One of the things that every couple goes through is unmet expectations, either said or unsaid. Somehow, you’d reach a point in the relationship when you simply have had enough of ‘talking’. You’d accuse your partner of inconsideration and insensitivity or demanding too much or being too irrational. Either way, this sort of situation is — unfair.
How do you go about resolving something that has reached an awkward “deal-breaking” moment? One claims to have had talked about the issue too much and the other wants to go back to the beginning and start over by sorting out the expectations of …read more

So, here’s the thing. I got a reader query and I have to admit, it’s quite a dilemma. Not that I’ve experienced it but to just imagine how it must be like..! EGAD.
I’ll quote the scenario.
“I dated this cute girl. Everything started out well, but then she started talking and talking. It wasn’t so bad, but her voice was so loud! And that laugh! It put Fran Drescher to shame! I kept up a polite grin the whole time, then made up an excuse to go home right after dinner. You can’t imagine how relieved I was to finally drop …read more

After spending hour after hour viewing what seems like thousands of profile photos, you happen on the one photo that makes you weak in the knees, one face you just know you wouldn’t mind waking up to for the rest of your life — BUT, there’s always a BUT isn’t there — there’s one or two things about you that do not fit his/her description.
Would you make contact with them anyway? Why? Why not?
I would…