Love is easy at the start. Keeping it strong through jobs, EMIs, in-laws, children, long distance and the everyday tiredness of Indian city life takes a little more care. Our Relationship Advice guides are written for exactly that: real couples in real Indian homes, whether your marriage was arranged, a love match, or you are still dating.
Every guide is practical and kind. You will find step-by-step advice, words you can actually say to your partner, a “Try this tonight” idea and honest notes on when it is worth talking to a counsellor. Nothing graphic, no lectures, and no judgement. Our guides are for adults aged 21 and over.
Relationship guides
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How to Make Your Relationship Stronger: 12 Daily Habits
Build daily habits, words that help, and a simple weekly plan for busy Indian couples.
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Long-Distance Relationship Tips for Indian Couples
A call rhythm, virtual dates and trust habits for couples apart for work or study.
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How to Bring Romance Back in Your Marriage
Six steps to rekindle the spark, even with kids, in-laws and a small flat.
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Newly Married? 15 Tips for Your First Year Together
Money, chores, in-laws and closeness: a calm guide to the first year of marriage.
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How to Deal With In-Laws Without Hurting Your Marriage
Stay a team, set kind boundaries and know who should speak to whom.
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How to Talk About Sex With Your Partner (With Scripts)
When to talk, what to say and scripts that open the door without hurt.
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Emotional Intimacy: How to Feel Close to Your Partner Again
Eight steps and 20 questions to feel truly known by your partner again.
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Trust Issues in a Relationship: How to Rebuild Trust
Tell real warning signs from anxiety, and rebuild trust step by step.
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How to Handle Fights in a Relationship Without Hurting It
Ground rules, a five-step method and phrases that calm a fight down.
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The 5 Love Languages: A Practical Guide for Couples
Find how you and your partner feel loved, with ideas for each language.
Where to start
If you are not sure, begin with how to make your relationship stronger: twelve small daily habits that help almost every couple. If things feel tense, read how to handle fights first; if you feel distant, try the questions in emotional intimacy.
More reading for couples
- Date Night at Home: 15 Ideas for Indian Couples, made for small flats and shared homes.
- Mismatched Libidos: How Couples Find a Middle Ground, for when one of you wants closeness more often.
- Touch Hunger: Loneliness, Skin and the Small Things That Help, on why affectionate touch matters.
- How to Bring Up Sex Toys With Your Partner, a calm guide to a tricky conversation.
- Sex Toys for Couples: 12 Ideas to Try Together, when you are both ready to explore.
Talk to someone
These guides are general information, not therapy. If you or your partner feel persistently low, anxious or unsafe, please reach out. Tele-MANAS, the Government of India’s free mental-health helpline, is open 24/7 on 14416 or 1-800-891-4416. iCall from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences offers free counselling on 9152987821. For couples counselling, look for an RCI-registered clinical psychologist or a counsellor who works with couples. In an emergency, call 112.