In society, people look at you differently when you’re wearing a ring on your finger, and in some aspects of life, you do get more respect and people take you seriously. But if you’re not ready for marriage, don’t jump into it for these reasons. And definitely don’t jump into it because it will make your partner happy. Say yes only when you’re ready. If the two people in the relationship are not on the same page about marriage and their view points are poles apart, trouble will brew and problems will begin to arise between them....

1. Come to terms with life changes For many women their bodies indicate a clear change through the onset of menopause. Dealing with that change is in itself a huge challenge for some. Along with this the body begins to show signs of wear and tear, mood swings and loneliness hits you hard. Now that the children have left home or are otherwise engaged in starting their own families, you seem to have too much time and too little to do....

Due to all these stories of online cheating, your husband’s sudden interest in spending time on the computer may trigger suspicion and doubt in your mind. You may want to know how to check if your husband is on a dating app, who your husband is texting and calling, if your husband has deleted his browsing history, whether he is binge-watching porn, or chatting for hours on friendship portals. It will make you wonder what your spouse is doing on their phone, prompting questions like: Can I check my husband’s deleted Chrome history?...

Whenever I heard Kalidasa’s version of the story of Dushyant-Shakuntala, I kept wondering to how Dushyant could forget Shakuntala after having loved her so passionately. After making countless promises of love and assurances to return, he disappeared without a word. Related reading: Wedded at church, three children; yet husband left me Shakuntala: A love that went through a test of fire Much before Durvasa could curse Shakuntala, Dushyant had forgotten about her, because he was a king and he had a kingdom to run which was obviously more important than the promises he had made in some lust-driven moment to a maiden of the forest, in the fringes of the kingdom which may clearly be symbolic of the fringes of his mind....

What Do Guys Think Of Girls Making the First Move? This very query created quite the stir on Reddit. Within hours of being posted, the question garnered thousands of upvotes, and today has over 10,000 comments. While responses vary from single-word shout-outs for girls making the first move to elaborate reasons on why this is a great idea, the key take away is that men love it when the traditional gender roles of the pursuer and the pursued are flipped....

But meaningless sex aside (no judgment!), sex also happens to play a rather important part in relationships. It’s the nonverbal communication between two people. It’s the reason why people seek societal consent and enter marriages. Good old intercourse is on everyone’s mind. With a billion strong population we sure seem to be doing it a lot but then why aren’t we talking about it more? What role does lust play in relationships these days?...

Sadly, the same goes for our relationships and married lives. Once monotony settles in, we don’t find our partners attractive for the same qualities we once went crazy about. There is no fun in cooking, talking and hanging out together. We start questioning, “Is love is meant to be like this – two people just doing the same things over and over again?” Precisely. Love has always been there with you, all this while....

How to Make Your Friends With Benefits Fall For You? The sex is great…but suddenly, you want more. Maybe the desire emerged slowly. Or, maybe you felt it right after you two first hooked up. Either way, you want a deeper connection with your friends with benefits. But can friends with benefits fall in love? And how do you turn friends with benefits into a relationship? Are you in a tricky fwb situation?...

What is an extramarital affair? When you decided to take the marriage vows, you were very sure what they were going to be – loyalty, understanding and being there for each other till the end of your life, until all your teeth fell out. But soon the spark in your relationship faded and marriage became a legal burden tying two loveless and lifeless spouses. And then, you met this person outside your marriage that suddenly seemed to be what you were looking for....

I’m an educated work-from-home mom. I manage household chores, my children (who are also your grandchildren), I accommodate your son’s grand plans and ambitions even if it means sacrificing my career and ambitions. I live in a city that is an overnight journey from your hometown and you still find it impossible to come down if I need to go out of town for work, to be with my children....

But how can you possibly be a tease? People like to associate “tease” with something very sexual. While this is not entirely false, being a tease in bed might be a bit different from being a tease on an emotional scale, both being extremely relevant in respective cases. You flirt with subtlety and make it feel more rewarding Flirting is as healthy as having avocado spread on toast.It just takes a bit of your creativity and the right time to initiate the flirting protocol....

According to Jared Diamond, the author of Why is Sex Fun?, our sexuality, while seen as normal by us, can seem bizarre when compared to the sex lives of most other species out there. There are indeed a lot of ways in which humans have sex differently from other species. We humans have sex in private, on any day of the month or year, including when the female is pregnant, beyond her reproductive years, or between her fertile cycles....

Nowhere are instances of the May-December romance more on display than amongst cinema’s brightest stars. George and Amal Clooney have an age difference of 17 years, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were born 11 years apart, and it’s 10 years for Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. These May-December couples are a testament to how ageless love can be. It’s not just that fleeting, flapping birdie called infatuation, you know? But some studies say not all May-December romances are rosy....

The two leave home together at 9 in the morning. While Tanya returns by 5.30- 6 p.m., Aakrit makes it back only by 9 p.m. I find the sweet little ways the newlyweds express their care and love for each other adorable. For instance, at the dining table, she always serves him first before putting anything on her plate, or if the serving dish is in front of him, he serves her first....

To make sure that your efforts and intentions are interpreted correctly, it may help to hear from women what they want from men. Well, nuggets of relationship advice for men from an expert and an author, both of who are women, are as close as you’d come to having that wish granted. Receiving relationship advice from the point of view of the opposite gender can clear up confusion about why certain things in your past may have happened the way they did....

(As Told to Shruti Singh) How I connected with my Husband’s Best Friend… One day, during one of our rare trunk calls, my husband said, “Hey, you remember Vikram? He had come to our wedding. He is now looking for a girl.” A friend of mine, Tuheena (name changed), wanted to marry someone like my husband – an army officer. She is rational, compassionate, sensible and not to miss, pretty....

Earlier, whenever my husband and I had an argument, respite came easily through Instagram. It felt easier to connect with followers than try to connect with each other. Days would pass without talking. Eventually, our marriage became a shell of a relationship. Ours is not an isolated story. That’s why I talked to Utkarsh Khurana, relationship and intimacy coach, about the crossroads of social media and relationships. And he gave me some insightful advice....

Older women have always fascinated me We sat next to each other Fast forward a few years, on a hopping flight that I mostly slept through, I met this marvellous lady – let’s call her Ginny! I learnt about her ‘profession’, told her about my ‘job’! My age-gapped love affair had just taken off Fast forward a few months, I learnt a few more things: That day on flight as I slept for 90% of the air time I was dripping oodles of saliva and occasionally snoringSome people can be impressed with the contrast of personality a person can demonstrate (a boyish sleeping mess to someone who hands off his visiting card in style)She liked vodka more than coffee...

Let’s call him Tarun. From what came in the mail, I could tell he earned a decent salary, was well-mannered, and overall a regular good guy. Tarun, like most metrosexual men today, had had his fair share of dating and heartbreaks before he found the one. That was three years ago. Understanding The Anatomy of An Affair He wrote: It was my bachelor party. My single friends teased me – my freedom would be over; chains and balls, that’s what marriage is about; a life of restraint, that’s what you’re headed for; and so on....

When you go from wearing your Sunday best for your weekly date to living with each other in your torn shorts, what comes with it is a bunch of petty fights and a dwindling spark. The fights get pettier, the dates get less exuberant and the bills get scarier every month. When the monotony of things makes you take your marriage for granted, it’s possible things may start getting a little unglamorous, to put it mildly....