portraits of digital intimacyHow a Lockdown Love Story Evolved Entirely Online Through rap battles over voice notes and shared movie-watching, Sharan and Tanvi marked the milestones in their digital relationship. By The Swaddle Team
Tu Tu Mai MaiWoe Is Me! “My Old Friend Keeps Trying to Horn in On All My New Friendships!” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Justice For RheaRhea Chakraborty Is Not A National Villain. She’s A Feminist Icon. She has shown enormous dignity and strength in asserting her right to mourn and live in peace. By The Swaddle Team
The Choice AwaitsWoe Is Me! “My Boyfriend Asks Me to Choose Him Over My Friends!” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Find Me A Suitable ManWoe Is Me! “Why Do Men I Meet Never Want to Date Me?” A weekly column in which the team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Sisters At WarWoe Is Me! “My SIL Refuses to Do Household Chores Because She Has a Job, and I Resent It” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Housewife Who Is Itching to Go Back to Her Pre‑Pandemic Routine "I'm enjoying it now that everything is going back to normal. My sons go to work and I have time for myself." By The Swaddle Team
On What Authority?Woe Is Me! “My Intrusive, Insensitive Co‑worker Thinks We’re Friends. How Do I Get Her to Back Off?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Sex Worker Trying to Standardize Pandemic Safe Sex Protocols "We’re insisting our clients wear masks and use sanitizers along with us. We have to save their family and keep ours safe too." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Photojournalist Teaches Online Classes to Keep Working "I’m not sure how much students are learning [online], but nobody’s dropped out yet which I’m guessing is a good sign." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A 25‑Year‑Old Actor Who Has to Record Auditions On Her Own "Now, we’re sending casting directors audition videos online, but I’m not even sure they’re looking at my work." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Founder Who Has Always Worked From Home, But Is Now Struggling "I can’t work in a house when it hasn’t been cleaned on that day. You can’t skip a day. You have to clean it every day." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Pandit Who Conducts Poojas, Weddings on Zoom “I don’t wish for this to be the new normal. Ceremonies on video feel very unreal.” By The Swaddle Team
Sex and PoliticsWoe Is Me! “My Partner and I Have Opposing Political Views. Do I Confront Him or Learn to Live With It?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: The Marketing Exec Who Started a Food Business During Lockdown “If this becomes a business I can do all my life, then this will be the only good thing the pandemic has done.” By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork Re‑cultured: The Finance Journalist Who Turned His Daughter’s Room Into an Office “My working from home has disrupted my 6-year-old daughter’s routine multiple times.” By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A 24‑Year‑Old Teacher Finds it Difficult Supervising Her Students Online "The kids sometimes will just randomly log off and say their internet wasn’t working." By The Swaddle Team
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: The 30‑Year‑Old Psychiatrist Building an Online Private Practice "I also nod my head more, figure out more ways to illustrate 'I'm here' and 'I'm listening,' especially because eye contact is not super clear on video calls." By The Swaddle Team
