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Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 27 - Is Social Media Ruining Your Relationship ?Is social media making us feel more distant than connected? Discover why Gen Z couples and age gap relationships struggle in the digital dating age.Why do so many couples feel distant—even when they’re "together" online? In “Why Couples Lose Connection Because of Social Media,” we explore how digital life fragments intimacy, especially in Gen Z relationships and age gap relationships. You’ll discover:🚀How social media and relationships feed comparison, jealousy, and FOMO🚀What unique challenges age gap couples face: changing values, life stages, power dynamics, and declining satisfaction over time 🚀How Gen Z is rethinking romance: prioritizing aut...
2025-11-0414 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 26 - Why Husbands Are Emotionally Unavailable ?Struggling with an emotionally unavailable partner? In this video, we share insights on emotional connection, relationship healing, and practical marriage advice to help couples rebuild trust, improve communication, and strengthen their bond.🌟Welcome to "Happily Whatever After"🌟 📞 Book 1:1 Relationship Improvement Call with Us: https://superprofile.bio/karanandshokhi0:30 – OMG! Stuck with an Emotionally Unavailable Husband1:13 – Intro1:30 – 3 Stages That Define a Man’s Emotional Growth2:00 – Stage 1: Absorbing Experiences That Shape You for Life6:11 – Stage 2: Adapting to Society, Family, and Friends9:55 – Stage 3: Creating Your Own Emotional Patterns (Good or Bad)11:00 – Why Men Are Emotionally Open Before Marriage but Shut Down After12:50 – Age and Experiences That Teach...
2025-10-2821 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 25 - How Marriage turns into a Loyalty Test for MEN?Why is a man called a ‘bad son’ when he chooses his wife after marriage? In this video, we unpack the pressure of labels, family expectations, and the struggle to define loyalty on his own terms.📞 Book 1:1 Relationship Improvement Call with Us: https://www.happilywhateverafter.in🎙Listen to Happily Whatever After Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5hsYVXG1fDIsmpGO0euvXD?si=4711ae5b480b4593✨Timestamps:00:11 – Why Karan was labeled a “Bad Son”01:35 – The silent struggle all men face03:58 – Proving loyalty to parents vs saving your marriage04:32 – Living dual lives: for parents vs for self06:00 – Why men are judged for c...
2025-10-2120 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 24 - I Wanted to Change My Husband… Until I Realized This..Loving your partner isn’t about changing them—it’s about seeing them for who they are. Understanding means listening without judgment, respecting differences, and creating space for growth instead of control. When we stop trying to change our partner, we start building a love that feels safe, free, and real.📞 Book 1:1 Relationship Improvement Call with Us: https://www.happilywhateverafter.in🎙Listen to Happily Whatever After Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5hsYVXG1fDIsmpGO0euvXD?si=4711ae5b480b4593Get the FREE Happily Whatever After Gratitude Journal: HWA LOVE JOURNAL Get Free Financial Freedom Sheet : HWA Finance Freedom...
2025-10-0719 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 23 - Why Husbands Can Do House WorkHousehold chores are not just a woman’s job—and they’re not “help” when men do them. In this video, we share our honest journey as a married couple about how we broke the stereotype that chores are only the husband’s or wife’s responsibility.If you’re newly married or trying to build a healthy partnership, this video will show you why sharing housework is about respect, teamwork, and love—not gender roles.📞 Book 1:1 Relationship Improvement Call with Us: https://www.happilywhateverafter.in🎙Listen to Happily Whatever After Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com...
2025-09-3035 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 22 - How To Save Your Relationship From CheatingIs your relationship suffering from the fear or reality of cheating? 💔 In this powerful episode, Karan & Shokhi dive into the root causes of infidelity and reveal practical steps you can take TODAY to restore trust, rekindle connection, and protect your relationship from breaking apart.Whether you're newly married or in a long-term commitment, this video will give you real tools to create a creation-ship — where growth, healing, and love thrive. ✨📞 Book 1:1 Relationship Improvement Call with Us: https://www.happilywhateverafter.in🎙Listen to Happily Whatever After Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5hsYVXG1fDIsmpGO0euvXD?si=4711ae5b480b4593...
