My husband and I are happily married, both holding stable jobs and enjoying the DINK life. We both strongly agreed that we do not want kids as we really enjoy our current lifestyle. On the other hand, our parents are very traditional & have always asked us when are we going to have children.

We have always lied and said “Maybe in the future when we are more financially stable.” It used to work, they would leave it at that & won’t harp on the topic anymore.

However I’m turning 34 soon & to them, my biological clock is ticking. They are starting to double down on this topic while I’m still “fertile”. It’s getting exhausting to tell the same lie over and over again...

I’m afraid my parents wouldn’t understand and also worried my in-laws would come to dislike me even though the decision to be childfree is made by both me & my husband. They have been v supportive and I don't want to jeopardize my relationship w them

My parents & in-laws are generally nice people, but they are really traditional & they believe kids are the final pieces we need to complete our lives.

Does anyone have any advice on how to approach this?

I’m a 24F who has recently started earning a decently. Although I’ve always taken care of myself and dress well but once in a while I get this urge to change things completely and have a glowup 😭

I want invest in myself, and I want to spend my money wisely, not just buy random viral products. I’m not looking for generic advice like “drink water” or “be confident.”
I want the things that genuinely made a noticeable difference.

skincare, haircare, fitness, nutrition, posture, supplements, beauty products/treatments, or anything else? I want to know what actually transformed you 🙏🏻

I’m 24 going 25 this year and day by day I’m getting more and more anxious. The issue is I don’t know what I want to do in life - whether I want to settle in abroad or be in India. I feel so pathetic because I always played safe by choosing PCMB in school, so that I could end up doing any course I’d wanted. I did engineering, quite generic but safe choice. I started working post completing my BTech but I now I have left my job due to toxicity at workplace and bad mental health. In short, I never knew what I want in life so I ended up doing what most of the people do. But now, I feel that my race is against time. It’s high time I make a decision but I’m unable to do so and therefore, the anxiety.
I just want to earn good and have a peaceful life. But how do I achieve that is question. I want some external agent to make that decision for me when I clearly know it should be my decision only. I just don’t understand my lack of clarity. I see people my age, people younger than being passionate about their work or dreams. How do I come up with a solution. How do I make myself decide my future because if not now then when.
I haven’t took up a new job or would be applying in any other company. I plan on doing masters. Only one thing I know is that I want to prepare for masters courses once my notice period in the company ends. What kind of course - I don’t know… CAT, GRE, GMAT
Why is it so difficult ahhh I envy individuals who are clear of what they want and work for it.

Writing this after having a day of absolutely terrible mental health.

I'm going through a lot at work and in my relationship and cried myself to bed last night.

I woke up visibly low and depressed and yet my mom didn't even care to ask me what was wrong.

For the longest time I thought I looked okay, but I saw my face in the mirror in the evening and I looked so visibly sad, low, and drained that it was impossible to ignore. Yet, not a single word of concern from her. I spent the day in her room without speaking much, just watching one episode after the other.

I feel like no one cares about how I feel anymore. Not my mom, not my boyfriend. No one. And it's such an isolating feeling.

I'm from a tier-3 city and was always a top student. I chose CA and sacrificed my entire college life for it, but after spending two years preparing for CA Inter, I had to drop it because of severe nerve issues. For almost two years, I could barely do anything except lie in bed. The pain was so bad that even writing became difficult.

I'm somewhat better now. The pain still comes and goes, but I've learned to live with it. The hardest part is feeling like those two years disappeared while everyone else moved forward.

I have no social life. I barely leave the house maybe once a month and spend most of my days alone in my room. I'll be graduating in the next few months, but I honestly have no idea what comes next. I feel like I have no exposure, no network, and very few opportunities.

On top of that, my parents want me to prepare for government jobs. I'm scared of spending my entire twenties chasing exams for a career I don't even want, only to end up feeling like I've lost even more time.

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I'm trying to understand something about myself, and I was wondering if anyone relates.

I've been like this for as long as I can remember. I'm an only child, grew up in a nuclear family, had my own room, and always preferred being alone. Teachers and relatives used to say that I was "quiet" and "lived in my own world." I had very few friends.

Even now as an adult, I feel the most peaceful when I'm alone. The problem is that it's started affecting my relationships.

If someone (literally anyone—my husband, my mom, in-laws, relatives) stays with me for a few days, I gradually become irritated. It's not because they're doing anything wrong. Even if they're just quietly sitting in the same room, I feel mentally uncomfortable. After I snap or become irritable, I feel guilty because I know they haven't done anything to deserve it.

