked, depressed, hurt and sometimes ALL at once. The pain of separation can feel like actual physical pain. But when …

Inspirational Quotes To Keep You Going

Inspirational Quotes when we hit the bottom rock we feel stressed and demotivated. Here are some Best inspirational quotes to keep you going 🙂 Share these inspirational quotes with …

What is EAP? How Emotional Insurance Can Help

Employee Assisted Program or EAP is a part of the HR policy adopted by some companies for the welfare of their employees that helps them manage day to day as …

Breakup Mistakes- What NOT To Do

A breakup can be a challenging a period. Its a grief for the loss of relationship, intimacy, future hopes. But when we fail to grieve for this loss or attend …

The Importance of Relationship Counseling

Importance of Relationship Counseling, No relationship is ever entirely smooth sailing. Sometimes the problems are overtly present from the beginning of the relationship, sometimes they surface after a long time …

When Should I Go For Relationship Counseling?

As more and more people are getting aware of the importance of relationship counseling in their lives, there is a new wave of interest about online counseling because it is …

The 5 Things You Learn In Relationship Counselling

In order to understand how relationship counselling or online relationship counseling can benefit your relationship, it is first important to understand what relationship counselling is all about. In short, relationship …

Trypophobia- How To Deal With This Phobia?

Fear could be a natural response to a threatening object or situation. But when that fear becomes irrational and excessive it takes a shape of phobia. There are many kinds …

10 Ways to Dealing With A Step-Parent

A blended family or stepfamily comes together when two individuals decide to spend a life together with the children from either one or both of their previous relationships. While the …

To Hold On Or Let Go?

There are times in every relationship when you reach such a crossroad. Now a person who has been in a relationship, marital crisis, separation, divorce, a long-term relationship breakdown or …

#377: Psychologically Fit or Not?

“A five-judge Supreme Court Constitution bench on Thursday, 6th September 2018 unanimously decriminalised consensual gay sex. The apex court termed part of IPC’s Section 377, which criminalises consensual unnatural sex, …

How To Get Your Ex Back

When my boyfriend broke up with me after a 5-year long relationship, I felt that my world had broken apart. I didn’t know what to do or why this happened..I …

What Makes an Unhappy Marriage?

In present feeling unhappy in a marriage is natural. In every relationship, there comes ups and downs. According to the American Psychological Association, about 40 percent of marriages end in …

How NOT To Save The Relationship

Everyone at some point of time go through breakups. No matter what maybe the reason for the separation, breakups suck!! I too underwent that pain that too not long back. …

Master The Art of Self Compassion

In order to survive in this high-pressure world, we must accustom ourselves to the practice of what is called Self Compassion. We often learn to blame ourselves for not …

Talking To My Daughter But Looking At My Phone

There are many times that I have even noticed myself nodding my head at my daughter with my eyes fixed on the mobile phone screen. It startles me and soon after which, I consciously put the device aside and establish eye contact.

I Felt Drained Taking Care of My Husband

My husband had a stroke when he was 34years old. I always thought that stroke could only happen to the elderly. We were too young. How could this happen? He …

How To Deal With Panic Attacks

Panic attack treatment is not easy. Panic attacks are episodes of intense fear and discomfort that reach a peak within a few minutes where the person experiences the following physical …

I’m A New Father. And No one Told Me I Could Be Depressed Too.

I have a lot of responsibilities now whether it’s financial, emotional or mental support, I’m expected to stand tall and “man-up”.

How to Prepare for Marriage when you are in Love

Do you get jitters the moment you think about marriage? You love someone but things become different when you decide to get together? You are not sure when you are … Read More

How to Stop Comparing your Partner with Others

Love is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful feelings in the world. Ideally speaking, it is involuntary, gratifying, and rewarding. Coming to romantic love - Psychologists define it as the … Read More

Nine Steps towards Better Communication

It is a commonly held belief that communication comprises of simply talking but in actuality conversation requires a balance between talking and listening. It also involves clarity in communicating the message, understanding … Read More

Rebound Relationships

What is a rebound? A person is identified as having a rebound when he enters a relationship quite soon after a breakup. It is an undefined period wherein a person …

How to Forgive in a Relationship?

Do you often feel that a sorry or a persistent plea for forgiveness from your partner or significant other sounds like “Hurry up and accept my apology so that I … Read More

10 Ways to Deal With Marital Conflict

Conflicts are commonplace in all types of relationships, be it family, business partners, colleagues, friends, etc. Marriages are no different. For some people to believe that perfect marriages don’t involve … Read More

How to Improve Romantic Relationships

Life, as we know, has many spheres to it, with romance being an integral part of our existence. So, what does it take to be in love? Romance is everywhere … Read More

How To Identify And Deal With Toxic Friends

Do you feel lonely while being with your friends? Or have you experienced discomfort when interacting with them? Friendship is an incredible and enriching bond which influences us in lots … Read More

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8 Ways to reduce frustration while Dating

Today, we live in a world where everyone experiences confusion at some point in time when it comes to dating. Women are confused about men; Men are confused about women, … Read More

How Does a Break up Feels?

