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Podcast Summary: Love Vs Arranged Marriage, Lust, Soulmate & Red Flags | Dr Madhumati Singh
Podcast Title: Figuring Out Host: Raj Shamani Guest: Dr. Madhumati Singh, Psychologist and Director of FairGaze Episode Number: FO354
Episode Overview In this episode, Raj Shamani engages in a deep discussion with Dr. Madhumati Singh on the intricacies of relationships, marriage, and the psychological aspects of love. The conversation addresses topics such as premarital counseling, the differences between love and arranged marriages, and the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships. The episode provides practical insights for individuals preparing for marriage, along with discussions about emotional well-being and understanding partners better.
Key Topics Discussed
- Importance of Premarital Counseling
- Definition: A preparatory process to help couples discuss and understand each other's expectations, responsibilities, and values before marriage.
- Common Issues: Most couples entering marriage lack awareness about premarital counseling, which can lead to conflicts later.
- Questions to Consider:
- Financial health and aspirations.
- Responsibilities towards family members.
- Plans for children.
- Love vs. Arranged Marriage
- Preference for Arranged Marriages: Dr. Singh suggests arranged marriages may provide a more grounded starting point for couples, unlike love marriages which can start with high expectations.
- Reality of Marriage: The initial euphoria of marriage can be misleading; many couples experience challenges in the first year.
- Understanding Relationship Dynamics
- Reasons for Marriage:
- For men: Sexual partnership, social acceptance, and cohabitation.
- For women: Economic stability, maternal instincts, and social acceptance.
- Components for Compatibility:
- Similar family background and structure.
- Shared values and interests.
- Responsibilities towards family.
- Red Flags in Relationships
- Signs of a Troubling Partner:
- Lack of accountability.
- Control issues and co-dependency.
- Patterns of lying and addiction.
- Addiction Considerations: Couples should assess how addiction affects relationship stability and personal well-being.
- Understanding Love and Lust
- Differentiating Love, Lust, and Attraction:
- Lust is primarily sexual; love includes deeper emotional connection.
- Attraction is the initial spark that can lead to lust and eventually love.
- The Concept of Soulmates
- Myth vs. Reality: Dr. Singh argues that the idea of soulmates is more of a cultural narrative than a reality; love must be nurtured and built over time.
- Emotions in Relationships
- Psychological Insights:
- Love is influenced by hormones and personal experiences.
- Importance of emotional transparency and communication in relationships.
- Handling Difficult Partners
- Dealing with Narcissism:
- Understanding narcissistic behavior and its effects on relationships.
- Strategies for coping and setting boundaries with narcissistic partners.
Practical Exercises Suggested
- Values Chart: Couples can create a chart to identify and discuss their individual values, facilitating deeper understanding and compatibility.
- Journaling Emotions: Keeping a diary to track feelings, experiences, and expectations can help in navigating relationship dynamics.
Conclusion The episode emphasizes the significance of preparation in relationships, the necessity of understanding personal values and expectations, and the importance of addressing red flags early in relationships. Dr. Singh provides practical advice for couples to ensure their partnership is grounded in mutual respect, trust, and understanding.
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Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:003 questions which should ask a partner before marrying. Your financial health and financial aspiration. Second, responsibilities toward your family members. Third, children. Pregnancy is unplanned. You should do it now. Today, a lot of conversation has been made about body count. Does it matter who has been partners previously? Absolutely not. Body count is more like number crunching. You've had sex with two and you say it's 22. In today's time, youngsters consider marriage only societal pressure. But what do you think is right? Our guest today is Dr. Madhumati Singh, a renowned psychologist and director of Fairgaze.
0:36In this episode, we will know if marriage is necessary or just an outdated concept. What is the real benefit of premarital counseling? And how do we choose a right partner for marriage? If you are addicted to a partner, what should you do to him? Don't control that person, if he is not a person, he is his duty. I have a big highlight of that, that was premarital counseling. What is premarital counseling? The case of marital cases, let's say 100, I don't know about 99. They say that first year should be a honeymoon period. In marriage, first year is the worst. If you had to calculate so much, that essence will kill.
1:13It's a big deal when you get to understand. You know, the euphoria of marriage is like a vacuum. Because ground reality is deep. My wife says, this is over night. What's better? Arrange marriage or love marriage? Always arrange marriage. What? Why? Because... Before we move on, subscribe to this channel so that we will make more insightful and better podcasts. And this whole show is available on Spotify, where you can follow us. Enjoy the show!
1:52When I was reading about you and I saw the talking points in that I highlighted something that was pre-marital counseling What is pre-marital counseling? Very nice I've heard, I've heard in India, I don't know if it happens Oh Baba, pre-marital counseling is exactly as you're saying We need to listen very little What happens? Simple thing, Raj, which is my relationship counseling I have been doing for so many years now about so the marriage the marriage ones or in fact I would say even partnership ke baat ne kar rahe he my relationships ke baat ne kar rahe we are only talking about marriage. Jo marital wale jo cases aate hai let's say 100 aate hai.
2:35100 I am sure as you also would be knowing 99 % have not heard of pre-marital counseling. 99 ko pata he nahi now comes ki in ko pata kya hai pata ye hai teen factors ki matchmaking ho raha hai ye thik hai lardki thik hai dikne mein dikne mein woi criteria honne chanye joh unke demag mein kuchh zyadha major criteria nahi hai the reason why premarital happens is that everything now looks hunky dory they say first year should be honeymoon period ulta hota hai marriage mein first year is the worst and I'll give you the reasons why it is the worst we will talk about it now why so out of those hundred marriage counseling 99 net to premarital then when marriage is done then what will premarital do you do what will you do it is that婦 has been married now so we are now we are going helter skelter both are beating hands that yeah let's save it or throw it in the garbage what do we do they are they have no idea so when we talk about they have no idea means I ask them that your marriage can factors go very typical again keeping India in mind you know it's mainly it is word of mouth a family now portals are a lot active matrimony portals are very active they are a good source then we're talking two three factors and the person meets these two people meet each other now here comes the point where they meet each other and they actually are blank because we go over what do you mean to me?
4:16what did we do? so they said our courtship that's a lot of time then what do you guys do? you went to the movie you went to the film you went to the family sometimes we went to the family I said socializing is going on Yes, so it's like this. I said, now what are the things you're talking about? Finances are the things you're talking about. In-laws are the things you're talking about. You're not doing the interest match. One is watching TV and the other is going to go to the other. These are all other things. We're talking of similar values of life. I'll just come to that. Those seven components that make us compatible.
5:00So I said, what are the things? She said, yes, these are all things. I said, do you do this before?
