Communication is Key: Relationships Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Cija Black, author of in Modern Love: The Grownup’s Guide to Relationships & Online Dating: I think that’s really helpful. Can you give an example of the framework or a guidepost? It could be a hypothetical person or from your own personal experiences. _____ Cija Black I was married before. I was with my first husband for 10 years. Communication is Key: Willingness One of
Know What You Want: Dating Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Cija Black, author of in Modern Love: The Grownup’s Guide to Relationships & Online Dating: I think you make a great point. It’s universally important. A lot of people feel pressure, over the holidays especially, whether it’s meeting the relatives or other people you don’t see day to day. Sometimes singles feel confronted with everyone asking about their love life. If one is nursing wounds
Ready to Date? Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Cija Black, author of in Modern Love: The Grownup’s Guide to Relationships & Online Dating: That’s such an empowered way of living. You have a choice, and you’re recognizing that there are choices. What are some indicators for someone who is wondering if they’re ready to date? Are there any indicators that someone might not be ready to date? Maybe it’s not the right time to make
Take Charge of Love Life Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Cija Black, author of in Modern Love: The Grownup’s Guide to Relationships & Online Dating: It was from your personal experiences. I can see that it runs throughout your book, which is excellent. In your book, you mention taking charge of your love life. What are your thoughts in terms of how one can do that? _____ Cija Black Take Charge of Love Life:
Doubting Happiness In a Relationship Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Abby Rodman, author of Should You Marry Him? A No-Nonsense, Therapist-Tested Guide to Not Screwing Up the Biggest Decision of Your Life how people can sense true happiness in love relationships: You have to objectively analyze. You have to step back. You mentioned before that well-worn pair of slippers. It may not actually be serving you even if it seems comfortable at the time.
Defining Love By Our Parents Stories Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Abby Rodman, author of Should You Marry Him? A No-Nonsense, Therapist-Tested Guide to Not Screwing Up the Biggest Decision of Your Life how people define marriage based on what their parents show them: This is one of the last quotes that I’m going to share from your book. You have a chapter entitled, Theirs and Ours: Making Your Marriage Your Own. South Asian
Be Your Own Person and Spice it Up! Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Abby Rodman, author of Should You Marry Him? A No-Nonsense, Therapist-Tested Guide to Not Screwing Up the Biggest Decision of Your Life the importance of living a life with passion: I hear from men very often, “I want someone who is passionate about something in their lives. I don’t want to be their whole world.” You can flip into living vicariously
Why Being Self-Fulfilled Can't Wait Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Abby Rodman, author of Should You Marry Him? A No-Nonsense, Therapist-Tested Guide to Not Screwing Up the Biggest Decision of Your Life the importance of self fulfillment: That’s such an opportunity that we have in terms of demonstrating our love to our partners to be the people who really are healing that. That’s amazing. Like you said, there is a flip to that. That’s
Childhood Wounds in Love Relationships Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Abby Rodman, author of Should You Marry Him? A No-Nonsense, Therapist-Tested Guide to Not Screwing Up the Biggest Decision of Your Life the role of our childhood in romantic relationships: Your book states, “Many of us “hire on” a potential spouses to activate or reactivate our childhood wounds. Everything we know about relationships, we learned in childhood and that knowledge becomes like a pair
Changing Your Life or Lifestyle for Love Jasbina Ahluwalia discusses with Abby Rodman, author of Should You Marry Him? A No-Nonsense, Therapist-Tested Guide to Not Screwing Up the Biggest Decision of Your Life someone changing their lifestyle vs. changing their life for love: You addressed it by discussing ten make or break pre-marriage issues that popped up from your experience. You mentioned that they come up in every troubled marriage or relationship that
