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How the anti-dowry law is misused

Marriage
Filmmaker and activist Deepika Bhardwaj finds out that the law against dowry can be misused against men.

Wedding night sex: do's and don'ts

Marriage
No matter how well you know your partner or how little, wedding night sex can still be tense. After the stress of the wedding, you may well feel nervous about the sex – especially if it's your first time. Read on to find out how to cope.

Our Hindu-Muslim love and... marriage

Marriage
Sangeeta and Naseem didn't let religion affect their love. When the Hindu-Muslim couple wanted to have a love marriage, their parents kept finding excuses not to let that happen. That's why they decided to elope.

I called off my wedding on the D-day

Marriage
“I am an eyesore for my family because I called off my wedding. I wasn’t going to put up with the lies that the guy’s family was telling us,” says Ranju, as she looks back at the day she would have been married.

Inter-caste marriages: Top Five Facts

Marriage
Inter-caste marriages are rising in number and that makes it important to have more knowledge and information about what they actually entail. Read on to find out crucial facts about inter-caste marriages.

'Rejected because my skin is too dark'

Marriage
A darker skin tone always made life tough for Tahini, but finding a good match got tougher because of it. But despite the prejudice, she eventually did find a prince charming who didn't care about her colour.

Is online dating changing marriage?

Meeting someone
More than a third of couples in the US meet their wife or husband online and have a love marriage, and those who do have happier, longer marriages, a large study found.

Am I worth nothing but a dowry?

Marriage
“All your family wants to do is take our money,” Sara yelled at her husband during a fight. She wants to make her marriage work. But it’s not easy for her when she feels like her in-laws only accepted her because they received enough ‘gifts’.