5:10She says, She says, She says, She says, She says, She says, She says, She says, She says, Slowly, Not in interview form, Just in a nice way, Let's talk about each other. Let's talk about division of work in a household. They are putting their best foot forward. The idea is to get married. Tell me three questions Which you should ask a partner before marrying If you have to choose top three questions Top three questions Your financial health and financial aspiration Second Your responsibilities Toward your family members And third Children Having children Not children Our family Okay Why do you need to tell one in a line?
6:04Finance is first These are two factors when we do marriage counseling Do you take money to take money or take in-laws? These are two factors And third is children because that's the progeny We are taking those children So one, two, equal What role is your parenting? No, no planning in fact pregnancy itself is in majority I wouldn't say all I would say a good 80 % not 100 % pregnancy is unplanned it's done you should do it many people are in pressure yeah I should do it now it's been done now it's been done you should sit and talk take it maternity leave what are the finances who what how do you know anything about parenting so that prep has to be done these three things are very big these three things but don't you think that if you have to calculate so much, so many practical things, that essence that people come together, that essence of love will kill.
7:17It's a big deal when you get into it. The intensity goes further up. Because you are so sure, you are on sure ground. That is a very big deal. Do you know that the euphoria of marriage, the whole thing that happens, the three-four, the functions, is like a vacuum. for newly married couples because ground reality is dhap and dhap mein bivi kaati hai ye toh overnight badal gaya ye toh kal raat tak toh everything was just what I'm used to he has changed overnight is what some girls because you've not worked this out now you're saying let marriage take its own raasta and we'll go and go henge. Bus kabhi potholes a gaya kabhi roadblock a gaya.
8:10But kya better hota hai? Arrange marriage ki love marriage? Always arranged marriage. Kia? Kyu? Kyuuki love marriage na aap ye scale hai. Ya haa yaha se yaha se shuru karte hai zero to ten. Aap love marriage yaha se shuru karte hai apni. Ten ke aag eleven nai it only I'm putting it in a very dark way but you you start from up there. because you already know what the dynamics are. Whereas with love marriage, you start from here. Arrange marriage. Sorry, with arranged marriage, you start from here. Now you'll say, this is a very manipulative thing. In a way, manipulative means explaining it that you are going to start from ground zero, learning to explore, getting to explore each other, both growing together.
8:57Whatever you're doing in courtship, you've done it here. The number of marital counseling, which I've got cases, it is more in love marriages and I wouldn't say huge difference suppose if you say like 90 and 10 no it's like a 65 70 65-35 when two people start from ground zero they both feel responsible building it together yeah whereas if you start with the best crimson cloud phenomena where you have had the best then when you have realistic expectation unrealistic expectations I would say not unrealistic sorry I would say two high expectations we start our marital journey from there so when we maintain it couples have a problem because life is daal chawal aata ghi and mommy papa and potty baby ka ho gaya etc life is very crass practical things of life so So when the couple of that crimson cloud burst, they start there.
10:06I don't know if I agree with this or no. Don't have to. Because I feel love is beautiful. And if you love with the person, if you start a new Christian, you start a marriage, then you enter a new phase of your life. Where together you know, oh this is a certainty. So if there are problems, then you will be able to get together. So to me, if you start love, like you said on the top, So I think there is a new face start here Which you develop in your own way Step 1, step 2, step 3 Marriage is a completely new state And a different ball game Absolutely right So you are not ready to play in your own way You know who is your partner?
10:45It's us versus the world It's so much better We were fighting alone We will fight together We will fight together Agreed Partnership is very important So I believe if it's a beautiful partnership Yes Then love marriage can be beautiful Love is beautiful Absolutely love is beautiful the real definition of love is the whole the ethereal part of it, it is actually spiritual it is beyond comprehension in terms of words so partnership, yes absolutely right so tell me, in basic words top three reasons for who girls are married and top three reasons for who girls are married what happens majorly, why is it so much yeah now let's go what will happen to this child let's get married Raj major reasons three reasons which boys婚婚
11:39may not be in that order but three one is sexual partner who is your own on the house sexual partner very important second is social acceptance too social acceptance that I am settled now I am the bread of or I am the settled now. We are married, we are settled.
12:04And perhaps these are two things. Third is cohabitation. Cohabitation comes when we talk about the definition of marriage. What happens in cohabitation? It's good to go with a partner. You can go with a partner. You can go with a partner. It's a good one. Not to kill loneliness. Yes, absolutely. And why do you do the girls? The girls primarily, first one is economics. he feels that a stability will get better double income will get better single double good a child of a little less of a child negligible chances that she will say yes negligible barring out of course an odd person here and there economics is one second is legitimate children maternal instincts pronounced in girls in girls, not so pronounced in girls.
12:58The paternal instinct. Second is children. And of course, the third as we go on to, not in that order, but third is social sanction. I don't have married that friend. Look, now we're single. We're four of them. That's not that. Social acceptance. This pressure creates a lot. Does it feel like people? Yes, I feel like. I feel like girls. Like I've heard, that people in society, and friends, they're very pressure creates a lot. They say, let's get married, let's get married. What's going to happen? age will be gone, now will be grown, and then after that, I don't get a girl, I don't get a good relationship, what do we show people, what do we show people, what do we show people, all of that, people talk about it, and they get frustrated, the girls.
13:35And I've seen that again and again happening, with my friends, with my relatives, with my cousins. But, this pressure is given to the family, but what do they feel individually, do they feel like, oh, these people are saying right now. Yes. They do. believing they do they do and same majority may not be all yeah yeah yeah for example i know of a client who doesn't do it no matter what factor doesn't matter no matter what bachelor life is good free i'm not going to be keen on that i'm not going to be keen on that no matter what factor is not settled lawyer is all right one fine day i will do it let's do it why?
14:23because there is no pressure no, there is no factor no, there is no factor no, there is no factor he thought that what he doesn't do they are null and void or maybe he has experienced all of that go on, then late nights drinking, being with friends you know, get up the car and go to the party eating a banana etc. you know, those things maybe he has done them then he has been filled so there is no factor sometimes it is not that there is no factor do not do it, let's do it. Now in the next phase, let's do it. What happens next婚? Next婚. Do you think this is the right reason to marry? Not at all.
