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 […]

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 […]

Asha is a well-educated, independent young woman of 25. She lives with her parents and younger brother. Around the age of 15, she first discovered that she felt emotionally and sexually attracted to girls. Despite the initial turmoil, she has grown comfortable with her sexual identity and considers it to be a valuable part of […]

“I don’t need a parachute. Baby, if I’ve got you. Baby, if I’ve got you. I don’t need a parachute. You’re gonna catch me. You’re gonna catch if I fall. Down n down …… “ The song by Cheryl Cole has us shaking our heads in disbelief. Only a fool would attempt to jump off […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]