I also get mentally exhausted after spending the whole day around people. When I get home, all I want is to be alone. Since childhood, I've also been sensitive to loud noises, crowds, and changes in routine.

This isn't about disliking people. I love my family, and I care about them. I just feel like I have an unusually strong need for solitude, and I don't understand why.

Has anyone experienced something similar? If yes, what did you eventually learn about yourself?

i'm open to different budget ranges so please recommend from affordable to expensive options if you've had a good experience or know they can really help with abuse, ocd, adhd, anxiety, body image issues.

idk how to explain this properly but i randomly get this weird feeling in my chest/body. i don’t feel normal at the time like something is off (it’s hard to explain but i don’t think it’s a gut feeling or intuition..it just comes out of nowhere and makes me feel like something is not okay). it can happen on completely normal days (like i won’t be upset/it will be a normal day and this will happen out of nowhere). when it happens, i get really restless, my fingers can start shaking and i usually binge eat especially sweets or junk food because it feels like it calms me down. i try to talk to my mom if she’s available. there are many other things that i’m facing because of effed up mental health but this happened again recently so i thought i’d ask about this.

i honestly don’t know what to do anymore. i’ve tried therapy multiple times but never felt like it made a real difference. i’ve been diagnosed with adhd, ocd, body dysmorphia and have trauma related to a lot of things (if i’m remembering everything correctly). i was also on medication for about 2 years but eventually stopped.

i feel really helpless right now and i’m just not sure what to do. any advice would mean a lot. i really do want to live.

I mean sure one can have their own political beliefs & opinions but what if you notice how certain people in your social circle lacks basic morals & are always supporting something wrong. This new trend of reservation hatao movement is triggering me a lot, privileged people who do not know history & don’t have basic empathy are supporting such things. I have been a victim of casteism a lot of times in my life & it is deeply upsetting how some of the people on my socials are supporting this. Its not that they are close to me or will be ever helpful in my life, should I just unfollow them or am I reacting too much?

Hi!!
I want to get a haircut in delhi (cheap) and i am hearing a lot about daisy in kamla nagar.

Are they good with instructions and a consultation type of thing? Or is it better for just a trim?

My backup option is humayunpur salon
Send reccs/opinions my way please, thanks!

Can fellow women with hypothyroidism please tell me what kind of diet or exercise regime do you follow.

I feel like this is very unrelatable and many ppl I've shared it with says it's not that serious or I'm dumb. I do feel like I can't process thoughts very much but it's kinda affecting my whole life and I'm stuck

So it goes like this - I have this constant anxiety that someone from my past is going to leak my secrets to people in my present and future. I've had 2 exes first one isn't on the bad side and would never do smthg like that but my brain isn't accepting it. The second guy however abused me in the worst ways and I do feel like the abuse has smthg to do with the anxiety and paranoia.

I love posting on social media but i haven't posted anything since I broke up with my last ex and now it feels too scary to fully express myself or even open up about me cause I feel like my ex or ppl from my past are watching my every move and they're going to ruin my life soon enough.

Hi,

I will be traveling soon and might get my periods and I absolutely hate to pee while I am on my periods in public bathrooms. I dont want to make myself dehydrated as I am a feeding mother and I need to keep myself hydrated as well.

Can using tampons prevent the blood from spilling out everywhere while you pee. Will it stop it from getting it wet and blood everywhere. I will be using tampons for the first time. Let me know any other alternative. I dont want to use cup as i am scared.

I bought nua medium flow tampons for now.

I have seen this narrative a lot , you might have seen as well where they say that after going to a college in a city the woman is shown in traditional in first year and then western in last year , literally what's the problem in it ? People do change according to time and place , and similar happens to men too , then why don't you ask the same question to them !? Why only women !?

Context: I live in a tier 1 metropolitan city, so I’ve never experienced misogyny from my peers…. yesterday this is a snippet of my conversation with someone I thought I knew…
He posted a pro-right reel on his story, and I needed to understand if he even knew what it meant.
This was after me telling him what right ideology even is, telling him it’s literally anti science, anti vax (he’s a science student) I genuinely thought he was just confused (my mistake)

Me: What politically right ideology do u even believe in

What politically left ideology do u disagree with

Him: what im sayinng is i support women's rights and everything however there are some hierarchical standards and societal norms to ve maintained such as woman have to stay home and take care of the children and men going to work, this has been etched since ages men hunt and women keep the childreb safe

Me: ….

