In my dating time, we would fight over whose turn it was to do the cooking or dishes. But these days, I see young couples supposedly in love fight over the last time someone was online, the angle of an Instagram selfie, or why a message was read (blue ticked!) but not replied to. I was recently sitting
Relationships are tough and complicated—you’ve probably heard this many times, and you likely believe it too. But are relationships truly complex? A recent conversation with a close friend got me thinking: are relationships genuinely difficult, or do we just hide behind the idea of complexity and never try to break it down? Isn’t it easier
Jealousy is probably one of the only emotions that is common amongst all of us, believe it or not, I personally feel, jealousy is an emotion that we have felt most in our lives. It’s normal, it’s ok to be jealous but can it be labeled as an “healthy emotion”? When I was a teenager
Last weekend, after an intense work week, I met an old friend for drinks at one of my favourite places where the food is crappy as jail but the vibe is as relaxing as it gets. We indulged in the usual banter, some work talk, some life talk and then we went on to discuss
Today when I opened my inbox, this was the top email lying in the pool of all the 100 odd unread emails. The subject of the email read, “How to Attract a Man or a Woman Not Interested in You”. My first thought was this is some voodoo or black magic spam email but boy
How would it feel to fall in love with someone who is older than you by just over 400 years? Surreal, creepy, icky or romantic? Couple of months ago, I read “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue”, where the main female character who is cursed or blessed (depending on how to look at it) to
“Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead” From the song, “Someone like you” by Adele Hate is an emotion that I was not born with. I never learned to hate someone, I have felt disappointment, sadness, anger, frustration but never hate. People are stupid and selfish but it is who they are
Is sex overrated and necessary for a happy relationship or something to enjoy occasionally?
Disney continues to make movies based around princes and princesses who eventually get married after lots of issues and live happily ever after. The movie always ends with 2 lead characters finding their soulmates who bring about happiness in their lives and magically make every problem vanish. However, every such movie that has a sequel
Every single person probably knows the tipping point in their previous relation when they changed their status from “in a relationship” to “single”. The point at which someone walks away is never simple and straight. One can be in an unhappy relationship for days, months, or years and just keep enduring each day because being
