Will the surge in divorces and single living reshape Indian society?
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Will the surge in divorces and single living reshape Indian society?

India Today  

The way we look at relationships has evolved. Moreover, the new generation wants to break free from the shackles of the old mentality, where "what society will think" comes first, rather than an individual's personal well-being. "Many people, especially millennials and Gen Z, are delaying or even rejecting marriage in favour of personal growth, financial independence, and career ambitions." “I do foresee nuclear families becoming more common, and single parenthood gaining more acceptance in society, along with non-traditional forms of parenting and child-rearing, especially in urban metros.” “It is only an audacious hope that society becomes more accepting of plural and non-traditional families, treating children adopted into same-sex parents' households with equal acceptance as they would children from traditional families. An individualistic society is one where personal independence, self-reliance, and individual goals are prioritised over collective or group interests, in India heading toward one?

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It's 2025, but has dating become any easier for divorced Indian women?
1 month ago

It's 2025, but has dating become any easier for divorced Indian women?

India Today  

“The world today is hungry for love; hungry to be wanted, to be loved.” – Mother Teresa Finding love is a challenge. While clarity and life lessons emerge from a divorce, the hurt makes women more selective about their next partner,” says Dr Khanna. Sam adds, “Some women may keep repeating patterns from past relationships, which means they might unknowingly …

Can 'Living Apart Together' marriages be a hit in India?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Can 'Living Apart Together' marriages be a hit in India?

India Today  

We may not have the same addresses, but we are happily married – this is what the new preferred arrangement among modern couples looks like. Living Apart Together, a growing trend among committed and married couples in the West, refers to couples intentionally avoiding cohabitation in order to keep the spark alive. It may stem from the need to maintain …

Single, not lonely! Modern Indians are changing the way people look at singles
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Single, not lonely! Modern Indians are changing the way people look at singles

India Today  

These are the words new-age singles use to describe themselves. “I wouldn’t say that people in relationships cannot excel or thrive, but in my view, being single allows you to explore the world, improve mentally, physically, and financially, and achieve your goals during your peak years—without the added stress of a relationship or being a source of stress for someone …

Celebrating the single life
1 year, 1 month ago

Celebrating the single life

Live Mint  

In late 2019, on completing a decade of being single, Bengaluru-based author Sumaa Tekur decided to celebrate the milestone. “In the Indian context there were very few books that spoke about celebrating the single life and living alone,” she says, adding that she wanted to address the living arrangement that the single life entails, of having your own physical space …

Demographic transition and change in women’s lives
1 year, 8 months ago

Demographic transition and change in women’s lives

The Hindu  

The passage of World Population Day is also a time to look at how India’s demographic journey has changed the lives of its citizens, particularly its women. Good data on this only goes back 30 years, but my research with Sojin Yu, based on the National Family Health Survey, finds that the number of years women spend caring for children …

1 in 2 Indians Prefer Living In Before They Get Married, Says Study
2 years, 1 month ago

1 in 2 Indians Prefer Living In Before They Get Married, Says Study

News 18  

We are built for heartbreak just as we are built for love. Ahead of its upcoming Valentine’s day release of Minus One: New Chapter, Lionsgate Play releases an independent research study in partnership with Ormax Media that deep dives into ‘Love, Relationships and Heartbreaks’. Gen Z and millennials today are not dependent on their partners for finance, social security and …

Defying Tradition: Indian Singles Choosing to Live Life on Their Own Terms
2 years, 2 months ago

Defying Tradition: Indian Singles Choosing to Live Life on Their Own Terms

News 18  

The women-first dating and social networking app Bumble released the results of a new study on how Indian daters would approach dating in 2023 with a new, open-minded perspective. Per Bumble’s nationwide study, 61 per cent* of single Indians who were surveyed believe they are more open to exploring ethical non-monogamy now than before. Open and honest communication with your …

Consciously single: Why more women are comfortable not being in a romantic relationship
2 years, 2 months ago

Consciously single: Why more women are comfortable not being in a romantic relationship

Live Mint  

While discussing the stigma of being single on Meghan Markle’s podcast, Archetypes, Mindy Kaling said: “When you’re a certain age and you’re a single woman, and if you go to a party, it bums people out.” An unexpected laugh leaped out, not at the absurdity but at the bluntness of the reality. In a society where marriage is imposed on …

It’s good that women can now marry at 21, but whose marriage is it anyway?
3 years, 3 months ago

It’s good that women can now marry at 21, but whose marriage is it anyway?

Firstpost  

The Cabinet’s move to approve the proposal to raise the legal age of women’s marriage from 18 to 21, bringing them at par with men, is a step in the right direction. A woman’s womb is a precariously ticking time bomb and from the time she is born she is labelled ‘paraya dhan,’ ; which is why in most communities …

Writer pens a guide on single parenthood in India
3 years, 5 months ago

Writer pens a guide on single parenthood in India

The Hindu  

In a world that seems to be made for pairs, it takes courage to go it alone and do what is considered the job of a couple: raise a family. In her latest book Going Solo: Raising Happy Kids, Delhi-based writer and counsellor Sujata Parashar focusses on the rising number of single parent households in India, through the lens of …

Married Women in India are Finding Love Outside Their Marriages. Is that Bad News?
4 years ago

Married Women in India are Finding Love Outside Their Marriages. Is that Bad News?

