Some relationships can turn toxic: “Some relationships can cause more harm than good. It’s important to realise when your partner is pulling you down and making you feel guilty for expressing yourself. A very common way this is done is through ‘gaslighting’ – a psychological technique employed by a partner to make you doubt your memory, perception and sanity,” says a lead doctor.

“You’d be surprised to learn how naturally the same feelings of love, those warm vibrations and oneness can be found with other people too, if you decide to courageously move on from ‘the one’ if things have become sour and irreparable,” the doctor added. “Happy posts are all we get to see on social media. And we think that is real. It’s not. Real is what happens between two happy posts,” she said.

“Pets, like kids, defuse tension. Every relationship will have its stressors. At times all we need is de-stressing,” opined a lead doctor. Separating yourself from a relationship becomes a lot more difficult if the two of you own a pet together. So you always need to plan ahead and keep yourself ready for such situations.

“Familiarity breeds comfort, and that may sometimes extend to laziness. What is important in a relationship is to realise that the onus of keeping the spark and passion alive falls on all the partners in a relationship. There are various extraneous factors that could be causing distress and, thereby, pulling down the person’s morale,” a doctor stated. “It is harmonious passion that sustains a person and a relationship in the long run,” he added.

“More than anything, keeping a relationship alive depends on not doing things on impulse. So, be tolerant with your partner,” a doctor advised. Friction is what usually leads to disputes in a relationship. It is important for both the partners to be on the same page about their particular priorities in life.