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Marriage and Women


Researching marital effects on happiness is tricky because happier people are generally more likely to get married than others. Still, … More

Being single, Happiness in marriage, Marriage

Romantic Love


“First you marry, then you fall in love” In old India, the prevailing philosophy regarding romantic love was, “First you … More

Love, Marriage, Romantic love, True love

To Retire or Not To Retire


I believe the ultimate questions to ask oneself at this stage in life are: “Have I fulfilled my potential as … More

Retirement

Happiness and Its Spin-offs


Aristotle points out in Nicomachean Ethics that while we desire every other thing for being instrumental and serving some other … More

Happiness, Living in the Now, Living in the Present

To Love or To Be Loved


“No, not when you are not loved, but when you do not love, life becomes difficult.”–D. Samarender Reddy

Love, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

Psychedelics and Prayer


What I am suggesting is that the appearance of small mystical societies in ancient times that ultimately evolved into more … More

Prayer, psychedelics

The Mental Health Struggles of Single and Divorced Men


Interestingly, a large corpus of research indicates that single men have higher rates of mental health issues compared to married … More

Divorced Men, Marriage, Single Men

Unconditional Love


Unconditional love is an illusion. Sacrifices and gifts are the reality. Once couples are able to give up the illusion … More

Love, True love, Unconditional Love

Authentic Living


The more I study people who are single at heart, the more I think that at the core of their … More

Authentic living, Authenticity, Bachelors, Spinsters

Mental Illness


In contrast to ailments like a fractured leg or a badly pumping heart, he notes, psychiatric problems can’t be directly … More

Mental illness, Psychiatric problems, Psychiatry

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