March 2017

In a country where marriages, believed to be so sacrosanct and always for keeps are losing its essence, what can be said about relationships? Fragile marriages are on the rise. And on a steeper rise are erratic relationships. Shorter shelf life, unpredictability, commitment phobia, ‘on and off’ relationship status et. al. are some of the […]

A very common practice in quite a few households – giving threats. A husband threatening his wife to walk out of the house during a fight or a wife threatening to harm herself if she cannot have her way. Threats to commit suicide are common as well. Are these people serious about what they say?

A repetitive pattern of behaviour over a period of time becomes a habit.  Habits can be as insignificant as shaking a leg while sitting, doing something constructive as reading or simply getting habituated to a luxury like an air-conditioned car or a home. A habit is not developed over night and so, when one realizes

My last weekend was well spent at a club. A complete family outing. My visit to the ladies room left me irked. I saw the janitor there using her cell phone to make a call. Even before she could say her hello, I could hear a loud outburst at the other end – without the

Contemplating certain core traits responsible for relationship distress specially between couples have made me focus on one trait which interferes with the functioning of a smooth relationship. Anxiety!! Commonly defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. There are two types of anxieties. One which is inherent in a person, given the genetic disposition. And the second