Rachana, 29 and her husband, Sunil, 34, have been married for four years. They do not have children but face constant pressure from their families to have them soon. Both of them have full time jobs and they rarely have any time to spend with each other. Rachana is frustrated as she feels sex has […]

There are fundamentally two kinds of conflict in a marriage: Solvable problems and Perpetual issues. It helps if couples realise this and deal with it in a healthy manner. Solvable problems are usually more specific and situational. For example, Sheela is exhausted at the end of the day and hurt that Ravi doesn’t even notice […]

Once upon a time, two people met and feel deeply in love. They decided to marry and spend the rest of their lives together. After they got married, they never had any arguments and they never got angry with each other or tried to hurt each other through their words or actions. They lived happily […]

Kruthi, 31, has been feeling like something is off in her marriage for the last few months. She feels like her husband, Sathish, 34, has been more distant lately. He seems to spend more time at work than before and spends all his free time on his phone or watching TV when he is at […]

If you are experiencing a divorce or have a family member going through one, this article will help you understand the effects of divorce for your family. Divorce often affects all family members producing a crisis for each member and the family as a whole. Knowing the stages of adjustment to a divorce that a […]

We all have basic emotional needs that translate into us feeling loved by another. It is often these emotional needs that drive us into falling in love and marrying our spouse.  When some of these needs start getting ignored in our marriage, many times by neglect and not necessarily by intent, we may feel that […]

Reena felt hurt because her mother-in-law criticized her about not staying at home enough to take care of all her husband’s needs. She tried to tell her husband Sujit about her feelings, wanting his support. Sujit thought she was criticizing her family and ended up flying into a rage. At the end of the whole […]

Power Struggles in Families Have you often found yourself debating whether you should be the first one to give in after a fight with your partner? You experience an inner struggle between your ego and your desire to make things right in the relationship. If you give in, you might feel like you are surrendering […]

Your parents have started making subtle hints about you getting married soon. Only half joking, they say your uncle or aunt knows someone who would be really perfect for you. “Maybe you should just meet him/her once before you say ‘no’”. You have this scary feeling that they won’t just be joking about it in […]

That inevitable time has come. The moment you were probably contemplating and maybe even running away from has finally arrived – the day your parents sit you down or mention slyly in passing that it’s time you got married. You see your entire life flash in front of your eyes and wonder why this moment […]

“I feel awful, uncomfortable and restless. I want to talk things through but I feel so angry that I prefer being alone, in a locked room. I mean, I’m not going to go out and start starting – let him take the lead. Yes, we both screamed at each other and lost our cool but […]

Many of us have grown up dreaming of the wonderful feelings of romantic love and wait expectantly to fall in love. Movies and love songs have a way of stirring up that longing in us. People in love seem so joyful and alive and we yearn for that in our lives too. Those of us […]

In relationships where we know our partners actually do love and care for us, it can be frustrating and painful if we find ourselves frequently feeling unloved. This can be confusing for us and could lead to a number of fights or conflicts with our partners, leaving both partners feeling exhausted and hopeless. When we […]