15:02This is the reason, but I believe the reason that everybody should get married. Everybody should get married? Why? Very interesting. Marriage is like the anchor. It's an anchor. What does it mean? It means that it means Therav In life When you tell this case You all have to go All the people You all have to do All the people You all have to do When you sit Then why did you feel What was that Therav You should slow down You should You should In such a way There is no one You should You should You should You should So if Sense That's only one Okay What's the right reason To marry them cohabitation like roomies or cohabitation two people 1-2 let's go for a spin let's have some ice cream let's go in India go with you is your partner rather than saying who I am going to go today I don't have to phone my first time cohabitation there are many factors cohabitation you share your resource you share your time and have you seen you live in a hostel no yes I live in a little so So, those who are in the hostel, they will understand what exactly is cohabitation.
16:20You start off as strangers and then you say that everybody wants to, we keep in mind that we are adjusted in our environment, happy. In that way, it's adapting. It's not, it's adapting. You adapt. So, two roommates or three, they have the same rules that live and let live. Be accepting to each other. Five people were sitting together, so I know. you know no those 6 months are good enough yeah okay so we call that cohabitation advantages factors I don't want to talk about advantages so cohabitation in your resources double income family definitely is a plus now come to the third point legitimate children now we can debate see we are not talking of the 1 % of the everybody wants to of course we are having single parent we are looking at surrogacy we are looking at you know everything we are not talking general about everyone needs to be children so legitimate children now comes the fourth and the most important part that is the last the good things are kept for the last it's the it's the psychosocial primarily psychological you have to stay with your who who what happens what happens prime prime go to in time a lot of things that's another thing we are going to talk about marriage is so I say marriage is matter of the head only and in time you make a relationship out of it it's a matter of head you don't even start with the word like love it's a very far you can like means I like all things I may not be.
18:10Something may be neutral. I don't know. So, you don't love who you love. You marry him. Yes, absolutely. Love is a good thing. Those who have to find love. Okay. Please, tell me. What do you say? Who has to find love? What do you say? Honestly speaking, who has to find love, who has to find love. Because what is love is only for giving. That's why people are evasive. They are going all over the place finding love. you don't find you are because you are giving and in relationship that I agree with so love is not from someone love is what you are to the universe and it's not just one person to the universe out of the window so keep marriage practical 5-7 factors marriage practicality head head say see pyaar kis saat practicality honne chahi nah pyaar ka mat wait karo but jisko pyaar hai to shadi kar lena chahi na jisse pyaar hai usse shadi kar lena chahi jisse pyaar hai uske yye saat factors match kar te to bilkul kar lena chahi abhi kar lena chahi turant pandit bulo hao or agar nahi ho te saat factors match
19:38Similar family background. Now hear me out. Don't get shocked. I'm doing this one. First of all, you tell us all. First of all, I'll tell you. Similar family background. Similar family background means your, preferably your religion, your area, which is your culture. Similar family background, similar family structure. Okay, that you have a joint family or nuclear family. Correct. joint nuclear
20:12business service very important third
20:20similar values of life values ka kya matlab hai ki aap kis chiz ko important maantay hai yadka kehata hai ki jay mujhe toh 10 crore pata nahi x crore I'm not even good with numbers but yeah some I have to make 4 bungles in Bombay and the girls say no I am happy with one and I think in my old age I would like to be settling in the hills absolutely now comes a fourth
20:50similar hobbies and interests here people say no ma 'am we have heard opposites attract that happens for attraction yeah that happens if you are made of lohe and it's a misnomer, a myth that opposites attract opposites are attracted to each other just like and then there's the soda fizz it all goes up and it also settles down very quickly it's all skin-relating, exciting not to be sustained dissimilar people even when you go, let's look at common sense things you make friends you will be long sustaining friends yes you will get a thrill so much fun you know this person taught me this that just short long term what will be similar that will be your sustained friend so similar hobbies and interests but these are very important factors in fact morning person night person small things some people talk very loudly some people are abusive you know like i said part of how you brought up yeah okay okay similar hobbies and interest ho gaya now come to your very important factor prenatal counseling me hata your responsibility towards your family members after the marriage and you have to hold that responsibility for your partner what part of your responsibility So, your responsibility is your parents and family.
22:33Not just parents. That responsibility is your partner. How much will it be? Or will it not? So, sharing of your responsibilities towards your family and vice versa. That girl's desire to do these things for me.
22:59True.
23:18You don't need to pay, etc. Financial transparency. see this is my earning these are my probable things which may come to me probable both ways girl and the boy last part point make sense last one many people actually when we do pre-material workshop say ma 'am but this is confidential finances I said who said confidential don't do this don't play games here No, within two people you have to, especially somebody whom we are marrying. Dating, relationship, separate issue. We are not going there. So then we talk about it. Where are the problems coming from? Then becomes mistrust, disrespect, a lot of other factors.
24:10Last part, but not the least. And perhaps the easiest to do, but nobody does. Updated, detailed medical report to be shared with each other. Updated. thalassemia HPV HIV dental who is artificial tooth laser what is it not all one time to be shared with each other what happens transparency just information nothing else so let me tell you Raj small small things add up including food including because very simple thing but this is small small to make sure that if a girl for example South Indian family or a girl North Indian family so she has to learn to learn another culture agreed like I said to you these factors are what we say the marriage journey becomes smooth now in which book you have written marriage journey smooth some people like rollercoaster they like it so I agree What I'm saying is, that if these factors are not all, then they don't guarantee that you will fall.
25:29Your temperament is also there. I'll give an example. Interest in hobbies, for example. I've seen couples, in the initial, they say, how different it is. They sit down and sit down. In time, they figure out, that they balance out. They do it in a day. But the move is adapting. We adapt. But, But simple things, if I have a burden of my system, my system doesn't take it. If I go to Alaska, I will adapt there. I will. But given a choice, I should not be going there. That's all we're talking about. So it's not that there are. But majority of clashes and you'll be shocked at how the clashes escalate.
26:12escalate. How they escalate over as simple thing as, that I won't give a particular culture, I can't eat it here. It will be a different one. So the boss says, you will be a different one.
26:34You have no idea. Little little things of Pahrawa, Khanpan, language. oh when they talk to them they start in their language they don't think they are resentment that I know that I know that I feel like I'm getting hurt then the girl asks how old are you for your marriage 3 years he hasn't taught your language you mean like I said we carry our ego with us we carry our identity with us and that also makes us a little I won't say rigid but that also typecasts us how much you are flexible but in flexibility everyone today I was saying I have an aptitude for languages some people don't so she told me this girl told me she said you don't know how much I am trying I am not good with languages picking up languages I can't I am trying to try but why people talk in this way that I don't understand and okay so talking of family background.
