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LIFE SKILLS
B arm i a n d D r S ingh tell you h o w to
d eal w ith five situ atio n s in th e ‘b ro o d ’
category. H e re ’s w h a t you can do w h e n
you find y o u rself w ith:
• A cheating husband
L ike T h ad an i, if yo u have a sp o u se w h o
h as cro ssed th e boundary, m oving o n is
th e b e st th in g you ca n do. I f yo u have
forgiven h im /h e r, th e n th e re is n o p o in t
in fu rth e r stre tc h in g th e p u n ish m e n t b y
h a rb o u rin g negative feelings. I t’s
im p o rta n t to develop co m m u n icatio n
channels, b u ild e m p a th y an d tru st, and
give y o u r sp o u se a ch a n ce to change.
It’s also im p o rta n t to avoid d ragging th e
p a st in to th e p rese n t. H ow ever, each
m arriag e is d iffe ren t an d infidelity is a
very' co m p lex scenario, th erefo re, it is
b e s t to take professional h e lp i f you
can ’t rea ch a so lu tio n b y yourselves.
• A back-stabbing friend
W h e n T in a M allik, 32, sta rte d an
ad v ertisin g agency w ith a friend, she
tru ste d h e r b lin d ly an d did all th e
p a p e rw o rk in h e r frie n d ’s nam e. T h e
frien d took advantage o f h e r tru s t and
T in a eventually g o t a p altry 20% o f th e
firm in stead o f th e 50% sh e w as
expecting. W h ile sh e left th e
p a rtn e rsh ip to s ta rt h e r o w n agency, she
w as still h u rt b ecau se h e r b e st frien d
h ad b etray ed her. B u t u n lik e a fam ily
an d a h u sb an d , frien d s can b e changed
an d th e re ’s n o reaso n to h a n g o n to a
toxic friendship. B u t before you sta rt
sev erin g ties, e m p ath ize w ith your
friend, u n d e rsta n d h e r situation, deal
w ith y o u r em otions, a n d finally co n fro n t
an d d iscuss th e g ru d g e you have against
her. I t’s advisable to sim ply forgive an d
forget. B e polite, cordial, an d o n y o u r
guard, b u t w ith o u t any re s e n tm e n t
• A copycat neighbour
It’s a jo k e th a t m u st b e tre a te d as a joke.
L augh it o ff an d co n sid er h e r
e n th u sia sm in copying every'thing th a t
you d o as a co m p lim en t. O verlook an d
avoid as m u c h as possible b u t if things
g e t u n b earab le, d iscuss y o u r th o u g h ts
“We long for a
sense of
f a i r n e s s that
we don’t get.
Grudges
make you feel in
control.’’
— Dr Bhavna Barmi,
Clinical Psychologist
w ith h e r w ith o u t allow ing negative
em o tio n s to take o ver th e situation.
• Painful in-laws
T h e talk in g p o in t o f all m a rrie d w o m en ,
in-law s a re in y o u r life for good.
M alvika R ana*, 36, first ca m e face to
face w ith h e r in -law s’ h ab it o f nagging
w h e n sh e m oved from D elhi to
M um bai, w h e re th e y resided. O ver th e
p a st th re e yrears, R ana h as dev elo p ed
h y p erte n sio n b ecau se sh e keeps th in g s
b o ttled up, as also a b ad re p u ta tio n for
h e r b rash o u tb u rsts. B u t lately, sh e h as
sta rte d a c a te rin g bu sin ess w ith a friend
an d so h as less tim e o n h a n d to think.
T h is h as m ad e h e r realize th a t h e r
in -law s’ nagging w as actually th e ir
co n cern , an d th a t it’s im p o rta n t to
re m e m b e r th a t th ey are y o u r h u sb a n d ’s
p a re n ts an d m u st b e tre a te d w ith love
an d respect. T h a t said, it is also
essential to c re ate so m e perso n al
b o u n d arie s b u t con sen su ally w ith y'our
partn er. I f ce rtain situ atio n s g e t sticky,
you can avoid th em , b u t have y o u r
sp o u se o n y o u r side.
• A dragon boss
A p ressu riz in g b oss is a b itte r pill to
sw allow . I f you a re in th e office all day
yo u n e e d to w o rk a ro u n d by b ein g
polite an d cordial an d co m m u n icatin g
w ith o u t rese n tm e n t, firm ly' b u t gently.
Also, as in m o st relationships,
em p a th iz e an d listen actively. cT
*Names have been changed.
