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For years, mainstream narratives about queer life often circled around the same themes: liberation, nightlife, and fleeting encounters. The...

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In the popular imagination, dating is often portrayed as a performance — quick repartee across a candlelit table, sparks...

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There’s a quiet strength in women who have experienced life’s more complicated chapters. Not the curated Instagram challenges or...

For the longest time, masculinity was packaged and sold in one universally agreed-upon flavour: tall, brooding, emotionally unavailable, and...

In an era where your love life is one tap away, the tyranny of the dating profile has never...

Love might be fireworks, but friendship is the fuse. We’ve heard it in movies, we’ve seen it in real...

Love and loss are inextricably linked. To love deeply is to risk heartbreak, yet to avoid love entirely is...

There are words we use now, words that did not exist in quite the same way before. Red flags....

We tell ourselves stories about love, about what it should look like and what it might save us from....

Relationships are supposed to be partnerships—an equal exchange of love, respect, and support. But sometimes, without even realising it,...

While Taylor Swift said, “loving him was red”, marrying them doesn’t have to be. Especially when it comes to...

It’s the 21st-century love story. A boy meets girl classic, but only after a hundred swipes, five dead-end conversations,...

We live in a reality where we lean towards screens more than people in the flesh, where faces and...

There’s no denying that becoming parents is one of life’s most beautiful experiences. The moment you hold your baby...

We’ve all heard it: “There was no chemistry.” Whether after a lackluster date or an awkward first encounter, we’ve...

Marriage is already an adventure, but when you throw in two different cultures, things can get… interesting. You’re not...

When it comes to relationships today, a lot of men feel lost, like they’re just not connecting with their...

We get that you’ve found the one – yes, she listens to The Smiths. Yes, he likes the same...

Marriage. The word conjures images of candlelit dinners, the seven vows with fire as a witness, and happy smiles...

So you found ‘the one’, and the palpable excitement of your wedding flows in all its glory. The wedding...

Throughout our lives, we have been swept away by the appeal of love stories spun on screens big and...

Marriage. Shaadi. Kalyanam. Vivaah. Nikaah. Parinaya. These words have been the cornerstone of our society for centuries. Today the...

Live-in relationships have stirred up a lot of conversations in India, with reactions ranging from conservative hawww’s in unison...

Balancing Ambition and Affection: Why Elite Professionals Struggle to Find The One, and how to overcome it? Driven, accomplished,...

In an era dominated by smartphones, constant connectivity, and 14-hour screen times, our lives have undergone a profound transformation....

First dates and meetings can be thrilling, nerve-wracking, and everything in between. Add an arranged marriage situation to the...

It’s an age-old riddle: What is the best age to get married? This question, rooted in the crossroads of...

Love marriage or arranged marriage? It’s the eternal debate, a heated tug-of-war that’s played out in bedrooms, living rooms,...

Starting anew, particularly after divorce or the loss of a partner, can feel like an uphill battle. It takes...

Spoiler Alert: The world is a big, bad place. Rejection, especially in dating and love, really stings and depending...

Matchmaking in India has a rich history that reflects the country’s deep-rooted cultural values and traditions. Over time, the...

They say life is at its most difficult when you are hitting 50! You are usually a full-time parent...

Since childhood, I starkly recall the tears and goodbyes each time my father left to defend the borders of...

I come from a service family with a set of liberal and forward-thinking parents, who, however, always upheld the...

I am the daughter of two immigrant parents who are, by all accounts, are a product of a successful...

My daughter is graduating high school this Saturday and I’m wondering what to wear to the ceremony her school...

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My first ideas on marriage were borrowed from a partnership that lasted fifty-two years. It sounds like a lifetime....

Do you really want to understand the nitty-gritty of living with your partner before you marry them? I’m not...

As we travel and make new homes in unknown lands, we grow to appreciate new cultures but also use...

I was about 5 years old, hopping and skipping along to catch up with my grandfather as we went...

The years have flown by and I often find myself wondering if it has really been 12 years since...

The last few years seem like a blur, the fast pace, the skewed focus on work that never seems...

Like any parent in this universe you want to give your children the sun, the moon and the stars....

Who remembers the song “Brown girl in the ring” by Boney M? I sang it through my childhood, but...

The groom says, ‘We are now husband and wife, and are one. You are mine and I am yours...

During the Sixth Vow, the Groom asks his bride, ‘Now that you have taken six steps with me, you have...

The groom says, “You are my best friend, and staunchest well-wisher. You have come into my life, enriching it.”...

The groom thanks the bride: “You have brought sacredness into my life, and have completed me. May we be...

The chant for the groom, “May we grow wealthy and prosperous and strive for the education of our children,...

The groom says, “Together we will protect our house and children.” The bride promises, “I will be by your...

The groom says “I will cherish you, provide for you, be responsible for your happiness and welfare, and for...

“How did you decide to marry Papa?” My daughters have asked me this question so many times and they...

New situations can be thrilling. Every “first” can feel full of excitement, promise, and a glimpse of what is...

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Over the course of your life, how many times have you asked yourself when is the right time? should...

I have grown up in a world where the end goal of most, if not every romantic relationship is...