All About MarriageThe Buzz Cut: Men’s Rights Activists Strike Against Marriage, Unaware They Are Fulfilling Feminists’ Dreams This week in The Buzz Cut, men's rights activists become their own worst enemies, a male actor is spared by the media, and religious sentiments battle for their lives. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Deadly GriefWhy Living Alone, Dealing With Breakups Are Linked to Poor Health in Men A similar link wasn’t found in women since they “have fewer health gains from being in a marriage,” argued experts. By Devrupa Rakshit
Politics of HealingWhat Happens When Therapists Bring Their Own Gender Bias Into Client Care “It's almost like institutionalized violence in a way, where you are reinforcing the notions of the society in the therapeutic context,” an expert notes. By Saumya Kalia
How to Say NoWoe Is Me! “My Mother Forced Me to Make a Profile on a Marriage Site. Will I Ever Be Able to Forgive Her?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Casting A Narrow NetTamil Brahmin Group ‘Shops’ for Brides in North India Due To Local ‘Shortage’ The insistence on marrying only fellow Brahmin women, irrespective of the region, shows how caste endogamy still thrives. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Face ValueWoe Is Me! “I Want to Marry Someone Tall. Am I Shallow?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Escape RoomWoe Is Me! “I Have No Freedom While Living at Home. Is Marriage the Only Way Out?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Politics of LoveWoman’s Conversion to Islam Is Irrelevant In Ensuring Safety of Interfaith Couples: Allahabad HC The court directed the government to ensure couples don't face threats or acts of violence. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
In the Name of LoveLive‑in Relationships Are Similar to Marriages, Just Not Universally Accepted: Punjab & Haryana HC The ruling is in contrast to an earlier judgment that called live-in relationships “morally and socially unacceptable." By Saumya Kalia
Casting A ShadowIn ‘Ajeeb Daastaans,’ Caste Compels People To Lead Secretive, Manipulative Lives The characters navigate their life choices using lies and deceit to survive a world set up against them. By Hannah Stephen
Marriage Is Not A Permanent AffairCan We Move On: From the Sexless, Sacrificing Divorced Woman Trope This might shock you, but many divorced women are happy, vivacious, and have great sex lives. By Aditi Murti
Silent LoveWoe Is Me! “My Husband Doesn’t Talk to Me About His Emotions. What Do I Do?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Open SesameHow I Have Sex: ‘I Became More Experimental With My Partner When I Started Seeing Other People’ This month in How I Have Sex: 34-year-old T. talks about attraction and desire in a polyamorous relationship. By The Swaddle Team
Love and LiesWoe Is Me! “Should I Hide My Past From My Future Husband?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Right To ChooseInter‑Caste Marriages Could Help Ease Communal Tensions, Supreme Court Says Consent of the family, community, or clan is not necessary for two consenting adults to get married, SC adds. By Devrupa Rakshit
Marriage Is A Private AffairCouples Marrying Under the Special Marriage Act Need Not Post Public Notice of Their Intent to Marry: Allahabad HC The ruling was in response to an interfaith couple's plea that the public notice period would enable interference and harassment. By Aditi Murti
State-Sanctioned CasteismKarnataka Plans to Pay Low‑Income Brahmin Women to Marry Within Their Caste Framed as economic empowerment initiatives, the schemes just happen to ensure the 'purity' of the upper-caste gene pool. By Satviki Sanjay
Some Omissions ApplyWoe Is Me! “My Husband‑to‑Be Lied About His Health Issues. Should I Still Marry Him?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
