What is The Biggest Issue in South Asian Couples? Jasbina Ahluwalia You mentioned these parallel lives. From what I understand, you see it even more so in Indian (South Asian) couples. Since you’ve counseled couples from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, I’m wondering if you’ve noticed any other marital issues, without over generalizing, that tend to be more common to South Asians than non-South Asians. _____ Parijat Deshpande Biggest Issue in South
5 Steps To Take When Talking About Your Relationship Jasbina Ahluwalia That’s interesting. I thought it was a great point that you made. If you believe that your partner has changed, chances are that you have as well. The second issue I’d like you to address for our listeners is how to talk about sensitive topics like money, sex, children and religion without fighting. _____ Parijat Deshpande There are so many hot-button topics
Communicating in Arranged Marriages Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Bhuvaneshwari Bhagat: Do you tend to see different issues in couples with an “arranged” marriage versus a “love” marriage? Have you seen patterns or differences with your clients who have gone one way or the other? _____ Bhuvaneshwari Bhagat Communicating in Arranged Marriages Has Family Baggage What’s sad is they’re not very different. The one thing that is distinctly different is the amount of baggage
Managing Communication in Marriage Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Bhuvaneshwari Bhagat: You want to have that end goal in mind. What are some of the communication issues that you see in people who are married and are coming to you for marital counseling and are already committed to each other? What are some of the most typical communication issues that you see? _____ Bhuvaneshwari Bhagat It’s very interesting. There are a lot of things that
