I knew it to be art classes. I was convinced as a toddler that my youngest maternal uncle, in class 9, was a brilliant painter. I, a class 2 student, needed art classes to culturally equip myself as per my parents’ tastes. I hardly knew what lay between my legs, outside my body; or what hung like a sack with two seeds that hurt when touched. My uncle held my hands and taught me to draw – animals, birds, trees, and then, human body parts....

Entrepreneurial couples might be running a social foundation together or they could be running one of the thousands of startups that we see cropping up across the nation. Couples who work together face unique challenges but they iron out the creases and keep moving ahead. What Percentage Of Married Couples Work Together? Many corporate organisations have rules against married couples working in the same organisation but newspaper offices, websites, schools, NGOs, IT firms employ married couples....

This can lead to a host of questions about the ways that porn and nudity hurt relationships. Is watching pornography an indication of perverse tendencies? Does seeking sexual gratification from porn amount to cheating? Does it indicate a lack of desire toward one’s partner? What about porn addiction and its effect on relationships?In this article, Sangeeth Sebastian, founder VVox (Vatsyayana’s Voice) – a platform dedicated to rebuilding sexual health in India, writes about the various myths and facts associated with relationships and porn and addresses the myriad questions that couples struggle to make sense of....

Even the most evolved of us tend to look at relationships in black and white. We think that we’re the type of person who gets jealous or we’re not, and depending on which side we identify with, we might ignore any emotional experience that falls outside that category. I can say that I’m not a jealous person in general, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t ever experience jealousy....

No marriage or relationship can work without proper communication. That’s why one of the most common advice to maintain a healthy relationship is that you shouldn’t go to bed angry at each other, and must try to resolve your differences or fights as early as possible. Silent Treatment In A Relationship: Is it Emotional And Mental Abuse? I first encountered “silent treatment” when a client in her 40s simply broke down in a session and said she “could not take it anymore” and was seriously contemplating divorce....

There is a lot of work involved in making a relationship or marriage work so if you want a great ending to your love story, be prepared to understand what the varied stages in relationships are and what each one entails. Of course, the experience of one person can be markedly different from the other and the way someone reacts to a particular situation also determines the success of their relationship to a large extent....

Let us also remind you that it is time for you to miss that chugging train of the relationship and move on to the next stop, without the baggage of the past. Are you feeling dejected and depressed after your breakup? You are not alone. Even though there is no checklist to train your brain to forget someone, you can arm yourself with expert tips that actually work. We are here to help you understand the psychology of breakups with the help of counselor Ridhi Golechha (Masters in Psychology), who specializes in counseling for loveless marriages, breakups, and other relationship issues....

We’ve all been there. You’re texting on a dating app or you’ve moved things to Instagram. You’ve talked for about a week or so about music taste and hobbies (conversations that lead to a dead-end) before you’re left scratching your head over how to keep them engaged. You both know that you share a love for dogs, sushi and Taylor Swift (something he’s probably lying about anyway), but every subsequent conversation just feels like it’s leading to Ghostville....

I mean, you don’t have to be a poet to find the most spectacular words to impress him. Take a moment and dive deep into your heart – that’s the only way to get a grasp on your true feelings for him. Sometimes, it’s as simple as sending good morning texts to make him miss you. If you live far away from your partner, then you know there are days when we feel overwhelmed with emotions....

Many couples find it difficult to have phone sex with each other out of fear of sounding foolish and silly. We know that most of you do not have the confidence to get all steamy and sensuous on the phone with your partner, it’s not easy, and we don’t blame you. So don’t feel down if you’re not some kind of expert on sex chats. However, if you really want to, you must give it a try, because it will surely up the quotient of fun and excitement in your sex life and your relationship....

Abuse can be physical or emotional. Either way, it impacts the victim to an extent that they resist any kind of emancipation and simply resign to their fate because of how afraid they become. From gaslighting phrases to physical violence, any form of abuse should not go unnoticed or unaddressed. Getting Out Of An Abusive Relationship What is an abusive relationship, you wonder? While there is no proper checklist, abuse comes in many shapes and sizes....

People with classic Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) often seem conceited, boastful and arrogant. They monopolize conversations and have a strong sense of entitlement. If they don’t receive the ‘special treatment’ to which they feel entitled, they become visibly impatient or angry. Narcissists insist on having “the best” of everything — the best car, country club, neighborhood and social circles. People with NPD disparage and bully people that they consider inferior....

Marriages are not fairytales (though we wish they were!). The ‘till death do us apart’ vows sound great on paper and on the wedding day, but the tunes of reality can be rather discordant. When confusion and dilemmas set in, you are often left wondering what you should be doing next. For a lot of women, the rose-tinted dreams crumble when they feel that the man they married and the man they are living with behave like two different entities....

Gay prides, National Coming Out Day celebrations and regular conversations around issues of alternate sexuality might be commonplace today. Even then, for a community member, it is a big deal to start coming out of the closet. Belonging to a sexual minority, he or she has to not just come to terms with his or her orientation first but also think about the repercussions on the family, society, profession, and the rest....

The story of Goddess Lakshmi We are first introduced to a goddess called Shri in the Vedas, where she is called the bestower of lustre, prosperity, power, fortune, kingdom and other such gifts. When she is born from Prajapati’s ministrations, she is coveted by all the gods. From then on, Shri becomes the object of desire for all gods and the string of her divine liaisons starts. By the Puranic period, Shri, now identified as Shri-Lakshmi, has many stories, and as is wont to be, each story has many versions....

Feeling sad and lonely in a relationship does not mean that you don’t love your partner. It means that you no longer feel emotionally connected or close to your partner. You’re talking but no longer communicating your needs, concerns, or fears. You’re probably not fighting or yelling at each other either because you have figured that there is no point in doing so or maybe it’s just easier and more convenient to not bother yourselves about anything....

When your husband looks at other women, you’re bound to feel insecure, even if you don’t want to. “It’s just her Instagram, it opened as a misclick!” he might say, but can you really misclick on a particular profile three times a day? You may even believe — or are led to believe — that you’re being crazy for suspecting anything. But at the end of the day, what you feel is what you feel....

You broke up with your ex a couple of months ago, and half of his belongings are still in your apartment. So now you’re wondering, why hasn’t he asked for his stuff back? Break-ups are difficult, and there are many reasons, including your ex doesn’t want to cut ties completely, your ex doesn’t want to communicate with you, or your ex is waiting for you to contact them. Regardless of the reason, if you want a clean break from your ex so you can move forward, giving him his stuff back is the first step....

If 10 years ago you had told someone that they’d be able to find a potential love interest by swiping their thumb across their phone screens while listening to a podcast on their evening walk, they probably wouldn’t have believed you. Up until a decade ago, meeting a new lover from behind a screen was not too common. The point is, since there are now way too many different ways to meet your knight in shining armor (more like someone to sit in your PJs with), how important is following a relationship timeline?...

Sounds kind of enticing; you kind of wouldn’t need to work out so much if you er… exercise these positions. The bouncing reverse cowgirl Here are some positions for the couple who want to get it on as well as burn some calories while at it. Let’s see how flexible you can get with these sort-of “yoga sex” positions. Starting with the simplest one. Ask your partner to lie down....