27:42You said that it should be the same. No, it should be the same. It will go. So, roller coaster is still there? Yes. I mean, I'll adjust some adjustments to sacrifice and adapt to it. It can work out. Absolutely. Okay, so this is 50-50. Look at it. If you're doing the exact practicality and you need all the ticks, maybe do it or else. Correct. Absolutely. The second is family structure. This is easy to be. What would be a problem in family structure? Because if there is a joint family, And also, a generation of攝影ists would go to the nuclear Dunions in order to get theoute and get in atravies Users or Claus Buy
28:39Excellent us go here. Then the other thing. That is so true. You have so much. In a joint family there children get to know. That's true. I am from a joint family. Similar age group of children are similar, similar, similar. Very good. And what is the other thing? If you are sad or are sad, then you ask four people. They don't have to solve your problem. They is this pain in my mouth because there is no sound. There is no sound. I am so used to having first floor, niche, ground, somebody or the other. That is a live house. This is a dead house. Okay, it's like family structure has a lot of problems.
29:22So, this is also pre-end discuss. This is also pre-marital counseling. Very important. But if it's different, is it okay? Because if you have talked transparently and tell me that these 15 things are the disadvantages of this and the advantages of this. You think and I think that we have a week, 10 days, 15 days, 1 month. Are you ready for this or not? Absolutely right. Then it can work out. It can be worked. If I mentally prepare myself, then I'm okay. Absolutely. As a girl says, I'm crazy. I'll do my lunch. Or I'll do my lunch. I'll wear these clothes. We'll go anywhere.
30:10and she says I am fed up this is my time we don't have children now I want to exactly what you said mentally prepared you know what there are cases where I hear we wouldn't have got married to this person and I'm not talking about the family structure per se but multiple factors that if we had known if we had talked about it hard enough I wouldn't have got married so to be married it's very necessary I would do what is the way to make it your questionnaire individually genuinely and it should not of course take it up as a project but take it up as a fun project you know you are liking this person you are spending time with this person but make it productive and fruitful it's a serious matter third point are values very important I agree I think in some way personally at this point and what I think my partner and my value system match that should be the top number one priority for me if I have to be with someone for forever same with my partner value system match because here I have to break my mind.
31:31I have to change everything from childhood. Like my experiences, trauma, conditioning, dreams, aspirations. Everything is very difficult. But still, I can adjust my family background. Structure, finances. You can date someone with a probable potential. Multiple things you can do. Value you can't change. Value system changes. It's very difficult. So for me that's like the number one. Yeah. But let's discuss it a little. Absolutely. What is the value system? Give me five, six values that are very important before marriage. So simple. Let's take up a few values like we look at what is important to you.
32:13So important. For example, important for some people. Let's say a person says. For me, my career, I take my career as most important. career is most important then that itself doesn't define anything because career is important for everyone for me career is important it's different so you have to take give maximum time to this particular aspect, it's a little less time and the reason you need to give maximum time is because most of the people don't know what is important to them so if anyone is watching and they want He wants to know my value system. What I value in life is the most important thing.
33:02What questions should he ask? Tell me four or five questions he asks. In what aspects of life? So first step forward is start journaling. Value is what is important for you in life. You have to journal. Now let me tell you when we have the workshop. They actually start off with very very very innate things. Because they don't have thought. I don't know. So, they rack their brain. What is important for me? So, let me know what they start. Things like holiday in the hills. No problem. Write. So, we say whatever comes to your mind. What is important to you? Okay, let's do this. Okay. Okay. It's good.
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33:45Obviously, you can't do a full version. Okay. but a basic version like I am a viewer and all viewers will do it with me and everybody take your pen and paper out paper pen and then we start your paper and you know your best friend and you are talking about it so this means to write your thoughts what you want to write so you write what is important for me on top of your title this is what you are going to write about what is important for me Okay. Let's start writing. Okay. I have written 10 things. Wow. Very good. Okay. Now in these items, the sound of similar sounding, similar, like similar will be.
34:29I'll tell you 10 things. I think it's similar, but still you, you tell. So, work, purpose and ambition, that is first. Then self-growth. Then adventure. Health and workout. out my cleaning eating like proper eating food nutrition is my health mom dad brother and my dog very important to manage me add it plus my few friends okay very close simple yeah then reading time which is me time very good very good then conferences and travel around the world from the best trainers this is a thing which I do a lot every month or every two months I would go and attend their workshops and conferences so that's a very important thing for me then once in a while movies I like watching them.
35:40Every time I'm excited about some new movie, I want to watch it. Then important is sleeping. So, I don't want to compromise. I will get to the end of the day where I'm not ready to compromise. I don't want to compromise at least 4-6 hours. I want to sleep. Do you snore? No, I don't. Oh, very important. Please. Very important. Sleep, you're right. and then my team members and their financial well-being sometimes it's like I will sacrifice my wants just to make sure that my team members have their responsibility which is above and beyond their salary and compensation so I don't want to stop that my partner will say why are people coming up and asking why are you giving so much money and asking him to pay his hand they are doing their own, I don't want to know okay, so many people are different yeah, exactly, many people are different majority of them are most of them have this health, sleep family family three or four factors value okay, tell me this you are the provider are you the provider?
37:04yeah, always always is okay good so this is also a provider room because some women believe that we would rather keep it equal I am equally a provider I don't mind having a partner who is you will not think about it no I mean if it is equal see provider means like the bread earner the man of the house but if he gains and gains good would I mind that no not at all would I what would I have to say oh this will get more and less I have never thought it a lot exactly I don't care if it is more important or significant so what's the correct word for it equality if there is equality I don't mind but if it is such that if it doesn't do anything do I mind playing the provider or no I don't expect it that it will get more than I will get more but if it does or does it do I will get more so I am equally happy so being on the same page basically we give this analogy, that the singles match is not, it is doubles.
38:12So that is one. And the most important part is transparency. A lot of couples have issues. I didn't tell everything, I didn't see her bank statement, and I didn't know everything about it. How important, again, what are the values, what are the things that are left? There are many, many points. But one thing comes, I used a word, equality. What does equality mean? what is the sense of two people being same, equal doesn't mean anything else. It means that that is the meaning of equality. It doesn't mean money. It doesn't mean that there is a problem that I'm older or I'm older or I'm older or I'm your husband.
38:58Equality is one. Now comes respect. That's why respect comes. And what does trust trust trust trust what is going on here in values? It's important. The integrity values, I didn't write it because that's the basic. That's like, it's starting from there. Okay. You trust me, I trust you. I trust you. You respect me, I respect you. You respect me, I respect you. This is a ground level. Yes, it's a ground level. It's starting from here. It's not going to be so much, we won't do this. Okay. Okay, okay. This is the ground level. You're right. So the biggest thing that is in the relationships, the most significant thing is need for control.
