December 16, 2021
Dating is a skill. And like any skill, it needs to be practise for one to be good at it. More often than not, we find people getting very nervous and, in some cases, even anxious at the prospect of going out and meeting someone new. In a matchmaking scenario, the added pressure of that individual being the potential “one”…
October 19, 2021
Our culture is rich with customs and traditions, and a wedding is a glorious culmination of them. It brings together spirituality and celebration in the most beautiful form, and there is no greater joy for a family to host a wedding surrounded by their friends and family. The 5-day extravaganza of dancing, singing, eating and general merrymaking brings the family…
September 14, 2021
For most people, their wedding day is one of the happiest days of their lives. They wear their fineries, make merry and vow to always be together in the presence of their friends and family. People want and work towards their happily ever afters, but sometimes life has other plans. One either reaches a point where they themselves choose to…
September 3, 2021
Wonder why a crush is called one? Google would tell you a different story, but we think it’s because it makes you dizzy with excitement and is overpowering, overwhelming and, all other feelings that start with the word over that seem to cause your insides to feel pulverized. Whenever you see them you feel butterflies in your tummy, have sweaty…
August 27, 2021
Meeting someone for the first time is always a mix of excitement and nerves, and when for romantic interests – then it’s bull blown butterflies! You want to come across as sophisticated, charming and blow it out of the park – but what if the conversation doesn’t flow after the first 10 minutes? Well, we have you covered! We know…
August 17, 2021
We live in strange times – an ocean was on fire, billionaires are shooting themselves into space & there is a virus that mutates itself biannually and forces the world to shut down again and again. As earthlings, our actions from the past and present have put us in a bit of a stupor. However, the progress of the human…
July 28, 2021
Every human comes with a unique fingerprint, DNA pattern and a set of nuanced personality traits that differentiate them from the herd. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are not your well-wisher. But that’s a whole different conversation. Talking of DNA, a lot of things follow a pattern or formulae. Chemical equations, blockbuster movies, recipes. Marriages – not one of…
July 23, 2021
No matter where you come from, elders dishing life lessons at family dinners is a phenomenon no one escapes. Their favourite one directed at “marriageable” singles often goes something like ” You can’t live your life alone! ” Successful Millenials never took that advice seriously as they were busy travelling the world, swiping right and mingling with new people with…
July 20, 2021
Technology has infiltrated our lives in ways one couldn’t have imagined a few decades ago. It has made our day to day easier in numerous ways but has also led to smaller attention spans and a constant need for stimulation. We have gotten used to everything being available at our fingertips – quick, easy to consume and even easier…
July 12, 2021
We all have our romantic notions of relationship and marriages, but there is this one common thread that binds them all. Everyone from your Bhatinda waali maasi to those massive hoardings around your city, peddling everything from diamonds to artisanal mithai, tells you that marriages are made in heaven. This belief that our relationship is created by nothing less than divine…