2025-09-2324 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 19 - Involving Parents in Marriage | Worst Decision EverIf you're constantly stuck between your partner and your parents, this episode is for you. We're breaking down why involving parents in your marriage often destroys the relationship instead of helping it. From emotional blackmail to unhealthy interference, we discuss the biggest red flags, real-life examples, and how to set boundaries without guilt. Your marriage deserves protection—not a family courtroom.🎙 Hosted by Karan & Shokhi, India’s leading couple coaches from Happily Whatever After, this conversation is raw, honest, and absolutely necessary for Indian couples navigating marriage with interfering families.💬 Tell us in the comments—have your parents ever made things...
2025-08-1920 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 17 - Truth About Divorce & Alimony In IndiaDivorce in India isn’t just about alimony laws or court procedures — it’s about surviving heartbreak, battling societal judgment, and finding your identity again. In this heartfelt episode, we dive deep into how men and women heal differently after divorce, and reveal the harsh truths about alimony, the impact of dowry culture, and the mental health struggles that follow.👉 Whether you're navigating a mutual divorce, dealing with false allegations, or simply seeking clarity on the New Divorce Laws in India, this conversation is a raw, real, and relatable guide to your emotional and legal rights.📞 Book 1:1 Relationship...
2025-08-0558 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 16 - Men vs Women After Divorce in India: Alimony, In-Laws & Reality CheckDivorce in India isn’t just about alimony laws or court procedures — it’s about surviving heartbreak, battling societal judgment, and finding your identity again. In this heartfelt episode, we dive deep into how men and women heal differently after divorce, and reveal the harsh truths about alimony, the impact of dowry culture, and the mental health struggles that follow.👉 Whether you're navigating a mutual divorce, dealing with false allegations, or simply seeking clarity on the New Divorce Laws in India, this conversation is a raw, real, and relatable guide to your emotional and legal rights.📞 Book 1:1 Relationship...
2025-07-2956 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 14 - Asking My Wife - Why Don't You Like My Mother?Why doesn’t my wife like my mother? 🤔In this honest and powerful conversation, we dive into a topic many couples avoid—family conflicts and in-law dynamics. As relationship coaches sharing real-life marriage advice, we explore how to handle tension between spouses andparents with empathy and clarity. 💬 Whether you're newly married or struggling with family drama, this video offers practical tips, real insights, and working strategies for a healthier relationship. Subscribe to Karan and Shokhi for more husband-wife relationship guidance and real talk about love, marriage, and family boundaries.📞 Book 1:1 Relationship Improvement Call with Us: https://www.h...
2025-07-1431 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 EP 10 - Couples Q&A | Answering 6 Most Asked QuestionsThis special Q&A episode is our way of saying THANK YOU! Since we can’t do 1:1 sessions with everyone, we’re answering your most asked questions to help more couples navigate marriage. This video dives deep into the struggles of dealing with emotionally unavailable men and being married to a Mumma's boy.📞 Book 1:1 Relationship Improvement Call with Us: https://forms.gle/EWU3TBJNreGLqYf8A🎙Listen to Happily Whatever After Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5hsYVXG1fDIsmpGO0euvXD?si=4711ae5b480b4593🗒Get the FREE Happily Whatever After Gratitude Journal: https://forms.gle/4fvtiUr1gF4Cwrj3A 💟 Like, Sha...
2025-06-1719 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 EP 9 - Why MARRIAGE MAKES WOMEN ANGRY - The Hidden Truth🌟Welcome to "Happily Whatever After"🌟 Why MARRIAGE MAKES WOMEN ANGRY - The Hidden TruthIn this powerful episode of Happily Whatever After, Karan and Shokhi uncover the hidden truth behind why so many women feel frustrated, unheard, and emotionally drained after marriage. From double standards, controlling in-laws, and the pressure to “adjust,” to husbands emotionally shutting down in the family vs wife battle — we break down the real reasons behind this growing disconnect. These small, ignored moments pile up until they explode, often over the smallest things. ♦ If you’ve ever felt alone or misunderstood in your marriage, this is your truth too.📞...
2025-06-1020 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 EP 8 Things You Should Know Before Marriage - MUST WATCH🌟Welcome to "Happily Whatever After"🌟 This Video Provides the Surprising Truth about the First Year of Marriage that Nobody Tells You.In this Video, we have shared the Things that we have Faced in the First Year of Marriage. This is the Part II of the Video. It covers things like Intimacy, Honeymoon Phase, Responsibilities and many more.Watch this Before you Get Married so You get Aware of these things.📞 Book 1:1 Relationship Improvement Call with Us: https://forms.gle/EWU3TBJNreGLqYf8A🎙Listen to Happily Whatever After Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5hs...
