Have women taken the quest for perfection too far? It’s time to ignore some icks
Friends in relationships have one piece of advice for single women—work through the ick
Is sharing phone passwords the ultimate sign of commitment in modern dating?
Our phones are our lives, and—according to some monogamists—it doesn’t make sense not to share with someone you claim to love.
What to do when your paramour sends you a poem? It’s mostly game over after that
Whatever gives people the courage to send poems to their insignificant others is spreading like a viral fever. The big disruptor? ChatGPT.
Modern lovers don’t kiss and tell. Only ChatGPT knows the relationship problems
The kids these days reject TMI. Welcome to emotional minimalism: Share less, reveal slowly, and only when the relationship can withstand public scrutiny.
When do you leave your lover? 1st sign of disrespect, some say
As someone with a flexible tolerance, I define disrespect by the vibes of the situation.
Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness
If someone doesn’t text back, they’re avoidant. If you feel jealous watching your partner cosy up to someone else, you have attachment trauma. He dumped you? He is a narcissist.
What if your partner doesn’t believe in Valentine’s Day and you do
Valentine’s Day is a threat to undefined 'attachments' of the modern dating world. Don’t even ironically wish your humourless, insignificant other if you don’t want to be ghosted.
A bride enjoying her wedding day is a radical act
They say a happy bride is the best bride. To me, this once felt like a redundant statement. It’s her wedding, duh. Of course,...
Love, lies, laundry & UCC—inside India’s live-in relationships
Couples discover a whole new category of conflicts when they move in together. For instance, imagine fighting over warm light and white light.
Harmlessly mean is the new flirting strategy. It comes in 2 flavours—negging & rage-baiting
Most people can tell the difference between someone being harmlessly mean and someone who simply enjoys tearing down another person’s self-esteem.
On Camera
Vijay’s promises will now face politics. Defeating Tamil Nadu behemoths was easy
The unexpected nature and scale of Vijay’s victory has left not just political observers but even sections within the TVK in a daze.
India-linked supertanker laden with LPG attempting Hormuz exit
If successful, its exit would mark the first observed passage by an India-linked tanker since a weeks-old US blockade of ships tied to Iran began, pushing Hormuz transits to nearly zero.
76 yrs on, exhibition on Korean War brings to life independent India’s 1st overseas military deployment
'Guardians of Neutrality: India's Korean Mission', organised in Delhi, brought out unknown and forgotten aspects of the war.
Muslim vote, X factor & limitations of regional politics: Takeaways from Bengal, TN, Kerala elections
On counting day, this special edition of National Interest looks at key takeaways from verdicts in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam. You’d err if you credit or blame BJP’s success only on Hindutva. It’s more than that.
North-South Syndrome: Some Premium Stereotypes from the Southie Research
1. “Dehati” is used for North Indians as an insult… without realizing it simply means villager.
2. Great obsession with proving many Northies are dark and many Southies are fair.
3. For some people, North Indian food begins and ends at Matar Paneer and Shahi Paneer*.
4. “North does not like South.” Ah yes, 600 million people had one meeting and unanimously decided.
5. All Northies are cow bhakts surviving exclusively on gau mutr, gobar, and WhatsApp forwards.
6. North Indians are all poor and uneducated.
7. Culturally North India means only Punjab. Individually it means only UP/Bihar.
8. Eternal confusion: where exactly does North start? Narmada? Vindhyas? Krishna? Cauvery? Depending on topic of debate.
9. In the North, apparently all religions are killing each other 24/7. Yet trains still run, weddings happen, markets open.
10. Casteism and gender bias exist only in North India. South reached Scandinavian enlightenment centuries ago.
Wait for what North thinks about South