39:49And it starts off with very subtle things. I'm so happy you did this. I'm on top of the world. So the message is that if I do this, she's happy. Or the other thing is, if you do this, you will prove that you love me need for control including how you dress, what you wear who are your friends, who should be your friends need for control, where should your money go how should you be conducting yourself at work how you should not be, need for control unknowingly, you have seen
40:35we have some one person a go to now why do we go to the go to? can you think about it? that is definitely not in control that is an open set of choices preferably those choices are not five preferably that person gives you a choice that according to me one or two things pick your choice controlling person
41:10says i don't want that to happen i've seen other people who have very controlling and suffocating relationships yes that is actually in the short term it is called codependent relationships co-dependent is very nice sounds very good in the beginning it sounds very nice you know you make me happy so whatever you do makes me happy or unhappy stifling because then that responsibility is humongous and that is where the stifling begins if you've noticed couples fight more often with the you word, you statements you are this, you did this you did not do this, so initially that itself is a red flag by the way it's stifling just watching people you know I'm wearing my husband's choice of sari because he likes it
42:19I'm giving just a random example if your relationship if your relationship In the first session, your partner is a co-dependent relationship which does become stifling later on. Because this is what we call as the control mechanism. In fact, I still have a couple who are in therapy. It's been now six months, maybe more. In the initial first session itself, when we talked about co-dependency, they started to see one another. They said, we're okay. they weren't denied they said we don't want to talk about it don't talk about it we don't want to we are okay and this is most probably the second year of marriage sometimes they work too for people now they are getting to understand don't you think like I have seen in few places and I will give a basic example based on my I have two friends where the girl decides The girl decides what to wear, how to dress, how to dress and how to groom the overall The girl decides that the girl who gets the money, both are independent earning people Both are killing the industry The girl decides that the girl who gets the money will invest and how to control money How to put money in the place Because the girl's acumen of investment is much better And the girl's overall grooming, etiquette, manners All the good and good sense of style so they are dependent on this thing and now they have been 15 years and they have gone to a level where it's like an automatic function that doesn't know if they don't know what to do and they don't know if they don't put it and they are happy with each other codependent codependent is a very happy thing and that also makes you handicapped god forbid that's why i'm saying now who are these couples now i'll give you the reason why you have exactly support system simple language and support system this support system don't do this one day you can't do this they are the basic we're talking about rational and the reason but generally speaking as adults It's a person who dresses up the way he or she wants carry a different aura of confidence than a person who has been told or is dependent on.
44:57They carry a different sort of aura. And the reason being, let me explain. I know you were saying, no, Javani, it's not fun. No, no, go ahead. And the reason being is, it is not coming from within. And like I said, it's a very small, I'll give a small example. eat food I know what my husband will eat really just because you know something yesterday okay now in this case what are you doing okay you know based on your past you will eat those three things this itself gives me self importance I feel important I know and he also says yes baby you know self importance most of the time nothing wrong there's nothing wrong I understand nothing wrong but please remember Raj in time in time we will realize that we think that we feel that we don't feel that we feel and we feel there are more things I'll give an example is the the child says okay I allow because my mother feels good about it mother said I wish I had known he is doing it to make me feel good because that's not what I feel that's not what I feel every time maybe 8 or 10 times I think it's responsibility he says could be that 7 out of 10 times I feel nice but 3 times I don't so it is not 100 times it's not a blanket statement eventually self-dependency is what happens to you that if you are going to get out of your life you will basically surf you will be able to be a good surfer you will surf and you will not drown and then come up again and gasp and gag that's the only difference so okay now if everyone has made a value chart and wrote 10 or 7 or 8 things what should they do next now what do they do let's just say this is the question people ask their wedding if they are okay for this or not no, make a list and exchange and understand and reach a midway so like I have written for example work, purpose and ambition what does it mean?
47:21so that doesn't explain much so you can take up so she can have her list you can have your list exchange the list with each other and over a cup of coffee and say okay what is it tell me let's talk about your work aspirations what are your ambitions what is it what is your goal both ways you tell me your goal. Sometimes it's not necessary that we get answers sometimes we have to think about it. And then who's okay with all of these things? Oh yes to be at least knowing each other okay not okay there are a lot of things. Sometimes what happens? that some people say when we do workshops they say some things when we come you will see true that means you are giving yourself that margin which is fine okay and some people say that now because on the face of it there is a lot of pressure or there is not a normal red flag so people say yes yes we will manage that's what people do yeah that's not all you have to manage 7-8 points, you have to exchange no, no, after that people say yes, we will manage usually adjust to it when they are desperate because of XYZ reason to marry someone and society pressure, people pressure and they talk about their biological clock or something XYZ need they think I am very lonely and at that time they are desperate I will check everything, like this is good or good, do it is that right or wrong?
48:52Absolutely not. That's why we are talking about premarital counseling. And so you have made notes, written seven points, and now it's talking about values. So you have noticed this when you wrote values earlier. You have written ten. I have said, I have said, I have done more. And then you started writing. There were six other things which you wrote. That's what introspection is about. It's a serious matter. And not superfluous. It's not one layer. It takes time. So based on your experience, what are predictors? होते हैं, जिससे ते में top three predictors, जिससे आप यह predict कर सकते हो कि इनकी शादी चलेगी कि नहीं चलेगी.
49:26पहले होता है self, आपका self अगर centered है ना तो आप सब को जहिल रहते हो आप आपका center fixed होना चाहिए, स्थिर. Second person who is not rigid, judgmental overly flexible non-judgmental second third very important hard working and discipline this is very important but one partner disciplined and one partner not then then then then clashes come that I can't sleep on the weekend I don't know I don't know she says we get one weekend we get one we get a little time you go hyper you I don't she says lazy loaf you are I don't who is right here Just two different people. Eventually they will adjust.
