All Entries Tagged With: "Marriage"

Now marriage as an institution is an attempt by the human mind to bring some order in the chaos that sexuality brings. The average humanity goes through this mill and it is the only kind of evolutionary sadhana an average person goes through.

Why does she feel the need to dominate our relationship? Why does she hold on emotionally to her son instead of allowing him to evolve into a mature and self-realized man and husband? Why should I be expected to prove myself to her? Surely my obvious respect and devotion to the family should be the measure of my worth as a daughter-in-law and wife? Why must so much of my time and energy be focused on my mother-in-law and not my son and husband?

WARNING: if you’re a hopeless romantic, searching for Prince Charming or Miss Marvelous, you better leave now. Because I’m about steamroll any Disney-drenched happily-ever-after scenario

Sparkle Determination ripples out. Your appearance tells the world how to treat you. When you take care of yourself, life tends to pitch in. When you aim to shine, life pays proper attention to you – and that includes your lover boy (or girl.)

One fine Sunday morning, I was sipping my tea as usual and enjoying the newspaper when my dear friend happened to drop by for a visit. We talked about college days, those good old days when people looked at our figures and said, “WOW!” Today today when they look at us they say, “HOW?” We [...]

Radha and Krishna, Romeo and Juliet, Laila and Majnu, Heer and Ranjha, Shree and Farhad — these couples did not or could not marry and yet they were all popular and inspirational through the centuries. Some are actually worshipped today.

Have you ever wondered how certain couples were able to stay together for many years? What are they doing right? What are the factors that contribute to the success of healthy, long term relationships? There are a few fundamental components that will improve your chances of having a successful relationship. These include: Fighting Fairly; Healthy [...]

“The ideal that marriage aims at is that of spiritual union through the physical. The human love that it incarnates is intended to serve as a stepping stone to divine or universal love.” ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi~ Simply stated, traditional marriage is grounded in a legal association between a male and female who agree to [...]

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from a wound. He said he was in a hurry, as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour [...]

Mention the word ‘metrosexual’ and watch Gramps and Grandma glare at you like you have just said something vulgar. Metrosexual, a word that has recently gained popularity, is a neologism, looked at as the new black. We can go into a whole paragraph defining the meaning of a metrosexual but to keep it simple, it’s [...]

All right, let’s face it. Nobody likes housework. We’ve seen it all on popular TV before. You know, waiting for the weekly visit from your army of housekeepers which includes your nanny, clothes folding guy, ironing lady, washing lady, butler and what the heck, let’s throw in the maid. Oh snap out of it, you’re [...]

It started with a man I saw lifting his hand to intimidate a school girl outside the school where I go to drop my girl. This enraged me and I could not resist intervening. But wonder of wonders, before I could get going, my wife who fears for my well being and is afraid that [...]

If you are part of a couple in business, do you run it as a business, or is it an extension of your relationship? By that I mean, do you put up with a bad job because your partner did it and you don’t want to hurt their feelings? Does yesterday’s argument come into the [...]

People who are married would be the ones who I think could appreciate this piece. Others just read on and pick up as much as you can. I have lots of friends and their friends and their friends… who are married. Have heard enough stories, seen lives/relationships falling apart and getting together stronger than before. [...]

Marriage is a combination. There can be as many combinations as the variety of people being combined allows. One’s conception of marriage depends on what kind of combination one experiences. What is marriage; bliss or a curse, a compulsion or a choice, a compromise or an opportunity to learn, a joint project or a one-man [...]