News 18  

Infidelity has always been a contested topic in India, both legally and morally. The survey, which appears to reflect the attitudes of urban, educated, and financially independent women in the age group of 30-60 across India, found that 48 percent of Indian women who had extramarital affairs were not just married but also had children. While studies have traditionally found …

17.26 Million Married Children and Adolescents in 10-19 Age Group Present in India: CRY
4 years, 5 months ago

17.26 Million Married Children and Adolescents in 10-19 Age Group Present in India: CRY

News 18  

New Delhi: There are 17.26 million married children and adolescents within the age group of 10-19 years in India, child rights NGO CRY said in a new study, highlighting the burden of under-age marriage plaguing the country. “With a huge burden of under-age marriage – 17.26 million married children and adolescents within the age group of 10-19 years or 7 …

17.26 million married children, adolescents in 10-19 age group present in India: Report
4 years, 5 months ago

17.26 million married children, adolescents in 10-19 age group present in India: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: There are 17.26 million married children and adolescents within the age group of 10-19 years in India, child rights NGO CRY said in a new study, highlighting the burden of under-age marriage plaguing the country. "With a huge burden of under-age marriage - 17.26 million married children and adolescents within the age group of 10-19 years or 7 …

Are India’s youth giving up on marriage?
4 years, 9 months ago

Are India’s youth giving up on marriage?

Live Mint  

Millennials are quick to be blamed for ruining well established industries. Among millennials, 19 percent aren’t interested in either children or marriage. Among post-millennials, 23 percent aren’t interested in either children or marriage. Among older millennials - who are likely to have been in the marriage market longer- 35 percent said they didn’t want to get married. Of the non-married …

How one-child families are transforming India
5 years ago

How one-child families are transforming India

Hindustan Times  

It used to be a criticism. “I was surprised to see the number of people I saw around me with a single child and wondered if the same processes might be operating in India.” She undertook a study, co-authored with Alaka Basu, visiting professor at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, titled Middle-Class Dreams: India’s One-Child Families, in 2011. Instead, educated couples …

Non-marriage very rare in India but divorces doubled in past two decades: Report
5 years, 9 months ago

Non-marriage very rare in India but divorces doubled in past two decades: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: While non-marriage remains extremely rare in India, where less than 1% of all women aged 45-49 have never been married, the number of divorcees has doubled over the past two decades, revealed a report from United Nations released on Tuesday. The report said that as the women’s rights have advanced over the past decades, families around the world …

Urban Indians still get married the way their grandparents did
6 years, 5 months ago

Urban Indians still get married the way their grandparents did

Live Mint  

The central dilemma for the leading man in the US summer hit, Crazy Rich Asians, is choosing between the woman he loves and the one his family wishes. But arranged marriages do not necessarily mean forced marriage —over 70% of urban women said in the IHDS survey that they had some say in their marriage. The IHDS also found that …

Balancing family and career
6 years, 6 months ago

Balancing family and career

Deccan Chronicle  

Zoya Akhtar makes a strong point in Dil Dhadakne Do where she speaks in Priyanka Chopra’s autocratic husband’s voice who claims imperiously, “We are such a ‘liberal family’, she is successful because I ‘allowed’ her to work.” There are many women achievers who are our role models in industry, banks, corporates, science, medicine and more. Think of the many talented, …

Indian women and live-in relationships: Social stigma, pervasive myths cloud legal status
7 years, 7 months ago

Indian women and live-in relationships: Social stigma, pervasive myths cloud legal status

Firstpost  

Contrary to popular belief, women in live-in relationships in India do enjoy legal rights akin to married women. The SC’s recognition of live-in relationships in 2015 ensures that women in such relationships enjoy the same parental custodial rights as women in a marriage.” There’s the Child Protection Act of 1960 too that ensures children born out of wedlock enjoy the …

It is hard to be single
7 years, 11 months ago

It is hard to be single

Deccan Chronicle  

In a country that invented the zero, the power of one is often underestimated. Curiously, singles are looked upon with suspicion, especially single women in family parties, as they are seen as potential home wreckers. Unlike men, women do not have choice as to whether they want to stay single or get married. Unless they are in a demanding career …

Most Indian women have conditions before getting married, reveals survey
9 years, 5 months ago

Most Indian women have conditions before getting married, reveals survey

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A majority of single Indian women have conditions before tying the knot, reveals a survey. When single Indian women were asked “If they have any conditions before saying yes to marriage”, 71.3 percent said “Yes”, 5.8 percent said “No” and 22.9 percent said “Will have to think about it”. Some of the conditions that were part of the …

Indian women may not find ideal soulmate by the year 2050
10 years, 1 month ago

Indian women may not find ideal soulmate by the year 2050

India TV News  

New Delhi: According to a new research, it has been found that an educated Indian woman will find it more difficult to find en eligible partner by the year 2050. The research published in an English journal ‘Demography' suggests that if current social norms persist by 2050 then a well educated man will be a more desirable spouse than educated …

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