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 […]

I spent a few days asking random people these two questions, and (apart from some odd looks) their gracious replies resulted in this article. Research – and most people’s experience – say that touch is the first language we learn. Babies who receive touch in a consistent, predictable and respectful manner not only cry less […]

Is it possible to love too much or to become addicted to love? We have all known people or observed ourselves getting into and staying in intimate relationships which are obviously unhealthy. These relationships give more pain than pleasure, lower our self-esteem and often make us feel insecure and depressed. Yet, we stay. Despite every […]

Have you thought in passing that your partner is like your drug- something you cannot live without? Does your whole world revolve around your? Is your entire day decided by how your partner treats you that day? Have you noticed that you spend far more time worrying about the well-being of your loved ones than […]

‘Love is a sacrifice’. Give everything of yourself to those you love and if there is anything left, give that too! Most of our popular movies, songs and books imply that to love someone is to be so unselfish that we should not say no to anything they ask of us. A 13 yr old […]

The tendency to feel stuck happens to each and every one of us in perhaps all spheres of our life at one time or the other. “Being stuck” makes us restless, frustrated and sometimes angry as well. We may be stuck with an impending assignment we have at hand or with people we don’t necessarily […]

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 […]