2025-05-2720 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 EP 7 Things You Should Know Before Marriage - MUST WATCH🌟Welcome to "Happily Whatever After"🌟 This is mainly a Before VS After Marriage Video that gives you a Reality Check on What Happens on the First Year of Marriage.In this Video, we shared the Things that we have Faced in the First Year of Marriage. The Weird Questions from the Relatives, The First Fight After Marriage, The Question if we Made a Mistake and many more. Watch this Before you Get Married so You get Aware of these things.📞 Book 1:1 Relationship Improvement Call with Us: https://forms.gle/EWU3TBJNreGLqYf8A🎙Listen to Happily Whatever After Podcast on Spotify: htt...
2025-05-2016 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3- EP5 WEIRD THINGS COUPLES DO AFTER MARRIAGE PART 2📞 Book a Relationship Improvement 1-1 Call with Us: (https://forms.gle/EWU3TBJNreGLqYf8A)Marriage isn’t just romance, cuddles, and couple goals—it’s also some downright WEIRD behavior you never see coming. 😅In this hilarious and brutally honest episode, Karan and Shokhi spill the tea on the 5 strangest, most unexpected things couples start doing once the honeymoon phase ends. From bizarre habits to secret languages and questionable hygiene routines (yes, we went there), we’re exposing it ALL.✨ Whether you're newlyweds or marriage veterans, you'll either be laughing... or realizing you’re guilty too.If you've ever looked at your partner an...
2025-05-1313 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3-EP4 Weird Things Couples Do After Marriage - COUPLES WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU GET MARRIED📞 Book a Relationship Improvement 1-1 Call with Us: (https://forms.gle/EWU3TBJNreGLqYf8A)Marriage isn’t just romance, cuddles, and couple goals—it’s also some downright WEIRD behavior you never see coming. 😅In this hilarious and brutally honest episode, Karan and Shokhi spill the tea on the 5 strangest, most unexpected things couples start doing once the honeymoon phase ends. From bizarre habits to secret languages and questionable hygiene routines (yes, we went there), we’re exposing it ALL.✨ Whether you're newlyweds or marriage veterans, you'll either be laughing... or realizing you’re guilty too.If you've ever looked at your par...
2025-05-0616 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 3 This Bedtime Habit Ruined Our Intimacy... and We Didn't Even Realize It - WARNING for COUPLES📞 Book a Relationship Improvement 1-1 Call with Us: (https://forms.gle/EWU3TBJNreGLqYf8A) Books that Helped us How to Be An Adult in Relationships - https://amzn.to/4lzLnBrYour Soul's Plan - https://amzn.to/4jEIi19Your Soul's Gift - https://amzn.to/42Sp1nkYour Soul's Love - https://amzn.to/4lFiIuVFiction Series we are currently reading that helped our Intimacy - https://amzn.to/3Exjdq8HWA Gratitude Journal - https://forms.gle/4fvtiUr1gF4Cwrj3AKaran and Shokhi open up about the unexpected habits that quietly pulled them apart at night — and what they did to rebuild conne...
2025-04-2920 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 2 - Brutally Honest Marriage Advice - No one Talks About - COUPLES WATCH THIS TOGETHER PART 2After 8 years of being married, we’re cutting through the fluff and telling you what really matters in a relationship. No filters, no clichés — just the honest truth from two people who’ve fought, healed, grown, and built a life together.Book you 1-1 Session HEREIn this episode of Happily Whatever After, Karan and Shokhi share the raw, real lessons no one prepares you for — the moments that tested our love, the myths we had to unlearn, and the small daily habits that saved our marriage.💬 Whether...
2025-04-2219 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS3 - EP 1 - Brutally Honest Marriage Advice - No one Talks About - COUPLES WATCH THIS TOGETHERAfter 8 years of being married, we’re cutting through the fluff and telling you what really matters in a relationship. No filters, no clichés — just the honest truth from two people who’ve fought, healed, grown, and built a life together.Book you 1-1 Session HEREIn this episode of Happily Whatever After, Karan and Shokhi share the raw, real lessons no one prepares you for — the moments that tested our love, the myths we had to unlearn, and the small daily habits that saved our marriage.💬 Whether yo...