50:2010 years later, 15. But after that, they will do it. So you feel, if both are hardworking, it's great. Yes. Work hard, play harder. Yeah. People I've seen. So similar. If both the partners are similar in terms of their, like I said, the approach to life. Some people are very, very easy going. what you wrote will happen it will happen you have a lot of tension why do you have to do something you have a lot of tension you don't know what tension is just the way a person is so the person cannot change it and do you think do you believe in concept of soulmates do you think they exist that two people are made in a way they will be together they will be together they will be together somebody love at first sight and then just all these butterflies and together everything is just meant to be soulmate is again one of those things which have been it's a nice marketing word and it carries through a lot of movies and books and stuff it has a lot of like I said a romantic idea itself so you don't believe that it's something that it's something it's something it's very important but it's something that's something that's something that's something that's something with time like two people sticking to the relationship for x number of years that so love is actually the test of time only it's not soda it's not a fizz no but sometimes it's not worth it that you have how long you have with someone it's not worth it how long you have how long you have relationship how long you have how long you have depth of relationship is in a very low time you are very close to someone because experiences the conversations the emotions you experience just just just with that you have maybe anger trauma love bad circumstances good circumstances multiple things different range of things you have done with that in a very low time so your relationship becomes very low then also you start falling in love what happens then love then it's
52:48if you see the definition of love again I repeat we go back to the same thing it is not what you receive that's it so you you meet somebody and in your interaction you come back saying I felt so nice that doesn't mean I felt so nice because he did this to me he did that to me that but yes love is love is what makes the world go round love is heady it is also a hormonal thing as we all know it and but yeah we are human beings so love is a beautiful thing it is here but we don't know that it is what is the kshan bhar ka hai like you said okay kuch relationships hain joh rahe lekin ab nahi koji baat nahi ap pyaar to ap sanjov sakte ho na ap man me ap usko rak sakte go those are the best moments of my life that's fine that's that was good and that's actually what we all aspire for and that's what maybe what you're talking about is soulmate and hum loog ki na aspirations ho this ideal beautiful world out there why not
54:11I want that my value system match but with the person whose love at first sight it just happens beautifully that you meet someone in childhood and then you just form a relationship and year on year your relationship becomes strong and you get into love you build a strong relationship over the years then that's why you married your childhood sweethearts and then with that your family continues It's a beautiful story, flowery, nice thing to have. It is. That is what everybody wants, don't you think? Absolutely right. And if you notice, where does it start from? Movies. No, it starts from those two people experiencing, like you said, experiencing and making memories.
54:56Now the same two people, because it's fulfilling them, fulfilling each other, is they continue, no? As you said, a childhood sweetheart to college. there is always a sense of go to that go to person so who is go to? who is go to? that is what we call which is mutually love flower it cannot be I give more I receive less and the person says the best thing to happen to me is this person is my life is my life partner of course but do you feel the movies that I have talked about romantic novels, movies this is the idea of a perfect love this is a lot of bad because it's setting people for disappointment anything which is kalpanic imagination is a dangerous place to be in it's good in a way and it's a dangerous place to be in we all aspire for if someone doesn't imagine we won't do that so I would say it's good I'm in the favor of walking on the tight rope kind of thing walking on the edge of the cliff no harm in that it's no point of being cautious and saying exactly so it's okay to each his own so then if you believe in romance then all those you know premarital counselling will be finished because then you don't be logical you are marrying someone for love not for seven components in my definition love is something which stands the test of time.
56:43Jis person ko aap ne jab mile thei pahli bar aur bhi sal baad, dasal baad, teen mahine baad woi same feeling aati that I'm so happy this person is in my life. And I'm not talking about the heady of going all gaga, gugu and soft. No, I'm talking about I am happy. Like I said to you, this is my go-to. That is love. Okay, what's the psychology behind people falling in love? What happens? Why does someone love someone? Why does this feeling come from thousands of people? Thousands of people, thousands of people, we meet so many people, we love each other, we don't love each other. Then you just start feeling like, wow, like this is it.
57:22Psychology behind falling in love is primarily the hormones. It is also genetic because some of our genetics are also passed on to us. Have you seen some people, you've heard someone who says, that we don't love anyone. Who are they? They are, like I said, partly, like I said, genetics. Again, there would be, of course, a neuro-psychiatrist. Emotional innam botein, Olu. Could be, yes. Yes, emotional blunting, yes. So, that's one thing. And second, like I said, the hormones. Again, that's also part of genetics and part of our growing up. Now, you'll ask what you're saying, what is it, falling in love?
58:03Falling in love basically like I said to you, it is basically the predominant what we call as oxytocin, dopamine. These are the main main which because of certain stimulus. It could be anything. It could be a person's face, smile. It could be the way a person smells, looks, hands, fingers. It could be anything. We call it love at first sight. That love is your feeling. And people say, are you mad? It's irrational. Love is blind. So love is blind. that those kind of things are primarily because of hormonal makeup and partly genetic to fear it's a lot of people who specifically like this and you don't have love to be a person I mean it's a person who will be but it's not everyone you have a feeling with someone and maybe that person is the most intelligent or not the most powerful or not the most beautiful or not the most physically attractive or not it's also true so when you're talking about the logical reasoning this love itself is not logic there is no logic involved like I said it's a combination of genetics and hormones now this is not logical this is chemistry exactly it has been found that people who have features similar to oneself may not be all but similar to oneself finds that person more attractive may not be all the features but similar thing yes some studies again like i said very interesting there are a lot of studies i've also read in the similar lines but i have similar features ka nahi suna nahi man like jo familiarity hoti hai jinke face mein ki oh meri meri mom ki jaisi dikhti hai ya meri sister ki jaisi dikhti hai ya meri brother jaisi dikhti hai meri dad jaisi dikhti hai ya unka goi personality trait dikhti hai apne partner me then you tend to fall in love more correct that also happens yes that happens like a lot more than hmm hmm to i say familiarity makes people fall in love hmm i also feel effort ka baut important role hota ho ga effort what kind of effort
1:00:32that consistent effort makes you fall in love with some other person that's like I said the love test of time I was talking about head over heels I've fallen for somebody like overtime or fallen because overtime is not fallen then fallen is a very like I said very chemical thing this is the one and I am I'm just crazy that's the daydream that's the imagination I'm talking about falling in love it's like I said a very hormonal thing very hormonal genetic thing falling in love is one but getting to grow in love is something else oh that's that is what everybody aspires for. And that is a stronger one.
1:01:18That's a stronger one. Like that color is good. That's the same. But you said that like head over heels that you've seen this. There are three parts. One is love. One is lust. And one is just like I'm attracted. How do you differentiate between this? Love can have lust as a component. but lust in itself does not have love nice hmm and how do you differentiate test of time only thing it's great to be lustful with your partner it's very important to have that's like I said in fact I believe in marital counselling sexual compatibility is the second most important so people always ask me the first one first I don't know to each his own i keep it open i don't know second one i know very well fair point fair point first can be to each their own based on their social condition absolutely could be anything so very important but lust in itself when we say the word lust is primarily sexual and physical in nature when we define lust
1:02:39of course it's possible friends with benefits keep it to that if your definition of the relationship is defined nothing wrong with it perfectly alright but one person is only feeling lust the other person starts feeling love
1:02:55we are not transparent human beings nothing wrong with lust it's important to be truthful and frank with your relationship which of course is another ball game altogether. We have masks, we manipulate, we do a lot of things, games people play as we say is where the problem lies. But lust, like I said, you were asking me the three things. What did you say? Attraction. Attraction, love, lust. So attraction leads to infatuation. It leads to lust and love. Okay. Attraction is important. It is important. Absolutely very important. Tell me, there was a conversation you were doing in the briefing, which was interesting to me.
