I was in an unconventional marriage. My husband, whom I was in love with for three months, hijacked me from another wedding mandap and on February 14th, 1990, I became Mrs. Unnikrishnan. My folks were relieved that I was finally married – so were his family. I remember my ma-in-law, a wonderful woman, asking me …
I Didn’t Realise I Was in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship Read More »
You can judge me as much as you want, but it happened one night when her temper went out of the roof, and all that my brain wanted to do was – shut her up, by any means. Her only fault – she did not want to feed the baby because her nipples were sore …
Kabir Singh is Wrong! I Slapped My Wife and I Regret It Every Single Moment Read More »
How to get back to work after a career break for women.
Question: My wife has a bad temper. Often our disagreements turn to angry fights where she raises her hand to me. Obviously, I don’t hit her back when she slaps me or kicks me, but this is really no way to behave. In anger, she will also say terrible things like, ‘why did I marry …
Beware of these abusive behaviours if they are not one-off occurrences but recurring patterns. Know the difference between healthy, unhealthy and abusive relationships.
(As told to Saurabh Paul) I fell in love with the image he showed me It all began with a crush in college: those furtive glances which suggest that two young people are fancying each other. Soon, familiarity grew, and not many days after, friends became a couple. I had a middle-class upbringing and he …
He would abuse and then apologise – I got trapped into this vicious cycle Read More »
why women stay in abusive relationships has to do with living in denial and not being able to acknowledge the reality of their situation.
Sexual abuse of men is common but are humiliated in society if they speak up about it. What are the various types in which men can face sexual harassment?
(As told to Priya Chaphekar) I had the expected arranged marriage The turbulence in my life began when I was in my final year in college. I hail from a small town near Pune where a girl is married off the minute she turns 20. The guy was working as an engineer in an MNC …
My husband passed away three years back, and I’ve never been happier Read More »
Let us begin with a real-life story of marital rape we received from one of our readers recently. There was a man, a 45-year-old professional who worked in a reputed IT firm. He was smart, suave and successful, but he had a problem too. He was obsessed with sex. Too much sex. Nothing ever satiated …
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