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Thursday, September 11, 2025
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Topic: Relationships

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

Lover girls are the tragic clowns of modern dating. They are keeping romance alive

It’s not that lover girls lack self-respect — they’ve just put it on a little sale for whichever emotionally unavailable dude they’re currently fixated on.

Why the ‘long-term relationship’ label is killing your dating game

The stigma around ‘long-term’ is built on some pretty solid stereotypes.

What it takes to go from casual to committed in the modern dating world—good luck

On one side of the internet, 20-somethings are whining about how dating is low-velocity, like a traffic jam—lots of honking (swiping), barely any moving.

Kalesh in modern dating. How Gen Z is spicing up their relationships

There’s no safe answer to ‘why do you love me?’. And even if you’ve answered it 500 times, you can still falter at the 501th time.

Older women want younger boyfriends in 2025. Cougar labels don’t bother them

The older-girlfriend-younger-boyfriend stories in my inbox are nauseatingly cute. A 29-year-old lover girl in Delhi has a 24-year-old boyfriend who writes her lengthy love letters.

Kaddu, Gugu nicknames reveal a lot about couples. Gen Z doesn’t need commitment to get started

There’s also a politics to romantic nicknaming. It shows who holds the emotional power in the relationship, and what gender roles are at play.

Dating apps have killed meet-cutes. Gen Z couples are cooking up origin stories

Yes, some of us are lying through our teeth and cooking up cute tales out of desperation. A fake bookstore or a crowded concert—the details have to be minimum and believable.

Gen Z is changing the flirting game. Old-school flattery is now toxic

There’s a reason why YouTube videos titled “How to learn the art of flirting” have millions of views in this over-informed age.

Gen Z & millennials are dating each other. It’s a generation mash-up with spicy character arcs

For two generations that were introduced to the horrors of online dating simultaneously, millennials seem both impressed by and jealous of how Gen Z has adapted to it.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?