Why I practise the KonMari ‘declutter’ method in my relationships
Nidhi Chopra decided to apply Marie Kondo’s famous KonMari ‘tidying up’ method for decluttering her relationships, and this is where it got her.
Tag: marriage
A Couple Stares at Impending Boredom as Their Chicks Fly the Nest
“I get it, you’re a lonely 40-something couple dealing with the empty-nest syndrome. Come on in and drink it off.”
Can I Have a Few Kilos of Fat Removed Along With My Gallbladder, I Ask My Surgeon
Sunita Pandey tries to view her father’s recent death and her own gallbladder-removal operation with a pinch of salt.
I Moved From Mumbai to a Small Town for Love, and Here’s What It Taught Me
If the price of love is moving from a metropolitan city like Mumbai to a small town like Dehradun, would you pay it?
I Quit My Job to Study and Travel with My Fiance Around the World
Love brought this young couple together from two different parts of India, and propelled them to move countries, to travel and grow together.
“It’s Like Electric Shocks in My Head”: Actor-Director Divya Palat’s Brave, Painful Battle
It can’t be easy to direct award-winning videos and shows while living with a painful condition, but Divya Palat does it every day.
How I broke out of a violent relationship (and why I took him to court)
Atikaa Ahluwalia was educated, well-travelled and worked in fashion. She also had to face partner violence. Her credentials only made it harder for her agony to be taken seriously by the powers that be.
My Marriage Fell Apart Because of This One Missing Ingredient
The one thing that undermined and unravelled my marriage was not domestic violence, or another woman. It was something simpler – yet more important.
Here Are Your Essential Reads for September
These new releases should be on your radar this month.
“I Wanted to Stay in India; Life Had Other Plans”: A Reluctant Traveller’s Odyssey
She was the typical Mumbai girl who wanted to stay in India all her life. But her travel-crazy husband ensured otherwise. Hundreds of journeys later, Kiran Kapoor now lives in a state of permanent gratitude.
“He Was Duty-Bound to Marry Someone Else”: A Single Mother’s Story of Love, Interrupted
All romantic relationships change us, whether they lead to commitment or a broken heart. A single mother shares a poignant episode from her life.
She Married an Expat and Became a Trailing Spouse But Continued to Ace Her Career
Women often sacrifice stable careers to follow their husbands around the world, but former corporate honcho Preeti Kumar worked out a flexi career that could go with her everywhere.
How a Couple’s Home-building Journey Became an Apt Metaphor for Their Marriage
When Kay and her husband first bought a run-down farmhouse in Spain, their friends thought they were mad. But over the years, as they decorated, renovated and expanded it, the process became symbolic of their marriage.
Her Kochi Restaurant Serves Great Food – Along With Good Karma!
Why waste food? Minu Pauline of Kochi has set up a fridge outside her restaurant Pappadavada so that the poor and hungry can take leftovers for free.
“Women’s Voices Have Been Stifled Far Too Long” – Author Shuchi Singh Kalra Gets Candid
“Our traumatic experiences shape us the most,” says Shuchi Singh Kalra. The best-selling author shares her views on gender bias and social taboos.
I took a step back in my career for motherhood, but stumbled on a new perspective
Like many working women in India, marketing professional Rabia Sooch Khandelwal had to take a break in her career once the babies were born, but the experience brought out another side of her.
She Studied Till Class 5 in a Village, He Got a Post Doctorate from Europe, They’ve Been Happily Married for 68 Years!
Jasho’s story is that of an ordinary, primary-school educated woman from a nondescript village, who became the ‘Rock of Gibraltar’ for her ambitious, globe-trotting husband. Her daughter Anita Panda traces her mother’s journey.
Life in 3D: the Gods and Muses of an Animation Genius
Designer, filmmaker and visual artist Charuvi Prakash Agrawal was hired for an unusual project – it went on to change her life.
She Lost Her Baby, Her Marriage – And Then Found Herself and Her Mission
Indian-American Shazia Imam went through what most women fear: She lost a baby and then her marriage collapsed. But her experiences only spurred her to help other women with their own transformative journeys.
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