Femina

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Surviving a long distance marriage or a relationship can not only be difficult, but may also pose certain challenges when you are not prepared for it soon after you get married. It may happen because you are not able to move cities immediately after

India Today

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Paliwal thought of linking trees to the birth of the girl child after the panchayat's efforts to curb the felling of trees failed. Doing so helped save both, the trees as well as the girl child. Shyam Sunder Paliwal was just elected sarpanch of Pipla

The Guardian

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Those perfectly curated, hashtag-ready photos are so seductive, they practically pull us down the aisle

The Atlantic

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Looking back on a troubled union, Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation nails the mundane intimacy and emotional complexity of married life after the "happily ever after."

The Atlantic

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Women in their 20s are told they're too young to settle down. Then, seemingly overnight, they start hearing they're spinsters. What gives?

Good Health Choices Magazine NZ

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I’m easily irritated by a colleague. It’s the little things such as her loud ringtone that rile me the most. I know it’s petty – so why am I so annoyed? A You get annoyed because workplace irritations are usually unpredictable and disrupt your focus

Blue Mountains Life

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It’s a catchphrase that’s been described as perhaps the first “I do” for newlyweds, and it’s especially relevant as we head into wedding season. Because as much as you may think no two people have ever been more in love than you are - hey, look at th

NPR

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It was created by a 24-year-old Pakistani woman who wants to avoid an arranged marriage at all costs. But she definitely has a sense of humor about it all.

Good Health Choices Magazine NZ

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1 Take responsibility for where you find yourself, i.e. It’s not the ‘things’ in your life that are adding to your invisible load, it’s your perception of and thoughts about them. 2 Align your life with your values. Ask yourself, ‘How do I want to li

Chicago Tribune

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A reporter once asked Gloria Steinem why she changed her mind about marriage and got hitched to activist David Bale at age 66. "I didn't change," Steinem famously replied. "Marriage changed." Indeed it did. Had Steinem married in her 20s, during the

NPR

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Researchers asked adults to reflect back on their happy childhood memories. They found those who recalled more were less likely to have depression in adulthood and had more supportive relationships.

Real Homes

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We all understand that our surroundings affect how we feel on a daily basis. The way our homes are organised can impact our mental health a great deal. Chaos around us causes chaos within us – and this is even more so for those of us who are neurodiv

Kiplinger

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There is nothing sweeter than love, and for many couples in love today, being committed to each other means living together without that piece of paper that says you are married. Regardless of one's personal views about marriage, there are still val

NPR

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Negative thinking can keep you from making social connections. Here's advice from psychologists about how to overcome the sneaky voice in your head that holds you back.

New Idea

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We’ve been spending more time together than usual lately, so here are some ways to keep your relationship on steady ground. THE STUDY In a study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, researchers did a 10-week study comparin

Clay Shooting

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The competition season for me has well and truly come to an end. This month, I’ve spent some time looking back at past events, and also forward, to how I can make next year even better. I seem to have totally settled into my new gun, the Krieghoff th

VOGUE India

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In her latest book, Love Marriage, British-Bangladeshi author Monica Ali traverses the tricky terrain of South Asian coupledom as it fields the onslaught of generational and cultural trauma, writes Sana Goyal “I can’t find my crystal ball at the mom

Essential Groom

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With the world going through its own metamorphosis, roles within the marriage have changed - or have had to change - and many men are finding themselves in muddy waters when it comes to taking up the title of ‘Husband’. Roles are morphing to allow fo

JOY Magazine

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Many couples would put a lot of time into planning their wedding to make sure that they have the best and most unique public display of a fairy tale romance as possible. They will do whatever it takes and end up spending thousands of Rands on their w

Futurity

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Although the average marriage today is struggling, the best marriages are flourishing like never before, a new book argues. In The All-or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work (Dutton, 2017), relationship expert and Northwestern University pr

Her World Singapore

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The stereotype that women stress over the idea of permanent singlehood, while men are happy to careen from video games to football to the bar until they die of old age isn’t correct. Guys feel just as much pressure to be in a relationship as girls, t

India Today

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Any couple, irrespective of religion, may marry under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, applicable in the entire country. A notice must be sent to the marriage registrar 30 days before the scheduled date of the marriage. All details provided to the mar

Mother & Baby India

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Dr Indira Mallya is a freelance writer and child development consultant. With qualification in Child Life in Health Care Settings and masters in Social Work, Dr Mallya has worked as a research associate, lecturer and associate professor. Her engageme

The Saturday Evening Post

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In 1920, Post editors accused New York City of being a negative influence on the rest of the country New York sets the styles for the country, and on the whole sets them badly. Through New York, we have imported not only the alien ideals of the Europ

Psychologies

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Human beings all have similar emotional needs that must be fulfilled for our self-esteem and self-worth. If we are not getting one of our core needs met, we will feel unhappy although we may not realise why. If some of your needs are not being met, t

Sofya Style Magazine

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It's no secret that the Queen Bee Youth Project loves Sunflowers. We delivered over 1500 seeds to the village of Markfield during lockdown to brighten everyone up & start a mass Sunflower growing competition. The girls love art sessions and our recen

Who Do You Think You Are?

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This page of civil marriage registrations from Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, in the north of Ireland in November and December 1907 has been digitised and can be downloaded for free from www.irishgenealogy.ie The Superintendent Registrar’s Dist

Manhattan Institute

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A paradigm shift is a sudden change in fundamental assumptions about, or way of looking at, the world. Senator Elizabeth Warren illustrated one of the most startling ones of recent years with the answer that she gave to a question put to her recently

Woman's Own

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Pre-pandemic the average cost of a wedding in the UK was £20,731. OK, it included the honeymoon but blimey that’s an awful lot of money. Especially as a legal register office ceremony will set you back just £46. Don’t panic if you can’t afford a

Games World of Puzzles

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May is such a lovely month. Sure, the kids are still in school, but the warm weather and festive events like Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby have everyone thinking of summer. If you’re already in a holiday mood, the May issue of GAMES WORLD OF P