It’s rarely a good idea to compare one’s partner with another’s. Seek improvement and change, by all means, but through careful discussion, not blind and hurtful ‘why-can’t-you’s. |
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| It’s a minor miracle when seniors who have lost a spouse find a new companion. So why do so many find this hard to celebrate? |
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| The more difficult it seems, the more vital it can be, to draw lines around time, finances and other personal preferences. It’s never too late, or too early, to start. |
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| Even in a mediocre film, there is a specific kind of joy that Shah Rukh delivers. The world could do with more of that, says Anupama Chopra. |
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| Don’t get disheartened if you don’t find a quick match. Give it a breather, go do other things, and come back to it. Your attitude will go a long way towards giving each suitor a fair chance. |
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| It can be easier to talk about the really big stuff than to address the littler elephants in the room. Be open, be honest, be kind, says Mangharam. |
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| It’s important to check in with your partner in a deliberate manner, reassess goals, ensure that you’re on the same page, says Simran Mangharam, in this week’s With Love column. |
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| You could kiss it and make it better. But when a loved one is ailing, there’s no single correct response. Letting carers process an illness is as crucial as having them understand it |
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| To love and be loved is to bring down walls in order to build trust. Vulnerability is a frightening but essential component. |
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| Being someone’s ‘back-up plan’, or having one, hurts the self-esteem and long-term prospects for love on both sides. Step back and try to figure out what you really want, says Simran Mangharam, in this week’s With Love. |
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| Introspection is hard, and done right, it leads to something even harder: Change. Use it to break behaviour patterns in relationships. |
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