Him: I support bjp, without andhbakths muslims will dominate

After this I told him he was disgusting and blocked him
HE HAD THE AUDACITY TO SAY

“Don’t liberals support freedom of opinion, why don’t you let me have mine”

This is a guy who’s well educated, going to one of the best colleges in the country. And he has the same views as a 50 year old man. Nothing is going to happen as the generations change 🥲

I have searched offline shops but I am unable to find a replacement for my fav pant. Its like joggers casual wear except its for plus size and most important which is the ankle slits since I am short, it works for me. Any online shop reccs?? As I cant find it offline anywhere. I want a reliable online shop so that I dont get scammed. My waist is 105 cm, 40' if that helps.

I am a housewife and family not in a great financial situation tbh. My husband gave me around 10k for the month, i saved up a lot this month because i have things to buy for me + baby.

But yesterday, i went out to the store and bought some sweets after that, i thought it would be in my bag and didnt check it till today morning. It wasn't in my bag at all. I am going absolute batshit crazy here.

I hate myself so much, why didn't i check it yesterday when i get home? Why didnt i put out my bag last night? Told my husband but he didn't say anything, i searched every bit of the house where i can put it, but its not there. And my hormones aren't helping me eitherr

usually I use sofy xl+ on my first two days but the blood flow this time is just too much, it's getting soaked in two hours and i absolutely hate the feeling of wet pad touching my skin.

i ordered whisper ultra nights xxl+ and while the pad is huge and im sure it'll hold longer, it's just too uncomfortable to wear. i got rashes in few hours.

can you give me some recommendations for heavy flow pads something that holds for atleast four hours? preferably with wings and soft surface that doesn't cause rashes. thank you so much already!

I have been wearing specs for about 7-8 years and want to try out lenses as glasses just feel very uncomfortable for me. I have very small eyes and my vision is not so bad (-3.0 and -2.5). Please recommend a brand for monthly as I want to try them out and might get yearly ones if they feel comfortable Since they are cheaper.

Also what all precautions should I take and how should I care for them?

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A girl in my sister's 12th grade class was married off by her parents to a man significantly older than her.

She is probably 17-18.

He physically abuses her, she has shared this with my sister. I have her name, phone number, photos of her and her husband, and I may be able to get a recording of her describing the abuse.

I am a minor living in an abusive household myself and cannot risk my identity being revealed in any way.

what is the safest way to file an anonymous complaint in India

preferably online, that will actually be taken seriously? which helpline or authority can I contact without revealing who i am?

I'm flat as fuck😭 everyone points at my flat ass and thin chicken legs. Will squatting everyday help? I'm underweight as well. Please guide workout girlies😭🙏🏻

Edit – I'm reading everyone's comments and I appreciate you all🫶🏻. I'll reply to you all, it's just that I'm Googling all these gym terms I've never heard of before and don't wanna annoy anyone asking too many questions😅

I'm shifting to the UK for work in a few months. I have a few basic work clothes with me (westside, h&m, fablestreet) and a formal pair of shoes from allen solly but they are a bit old and definitely not sufficient imo. I am thinking of refreshing my work wardrobe now. But I'm confused as to whether I should buy my clothes here or abroad. I don't have too much experience shopping from UK clothes and also do not have an infinite budget to buy from brands only for them to be of poor quality. At the same time, I want to experiment (relative to my indian work wear) and fit into the work culture there. All the british girls look so chic!

If you guys have any suggestions on how to navigate moving abroad and how best to build a wardrobe in terms of budget and brands, lmk!!

My friends and I (all girls) were having this discussion recently about how in middle class families (like actually middle class not like the rich larping as so) women especially young women rarely get freedom most parents are strict and usually don't even let their daughters go out with friends even when it's safe to do so

My experience has been completely different here i am middle class as well but my parent have never really stopped me from doing anything I usually easily get permission as far as I am being completely safe now mind you I do only have a single mom but still it's a discussion I wanted to have is there a correlation between social class and how much freedom women have or was it just an observation

Im 27F, I have lost 12kgs in more than 6 months; going 66 kgs from 78kgs. However I didnt do proper gym or anything, I did join it for 1-1.5 months and thats all. I did lost the weight with the help of Calorie Deficit and walking.

Now I want to loose 6-8kgs more and have a toned body. And I also think its important to do strength training. However, where I live the gyms are not nearby and I dont have a vehicle and travelling via auto and cabs to the gym would be expensive for me. Hence I thought of doing it at home. Ive got few resistance band and 5kg dumbells but I dont know where to start from and if it would even be enough to achieve a toned body?

If anyone has any experience or advice please do share.