1:03:37You said that this conversation was coming up a lot of times, body count. Yeah. What was this conversation? Why is, what is this conversation? By the way, I'm a little away from this. I've heard social media and internet that when your body count, people are always asking to ask another random walk spot. Just another word. But is it pre-marital counseling? like this conversation also? No, not really. Not really. It's all absolutely brand new. They don't. But does it matter that someone has been previously? Absolutely not. It doesn't matter. Body count is more like number crunching. You know, and it's just an ego boost.
1:04:19Sometimes even fake ego boost. You know, you've had sex with two and you say it's 22. Why do people say that? Why do you feel? Fake to be you know that whole ego thing you know understand a little why some people today are cool people who are different in the people in the boys and girls okay so boys and girls remember both I know a few boys especially younger ones who probably are also younger than my brother and who are like 22, 23 right those people become really cool and they think it's very cool if they have a higher number like it's and I'm like like why is it cool and even if you have done it why is it cool why is it cool 90 % of the times I know that what I'm telling you probably has never done anything
1:05:20people who have great relationships or great sexual life going on they don't boast about it exactly empty vessels make maximum noise Yeah, absolutely. That's the whole thing behind it. But what's the need to show off? Why do people do it? What is the need to show off? Need to show off. Basically, men are territorial in nature. Territorial means it's a sense of possessing. So when they talk of a sexual encounter of sorts, any kind, for them it's like they've been victorious. They've given them a trophy in their mind. this one is mine there is a sense of ownership also a sense so more trophies the better in their mind their brain operates more like that part of it and that is only in the teenage do you think does it make are girls more attracted to the boys who have had more encounters if they are doing and they are getting trophies about it.
1:06:26Like in the old days, the king said that so many castles have been made for me. So many kings have been conquered. So many kings have been telling me. So many encounters. Is it cool? Does it make them more desirable? First thing is, the girls never tell me. They will tell me if at all. Again, I repeat only for a short phase of life. So, the other girls feel superior? feel yeah I have these many victories we don't know what the victories are that's why okay but girls girls don't tell that no ways in fact that's another very strange thing when people get in a relationship what's the need to know how many guys or girls have you slept with what's the need give me top 3 red flags though if you have a other person then you don't Oh, red flags of a relationship.
1:07:26And this applies to both. Okay. Common. It's not a gender specific. Not in that order, just random. Lying. Addictions. Sense of entitlement. I'll explain what that is. Sense of entitlement. Understand. Understand. Sense of entitlement means
1:08:11My love is like nobody else. So, entitlement. Lack of accountability. Lack of accountability Unsexuality means
1:08:25your partner spoke a joke and you took a joke. Yes, I said, what happened to you? You also said a joke. I didn't have a joke. It means that you are true. What happened to you? Human beings are a joke. Everyone is a joke. Lack of no sorry here. I'm sorry I'll never do it again one partner gets violent on somebody hits the partner look I've been one year no sorry three times one time I forgot the love I don't remember that when you're angry I'm going to tell you I'm going to tell you you're a big fan you're a big fan big red flag please leave him away yeah absolutely like right now Lying is the biggest one.
1:09:19Biggest. We are in a relationship very often. You find out that this person is lying. You get to know and still you overlook. Because you are an empath and you tend to feel that. Like we say, benefit of doubt. No problem. That no problem is the problem. Is the problem. You spoke about addiction. If a partner is addicted, what should you marry her? It's difficult. It's difficult. alcoholics like I said alcoholics smoking usually they say I'll leave the time for marriage I'll leave the time I'll leave the time I'll leave the time this is so important I'm not addicted so when we leave it who is an alcoholic before the time this is I mean the drink the drink the drink the drink and the drink the drink doesn't get the drink and sleep at home and sleep at home Allah Allah doesn't do today basic controlled but sleep at home and sleep at home this is the difference you think it's okay I'm asking if it's okay or not I'm asking who's an alcoholic it's a definition what's it anybody who drinks alcohol falls in the spectrum of alcoholism it means spectrum is from 1 to 10 you if alcohol your lifestyle is what means if you have a minimum if you have a minimum then you are in the alcoholic spectrum you are in the spectrum if you have a spectrum where do you go moderate i believe in a life of moderation like buddhism i i believe in that whole there is no such perfection life we are looking at so it's like in moderation whatever works and one partner that's again between the two of them if suppose she says value merely important okay and smokers same thing it's transparency but smokers usually i've seen this in couples starting avoid the partner doesn't like the partner does and he will leave and then the partner also will leave and then he can tell exactly do you think that's right see I repeat again if your happiness in the relationship is going to lie in what the other person is doing you are going to go through the roller coaster but if your happiness primarily lies in your hands which means you don't control that person that person is not to be able to like I repeated right I said in the beginning when you become a complete person you don't need to control others the problem comes there where we feel I know more what I should be doing for my partner.
1:12:13Then the partner knows himself or herself. That is a myth. With multiple relationships, multiple partners in the past, can that person be trusted for a stable relationship in future with only one person? Somebody who is absolutely not had one or two relationships, maybe one gets married, doesn't mean that he will not be attracted. he can have multiple extra marital affairs in fact these are serious who say that we are studying we are not a girlfriend we will get married soon we will get married now we have the moj so we will talk about marriage we will talk about marriage so see yeah yeah business families yeah yeah boys get married early and they said we have no moj now you know extra marital there is an app which is for married people it's a big thing it's a big thing complete chaos but why do people not do it it's better to then break off they want butter on both sides of the bread you are stable at home social in our country by the way social stigma is a lot in the west there is no problem there is no problem let's go here there is laws here to be like, you can't do this at home.
1:13:38You'll get fucked if you're a man. Correct. And there have been cases where you get to meet on the matrimony site and you've gone on a date. They didn't do anything. They didn't do anything. They rejected me. They didn't understand me. They told me, give me money or else you'll give my next wedding. I was involved in one meeting. I was involved in it. case you have promised you have promised and then you took advantage of me wow and this is an insight by a matrimonial site and they request that man is writing in support that this is happening please don't do it wow it's a major problem in the country for a lot of things now it's growing mind blowing okay we were talking about what kind of partner one of your favorite topics is narcissism.
