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When the heart breaks, the part of the brain that stores data on past dates works perfectly.
‘Well, it’s hard to find a man who can acknowledge a woman’s intelligence and be genuinely okay with it.’
Is it that easy for some people to move on? To go from one person to the next, like switching TV channels?
It was so hard to be a guy and choose what action to take with a girl sometimes.
In some ways, having a best friend is way more important than having a lover.
The only way to make power behave in India is, well, more power.
Indian parents find it easier to accept an inter-gender friendship when it is linked to academics.
In India, people have to know where you come from. Only then they feel comfortable enough to talk to you.
This passive-aggressive stealth communication mothers do with their sons’ girlfriends is a refined and deadly art form.
Why do so many Indian men get tongue-tied in front of women?
When parents decide to do a full-frontal emotional assault, nothing is off-limits. Crying dads and slapping moms are a routine part of how Indian kids are hammered into shape and manipulated to give up on things they really want.
‘I have a problem in life, uncle. I have always found it hard to “just move on”.’
even these “good for you” things are only good for you up to a point. In small portions.’
‘Investigation is not everyone’s cup of tea. One should stick to what one is capable of.’
“When you lose something, don’t think of it as a loss. Accept it as a gift that gets you on the path you were meant to travel on”,’
