Love and emotional reassurance are the pillars upon which a healthy relationship is built, but what if these foundational pillars of emotional safety were missing before you found a romantic relationship with them? The childhood emotional absence of an unavailable parent can give lifelong scars that never get healed even when someone grows up. Love […]

For decades, across the globe sharing a bed and maintaining physical intimacy even when the relationship is under strain has been considered the norm. With modern marriages there have been modern solutions to long-standing marital issues, like a new trend called “sleep divorce” , clearly quite a provocative label for separate lives while living under […]

©Hoi An and Da Nang Photographer/Unsplash.com A couple on the beach are facing the ocean. For many decades women have been applauded for being easy going as according to society it represents that you are calm, undemanding, peaceful but what if in trying not to be “too much,” you’ve slowly become too little?. Relationships aren’t […]

Most relationship-centric conversations in the modern dating world revolve around “red flags”. People tend to fixate on things that could go wrong, which results in paranoia and excessive caution that clouds judgment. While keeping an eye out for red flags is a good thing, recognizing the green flags and toning down hypervigilance is just as […]

When we talk about ‘marriage material’ it takes more than just chemistry. Finding a partner is the easy part but finding one for life is actually an art. Love, attraction, shared interests may seem sufficient during the honeymoon phase but a long term partnership isn’t built on butterflies alone. How they treat you long before […]

Relationships aren’t what they used to be. More men are choosing to stay single, avoid commitment, or quietly walk away from dating altogether. This shift is NOT random, and it’s certainly not happening in a vacuum. While it’s fairly easy to blame apps, culture, or “modern dating,” the reality is far more uncomfortable. There are […]

©Getty Images/Unsplash.com A couple discussing about their problems while they are sitting in their bedroom. Relationships never end overnight, it takes a bunch of underlying reasons and behavioral patterns that make partners fall apart. Humans are not perfect beings and are capable of making mistakes, but certain patterns can sabotage emotional connection, trust and mutual […]

Being single isn’t inherently a bad thing or something to feel embarrassed about. Some women seek to stay single not out of helplessness but because they have high standards for a partner, may have different priorities like career, goals etc. or may even consciously choose independence and autonomy over the probability of ending up in […]

Breakups hurt and they sting especially bad when the loops aren’t closed. You still seek closure since you never got one. It gets hard to move on as despite the breakup you cling on to the hope of your ex returning some day with the same feelings of love they once had for you. This […]

We have been associating love with the heart for centuries but what if I tell you it’s not actually the heart but our brain? According to modern neuroscience when we fall in love, a specific region in the brain is activated that releases hormones influencing attraction, attachment and long term bonding. You must have experienced […]

Romantic chemistry is something we all desire but don’t know what works best in achieving the level of attraction that leads to an exemplary romance. But among couples that are meant for each other the “spark” is felt instantly. The conversations flow smoother, the presence feels comforting, the eye contacts are longer and even the […]

Love with an emotionally secure person feels different, it’s magical, it’s surreal. You just can’t get enough of them as they make you feel like the center of their world. Their love is gentle and calm, it offers you emotional security and a sense of fulfillment that you longed for in life. But some people […]

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