1:14:37Narcissists are growing up. In fact, I believe all narcissists are in our limit. Correct. Every person, you or I am, everyone who are watching are narcissists. Whose personality disorder is become a different thing. So tell me, narcissists are married to a partner. So first thing is, narcissistic spectrum, we all come together. So we are not different. First point. Now come to your point, when is this disorder? when is the disorder? This disorder is the things that we have talked about red flags. Narcissus is primarily four prime aims. We say that what is the meaning of their how do they operate?
1:15:16Four prime aims. First is fuel. Fuel means any response from a human being they call fuel. I'll explain what that means. Second one is character traits Sorry, second one is need for control Need for control He is on top of either a conversation or decision or something He will keep my mind on top He is happy to be a narcissist He will show his narcissistic rage and he will not do it So need for control and the third one is character traits narcissists they have this masks that they wear so which means they are very good at picking up accents, clothes they copy now you will say don't we all copy that we do but we also have an ability to say this is my original self I am wearing somebody else's you don't become that person they tend to pick up certain characteristics.
1:16:30They will start talking about that person as if they are that person. In there, slowly as you begin to know and you hear, that's what I said that there is a grandiosity about them. Will there be something and will there be something else? The fourth one is residual benefits. Oh, very important. How you can fulfill my needs. All the four things, by the way, happen at a subconscious level. Do they know? No. this is the scariest to know that they don't know what they are doing
1:17:15they don't need to know now the reason why is because they have zero empathy see when you know you need to do something when you figure out yourself self. They, whatever happens in their life when something good happens is because of themselves. They are so good. Something bad happens is because of the rest of the world. Lack of accountability. So when they are great, their brain doesn't allow them to introspect. Like for example, have you seen people say what are you looking at? She first knows how she is looking. So it doesn't bother her. Of course she will say thank you superfluously. But deep down.
1:17:58Whereas for a narcissist, every single input matters. Every single input. A narcissist cannot go anywhere unnoticed, including, Now, that's a very good habit. So, they patronize people. They patronize restaurants. They go to a particular, so they will say something. Now, whatever the person is giving them is fuel, whatever it is. And it's also sometimes negative fuel. Sometimes just for that toxic bond, they will do things to irritate the partner. So, character traits and residual benefits are, their brain does not work they will not connect with a person who doesn't work they don't come to the radar so if someone has identified these traits in their partner how do they stay with them it's first to say leave it, leave it but you can't run I know my request will be that understanding narcissism like you said right in the beginning it's not so easy to just say based on these few things now I've understood and now I'm out you will have to give it some time which means preferably start journaling what is it that you are regularly going through what are you going through what are the things that you're facing so it's a slow and steady process just go in for therapy go because it takes time don't take decisions just like that.
1:19:41Now comes narcissism narcissistic symptoms, narcissistic things and as a disorder. Disorder is somebody, like I said to you, where you think what I was before, the relationship and now I become something else. This wasn't me. Or it was. I have landed up becoming just like what he or she wanted me to be. To have a narcissist, you need an empath. one narcissist with another narcissist doesn't work maybe they don't see another one they can smell the narcissism and that's a threat because here there will be power control there will be power game let's go from here at once just an eye contact and they can make out so coming back to it's not always possible that you like we say we call it no contact regime sometimes it doesn't happen because we are economically dependent, social set up, small children, etc.
1:20:41So many reasons. So the way to do is to work on your empathic traits, set boundaries, set up some diary for yourself, also reduce your emotional thinking, emotions. Narcissist disorder only plays on emotions. Because they don't have emotions. So they are able to identify emotions from a distance. So coming back to emotional thinking How do you reduce the emotional thinking? By being very cut and dry and practical with the narcissist Minimum Bihas-bazi Empath is a big problem They are so good, righteous people So they are so good They cut their own Bihas-bazi If you want to trigger a narcissist Then you want to trigger a narcissist Empath Then you will say Your ex That was
1:21:37She will start to justify. I am not in touch with him. I don't know. She doesn't need to do that. He is loving the negative fuel. He is loving the... That's control. See? He's got the buttons to press. He knows what buttons to press. So reducing emotional thinking means you are not responding to things emotionally, but logically. For example, this example. That you are seeing one of your ex. Okay. Oh. Mirroring and leaving it. Okay, brother. You will be running. Whatever you think. Whatever you want to think. Shall we leave? I think we are finished with the party. I have an early morning meeting.
1:22:23Let's go. There are no emotions here. Just. So how you reduce your emotional thinking is what will. that won't change the narcissist it just disarms them they are not able to take control of you be practical so again practical share duties but it's difficult well overall I think if you want to live with another human being it's genuinely difficult and I think what challenge only makes it beautiful yes agreed Thank you so much for spending time with us. Thank you. And thank you for being here. Thank you. Thank you so much, Raj. I loved being here. It was wonderful. We keep wearing masks because of all the factors and conditions we have learned.
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https://www.youtube.com/@RajShamani.Shorts📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZTimestamps:(00:00) – Intro(01:52) – Why is pre-marital counseling important?(05:32) – Questions to ask your partner before marriage(08:10) – Love vs Arranged Marriage(11:18) – Why men & women choose to marry(14:58) – Right reasons to get married(19:31) – 7 things to look for in a partner(32:51) – Practical exercise: Values chart(39:41) – Controlling partners & co-dependency(46:53) – What After Value Chart?(49:21) – Signs your marriage might not work(51:00) – Are soulmates real?(55:34) – Why chasing 'movie love' is harmful(57:05) – Psychology of falling in love(1:01:23) – Lust vs love vs attraction(1:03:33) – What is body count?(1:07:20) – Red flags before marriage(1:09:40) – Should you marry someone addicted to alcohol or smoking?(1:12:18) – Marrying someone with multiple partners? (1:14:35) – How to handle a narcissistic partner(1:23:09) – BTS(1:23:39) – OutroIn this episode, Dr. Maduumatii Siingh, a psychologist and Director of FairGaze with years of experience working with couples, brings a fresh and practical take on relationships, marriage, and what actually makes two people work. We discuss everything from why people get married to what most couples get wrong in the beginning.She breaks a lot of myths, like the idea that the first year of marriage is the honeymoon phase. We talk about love vs. practicality, what premarital counselling should actually cover, and how your values, family background, and even hobbies can shape a relationship. Whether arranged or love, what really matters is preparation, and she explains how. We also discuss red flags like co-dependency, the need to control, and dealing with financial or emotional baggage.Towards the end, we go into the complicated stuff like body count, lust vs love, falling for narcissists, and if you should marry someone with an addiction. It’s an honest, a little unconventional, but super important conversation.
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