Parijat Deshpande Interview: A Clinical Psychologist On Indian Dating & Relationships

Parijat Deshpande Interview: A Clinical Psychologist On Indian Dating & Relationships “Conversation with Marriage Family Therapist & Founder, MySahana” Jasbina Ahluwalia interviews Parijat Deshpande  A few topics Parijat Deshpande addresses in this interview are:  (6:05)     People Change in Relationships           (7:32)      Talking About Your Relationship: 5 Steps  (11:05)    Patterns Leading to Divorce  (14:30)   Biggest Issue in South Asian Couples  (15:57)    Issues in Arranged Versus Love Marriage  (17:38)    Distance Improves Communication  (18:58)    Self-Awareness Attracts

Lower Divorce Rates: Eastern Community

Lower Divorce Rates: Eastern Community Kristina Lynn asks Jasbina Ahluwalia: Can you tell us how this might be a different viewpoint in the East? We could probably call it a little more practical. How does this affect the longevity of relationships and marriage as far as the divorce rate? More importantly, do you see that people are happier? Maybe they’re not getting divorced. Maybe that’s because it’s taboo. Are those relationships really happier?

Guidelines for Dating Men Who Divorced

Guidelines for Dating Men Who Divorced Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Christie Hartman, author of Changing Your Game: A Man’s Guide to Success with WomenFind The Love of Your Life Online: Your book discusses five guidelines for dating divorced men. Please share these five guidelines with our listeners for navigating your way when you’re dating a divorced man. _____   Dr. Christie Hartman There are a few different ones. First, try to find out his situation. Every

Dating Divorced Men: Pros and Cons

Dating Divorced Men: Pros and Cons Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Christie Hartman, author of Changing Your Game: A Man’s Guide to Success with WomenFind The Love of Your Life Online: As far as having children, that’s a life goal, whether you want them or you don’t. The implications are there. You don’t want to make assumptions and not pay attention to that. Our listeners tend to be commitment minded. If you are looking for someone

Online Dating: What Truly Matters

Online Dating: What Truly Matters Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Christie Hartman, author of Changing Your Game: A Man’s Guide to Success with WomenFind The Love of Your Life Online: Your book discusses criteria to be less choosy on one hand and then criteria to be choosier about on the other. Tell us about that. _____   Dr. Christie Hartman It’s going back to that picky and discriminating thing again. One thing that men should be less choosy

Online Dating and The Illusion of Choice

Online Dating and The Illusion of Choice Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Christie Hartman, author of Changing Your Game: A Man’s Guide to Success with WomenFind The Love of Your Life Online: Success with women equals masculinity plus respecting women. It’s about being secure in your manhood. We know that confidence is so important for both men and women in life in general but also in the dating process. There are people who are secure in

Masculinity and Being Nice: Perfect Combo

Masculinity and Being Nice: Perfect Combo Jasbina Ahluwalia For both men and women, it comes down to having an empowering mindset or attitude. You want to be able to identify the problem solver as someone who is going to figure it out versus the complainer who is powerless. They are either pointing a finger at others or overgeneralizing. It starts with the mindset and attitude. In your book for men, you mention what

Kinds of Men: Solvers vs Complainers

Kinds of Men: Solvers vs Complainers Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Christie Hartman, author of Changing Your Game: A Man’s Guide to Success with WomenFind The Love of Your Life Online: Things like making changes to your life and how you spend your time play into that. You’re hoping for the best but also keeping a perspective. That chapter definitely helps in parsing that out. Let’s shift gears and turn to our male listeners. In Changing Your

Dating Mistake: Hearing Wedding Bells Soon

Dating Mistake: Hearing Wedding Bells Soon Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Christie Hartman, author of Changing Your Game: A Man’s Guide to Success with WomenFind The Love of Your Life Online: The concrete examples were helpful. The next one is mistake number nine. It is, you plan your wedding after your first date. I think this one is relatively commonplace. Tell us about that. _____   Dr. Christie Hartman When a woman is planning her wedding after the first date,

Dating Mistake: Weak Standards

Dating Mistake: Weak Standards Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Christie Hartman, author of Changing Your Game: A Man’s Guide to Success with WomenFind The Love of Your Life Online: Let’s talk about mistake number four. This is another one that I found particularly compelling. That is, you have weak standards. Christie, I found your distinction and discussion between being picky and discriminating particularly insightful. Can you share with our listeners about the weak standards