Marriage

Where can you find a good marriage counselor?

Once you have decided that your marriage is in trouble and you need the help of a marriage counselor your next step is to find one. You may have decided to take recourse to seeking professional help for a variety of reasons. Based on your reason you have to find a marriage counselor who is...
By Louella Vaz

What can you expect from your marriage counselor?

When you have come to the conclusion that your marriage needs the help of a marriage counselor, you set about ensuring you find the right one. Sometimes you can only rely on hearsay and the real test of a good counselor lies in the treatment. Only when you have had a chance to interact with him/her...
By Louella Vaz

Is it too Soon to Get Engaged?

The dating game can be both fun and frustrating depending on the kind of partners you get to go out with. No wonder then that just as soon as you click with a person and have a great dating life, you start thinking of what it would be like to get committed to him/her or what would make him/her with...
By kalyani10

Cousin Marriages - Consanguineous Marriages and Health Risks - Marrying a Close Relative

Consanguineous marriages have long been practiced in different parts of the world. Though the practice emerged out of certain practical and financial advantages, modern science found several instances of such marriages bearing health risks for the next generation. Here is a brief guide on...
By kalyani10

Arranged Marriages - How to Investigate Someone you are Considering Marrying - Prospective Bride and Groom Investigation

A primary reason why arranged marriages continue to find favor even in this age of personal freedom is that the practice assures a certain degree of familiarity with a potential partner’s economic and marital status. However the close-knit clan kinship system which earlier offered more information...
By kalyani10

Is it Better to Marry Someone who Loves you More than you Love Them?

Loving someone and being loved back are two sides of the same coin – two aspects of the same emotion called love. And yet what a world of difference it makes to an individual when one is more than the other. Since human beings are not mathematical equations, very often they find the two states out...
By kalyani10

Marrying Someone Who has a Lot of Debt or Bad Credit

Ideally Marriages are about taking each other for better or worse, for richer or poorer. However in real life the prospect of finding out that whatever you have worked so hard for all your life can be nullified by a partner in debt is far from appealing. So here are the facts about marrying someone...
By kalyani10

10 Romantic Ways to Propose to your Girlfriend

You have been seriously dating this girl for some time now and have finally decided that she is the one for you. The next step is obviously proposing to her  but you may find yourself sweating about where and how to do it. Go through these ideas to make your proposal truly romantic and one...
By kalyani10

Proposing marriage - Make your proposal memorable

So you’re thinking of proposing to her…Just the fact that you’ve come this far says a lot about your relationship. You have decided to spend the rest of your life with this one special woman (we’re taking the sexist approach here and assuming it’s a guy’s prerogative to propose!) You might not be...
By Louella Vaz

10 Romantic Ways to Give a Girl a Ring

If you are lucky to have found the girl of your dreams and what’s more she feels the same about you, sooner or later you will want her to give a token of you love. And one of the most romantic ways to show how serious you are is to give her a ring. While the very act of presenting a ring to your...
By kalyani10

10 Signs He's Not Going to Propose Marriage

One of the biggest dating questions which haunt women is whether her boyfriend is ready to commit. She may be sticking around with him for almost a couple of years now, hoping that he will make up his mind and still waiting for the elusive engagement ring. If you don’t want this to happen to you,...
By kalyani10

Getting Married in your Thirties - for Women

With social mores and expectations undergoing a sea-change, it is no longer mandatory for women to settle down with a husband and children before they hit 30. Today’s woman would much rather focus on college and her job while in her twenties and then be ready to enjoy the fruits of a rewarding...
By kalyani10

When your Boyfriend Wants to Marry you But you Want him to Wait

One of the things that set apart a marriage from any other long-term relationship is that it is more difficult to get out of when things go wrong. And this is precisely why you should consider getting married only when you are completely ready. But what do you do when your boyfriend appears eager...
By kalyani10

Pre Marriage Questions - 10 Questions you Must Ask Before you Get Married

The time just before you get married is like no other. You are a bundle of nerves but brimming with hopes at the same time. In all the madness and rush of wedding preparations, the only thing you seem to be sure of is that he/she is the perfect partner for you. However there are certain matters...
By kalyani10

How to Propose to a Girl for Marriage and Get her to Accept!

You don’t need to be a millionaire to make your woman feel special when you propose. This is the day when you embark on a beautiful journey and it’s up to you to make it as romantic, memorable and exciting as you can. This is a day that will be talked about forever. Her friends will want to know...
By A Ayyar