The Algorithm Loves A Bad Date
I sometimes think we were lucky to date before the internet had an opinion about everything.When I was in college, the internet was still finding its feet. Mobile phones had just started becoming part...
View ArticleFrom Accidental Dog Mom to Accidental Cat Mom
I was always a dog person.Actually, I was very confidently a dog person.I had Casper Junior, and somewhere along the way, being a dog mom became one of those identities I never questioned. Dogs made...
View ArticleInstagram Has Made Ordinary Life Feel Like A Failure
Somewhere between the matcha dates, girls’ trips, birthday dinners, luxury vacations and perfectly curated homes, we quietly lost our tolerance for an ordinary life.Instagram did not just change what...
View ArticleDid ChatGPT Write Your Instagram Caption Too?
Something strange has happened to the internet.Nobody has a bad year anymore.They have a “transformational chapter.”Nobody gets divorced.Apparently, they “rediscover themselves.”Nobody loses...
View ArticleShe Was Never Supposed To Stay
There are some goodbyes that never really end. For me, they have four paws, wagging tails, and the names Casper and Junior. Father Casper and Son Junior They were my Labradors, my family, my silent...
View ArticleThey Never Wanted a Relationship. They Wanted Access to You.
Almost every emotionally manipulative situationship follows the same script.It starts with intensity.Not love.Intensity.Your phone lights up every few minutes.They want to know where you are.What...
View ArticleAge Is Just a Number? Then Why Does Society Keep Counting?
“Age is just a number.”If I had a rupee for every time someone said that, I’d probably retire early.It’s one of those phrases people throw around as if it magically solves every insecurity associated...
View Article“If You Only Work, Stay Home and Go to the Gym, How Will You Find a Man?”...
It’s one of those statements that people throw around as if it’s the ultimate dating wisdom.“You only work, stay at home and go to the gym. Of course you’re single. How will you ever meet a man?”Fair...
View ArticleThe Strong Independent Woman: A Label That Has Lost Its Meaning
“Strong independent woman.”It’s one of the most overused labels on social media today.Work a nine-to-five? Strong independent woman.Attend meetings all day? Strong independent woman.Post a photo with...
View ArticleWe Are Losing Touch With Reality
We Are Losing Touch With Reality I do not know when we reached a point where people started comparing crimes as if they were discussing which phone is better. Someone says murder is worse than rape....
View ArticleThe Internet Has Turned Everyone Into A Judge, Jury, And Moral Police
The internet was supposed to connect people.It was supposed to expose us to new ideas, different cultures, diverse opinions, and perspectives from around the world. It was supposed to make people more...
View ArticleWho are you most impressed by?
Who are you most inspired by? My younger brother. Not because he does things for me, I’m capable. But because after our father passed, he quietly became everything our father was, without anyone...
View ArticleWhat does marriage actually mean?
What Does Marriage Actually Mean? Ask ten people what marriage means and you will probably get ten different answers. Ask most parents and they will tell you it is a sacred institution. Ask society...
View ArticleIndian Weddings Have Become Financially Stupid And Emotionally Hypocritical
Indian weddings are no longer about marriage. They are about performance. • Performance for relatives.• Performance for society.• Performance for Instagram.• Performance for people who will forget...
View ArticleNobody Talks About What Family Chaos Does To Dogs
Human beings have a remarkable ability to pretend everything is fine. Families can sit together at the same dining table while carrying years of resentment. Couples can post smiling photographs while...
View ArticleWhy Nobody Trusts Anyone Anymore
If there is one thing quietly disappearing from modern society, it is trust. Not wealth. Not opportunity. Not technology. Trust. The ability to believe that someone means what they say, that a promise...
View ArticleThe Ugly Truth About Arranged Marriages in India: Parents Sell Dreams,...
Let’s stop pretending arranged marriages in India are always built on “values,” “family culture,” and “good upbringing.” A lot of them today are built on carefully curated lies. Parents lie. Boys lie....
View ArticleThe Great Indian Illusion
India is obsessed with appearances. Not success.Not stability.Not peace. Appearances. We are living in an era where looking successful has become more important than actually being successful....
View ArticleDogs Don’t Try To Teach You Anything
Dogs Don’t Try to Teach You Anything And That’s Exactly Why They Do Dogs don’t sit you down and explain life. They don’t give advice.They don’t analyse your behaviour.They don’t tell you how to fix...
View ArticleThey Came Before the Storm — And Stayed Until I Became Strong
They Came Before Everything Fell Apart When Casper and Junior came into my life, I didn’t know what was coming. Life, at that point, still felt simple. Predictable. Manageable. And then, slowly — or...
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