“I want a loving, caring and understanding hubby”, “I want a wife who loves me understand me and cares about me” These are the replies I get when I ask my friends about the kind of life partner they want. Loving caring and understanding… are these three words enough to describe ones future life partner? And what exactly do people mean by these three words?

Here are some basic questions that you could ask the girl on your first meeting without sounding too inquisitive.

The term ‘happily ever after’ has become a maxim of marriage. It is however, distressing to note that the phrase is driving newly weds into postnuptial trauma. According to a study, because of unrealistic expectations of married life, a growing number of couples are turning to counsellors in order to deal with postnuptial depression.

Before, you were a couple. Now, you’re proud parents. Parenthood does change lives.

My mate will be the perfect
Marriage will change my life
Marriage will make my life easy
Marriage will make all my problems vanish 
My marriage will help my parents

From being the perfect wife to being a super mom, women today have carved a niche for themselves in every possible field – be it glamour, aviation, sports, politics, business or defence. But when it comes to raking in the moolah, men are often stereotyped as the breadwinner of the family or being expected to earn more than women.

Courtship – The word signifies a collection of moments where two people are given an opportunity to understand the feeling of being together.

By Dr Kamal Khurana

Why should children affect a couple’s marriage either negatively or positively? Surely the success of a marriage depends on the relationship between the couple? And whether a couple’s marriage is affected by the presence or the absence of kids would also depend on the couple’s individual preference