Five ways to get Closure in Relationships

How many of us think closure in relationships is a mere venting out of frustration to your ex, moving on or having a rebound? Hang on to your thoughts, you will … Read More

Why We Feel The Pressure To Find Love

Decoding the universal phenomenon of love Is Love in your check-list? Are you a hopeless romantic waiting for a knight in shining armor/princess of your dreams? We human beings are … Read More

How to Deal with Long Distance Relationships

The phrase ‘love is in the air’ literally feels quite legitimate in today’s time. Almost every consecutive person you know has a significant other. Be it a budding romance, dating, … Read More

How to Avoid a Breakup

For More content like and follow us Facebook & Twitter Read more about the break-up- Move On After Break Up | break up mistakes | toxic relationships | breakup on …

When They Wouldn’t Love Us Back

One sided love has been romanticized by love stories, songs and movies as something that hurts us but helps us to grow through the pain. The common notion is about … Read More

What’s your Love Language?

A famous research by Dr. Gary Chapman revealed that there are 5 ways of expressing love and affection, and each individual has their own need and way of expressing the … Read More

Dealing with Relationship Problems

Taran and Shefali’s Story We live in a world that obsesses over relationships. We love the idea of romance, because it instills a sense of belongingness and fulfillment within us. … Read More

How Do You Resolve Conflicts?

Just as romance, affection and love is a part of romantic relationships, so is conflict, disagreements and arguments. Conflict within a relationship is usually seen as a harbinger of trouble, however it is … Read More

I am Attracted to my Brother and It Does not feel Wrong

Given our present situation, it is extremely common for people to participate in sexual activities. People as young as 10-12 years old tend to begin exploring their sexuality and learn … Read More

How To Give Your Partner Space?

There are several phrases that, when uttered in a relationship, can make your blood run cold. Like there is the much dreaded breakup, but there are also some more benign … Read More

How I Realised Being Single Is Cool

In today’s time where almost everyone is in a relationship with their loved ones. People keep asking me “Why aren’t you in a relationship? You’re so beautiful and confident; You … Read More

Are You Addicted To Love?

The strongest drug that exists for a human is another human being “Oh my god, my heart is pounding”, Reshma whispered to herself excitedly. “I think he finally is the …

Online Dating Facts

In today's modern world, our outlook towards the concept of 'dating' has evolved. With dating specific apps like Tinder and Happen gaining significant market presence over time, people are growing … Read More

When my boyfriend said, “I love you, but you are suffocating me”

Relationships are like sand in your fist, the tighter you hold the quicker it slides out of your hand. I had to learn it the hard way.

Abhimanyu’s Story – How I managed to save my Relationship

I had always been serious when it came to romance. Those posts describing men who are loyal, sensitive, and non-commitment phobic – I was all of that. Having been in love for a little over 3 years now, I could see my relationship crumbling off late.

We Need To Talk- Handling Difficult Conversations.

Will I end up hurting that person? Would it destroy our relationship? I have no idea how will they react. Would they retaliate? These are the few thoughts that occur …

What is a ‘Marriage’ ?

What is a Marriage? Is it the meeting of two minds, two souls, two bodies, two societies or two lifestyles. Is marriage limited only to two people.. ? But then …

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When You Cannot Breakup Because You’re Scared To Be Alone

There is a difference between Loneliness and Solitude, One will empty you and one will fill you. You have the power to choose. -Ava Ours was a beautiful relationship. He … Read More

How to deal with different attachment styles

Our childhood experiences with our parents or primary caregivers have an influence in the way we interact and relate with our romantic partners and friends in our adult life Four … Read More

How to get out of a Toxic Relationship?

When we think of a romantic relationship we think about the warm fuzzy feeling, butterflies in stomach, fairytale love story with a princess and a knight in shining armor where … Read More

Can’t Get Over Your Partner’s Past?

How many times have you wondered about the past relationship your partner had? How many times had it made you angry same time insecure about your partner’s bond with his/her … Read More

How To Move On After Break Up

After 9 years of being with someone, of having the warmth and security of a support, of having someone I love for the rest of my life.

How Susan is still forgiving her husband for cheating on her

I could not comprehend the fact that my husband had started sharing his fears, joys, lows and ambitions with her and had shut me down from his life.

How Ananya found Closure after looking in all wrong places

Being in a relationship, being important in someone else’s life is the biggest self-image booster. This I could gather, when my glamorous self-image took a quiet exit with my ex.

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