2025-04-1513 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 31 - Before You Say 'I Want a Divorce'—Listen to This First - She Faced Stigma. He Faced False Cases. Real Stories of Divorce You Won’t Believe! - Part 2Is love enough to save a broken marriage—or is divorce the only way out?In this bold and unfiltered episode of Happily Whatever After, Karan and Shokhi dive deep into the male and female perspectives of divorce—the parts society rarely talks about.💔 What happens when a man caught in the chaos of false accusations meets a woman who has faced the brutal stigma of being a divorced woman in India?🔥 From emotional trauma to legal battles, from dowry and alimony pressures to the judgment and shame faced by w...
2025-03-111h 01Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 30 - Before You Say 'I Want a Divorce'—Listen to This First - She Faced Stigma. He Faced False Cases. Real Stories of Divorce You Won’t Believe!Is love enough to save a broken marriage—or is divorce the only way out?In this bold and unfiltered episode of Happily Whatever After, Karan and Shokhi dive deep into the male and female perspectives of divorce—the parts society rarely talks about.💔 What happens when a man caught in the chaos of false accusations meets a woman who has faced the brutal stigma of being a divorced woman in India?🔥 From emotional trauma to legal battles, from dowry and alimony pressures to the judgment and shame faced by women, this episo...
2025-03-0456 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 29 - BEFORE you go for COUPLES THERAPY- LISTEN TO THIS ( Does it Really work?)Feeling lost about who to turn to for help? Should you see a psychiatrist, therapist, counselor, or coach? 🤯 You’re not alone! In this episode ofHappily Whatever After, we not only break down the key differences but also share our own personal journeys with therapy and coaching. 💬❤️Plus, we’re answering some of the most asked questions from our Instagram followers! 🎙️💡 Whether you're struggling with mental health, relationships, or personal growth, this episode will help you make the right choice. Tune in now! 🚀✨ #MentalHealth #Podcast #RealTalk#HappilyWhateverAfterLinks to get it touch with us 👍Heart to Heart W...
2025-02-2547 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 28 - Financial Fights to Financial Freedom: Our Couple's Money Journey💸 "How We Saved Our Relationship by Fixing Our Finances" 💔➡️💰On Happily Whatever After, we’re diving into the one topic no one warns you about: MONEY in relationships! In this tell-all episode, we reveal how financial stress almost tore us apart—and how we turned things around to build a future we’re proud of.🔥 What you’ll learn:✅ The ugly truth about money fights—and how we overcame them.✅ Why financial transparency is the secret to relationship success.✅ Our fail-proof money rules for couples.✅ How we built emotional AND financial freedom together.If you’ve...
2025-02-1857 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 27 - The Breakup Valentine: Turning Heartache into Self-LoveThis Valentine’s Day, Happily Whatever After is flipping the script on love! In our special episode, The Breakup Valentine, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and personal growth that comes after heartbreak.
Join us as we share inspiring real-life stories of breakup-to-breakthrough transformations. From messy endings to empowering new beginnings, we explore how letting go of the wrong love can lead to discovering the greatest love of all—yourself.
Whether you’re navigating heartbreak or thriving in solitude, this episode is your reminder that love doesn’t always come wrapped in roses—it starts within.
💔 Br...
2025-02-1130 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 26 - How Childhood Abuse Stole Our Trust and Taught Us to HealIn this powerful episode of Happily Whatever After, we break the silence and share our personal journey through the impact of childhood abuse. Reflecting on how these early wounds shaped our self-identity, relationships, and ability to trust, we dive deep into the struggles of healing and finding strength in vulnerability.
We also confront a societal reality: men are often denied the space to express their pain, forcing them to carry unspoken burdens alone. Through our story, we aim to challenge these norms, spark meaningful conversations, and inspire hope for those on their own path to recovery.
2025-02-041h 09Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 24 – How Childhood Trauma Shapes Who You Become and Shatters Relationships & Marriage – A Raw, Unfiltered Conversation - PART 2Struggling to connect with your partner?
Battling mental health challenges?
Haunted by childhood trauma? Raised in a dysfunctional family?
Is your relationship trapped in cycles of generational pain?
In this raw, eye-opening episode, Karan shares his personal journey of growing up in a broken home, his real-life battles with mental health, and how he chose love over hate despite all the odds. Discover how he defied his hardships and committed to becoming a better person through it all.
Get ready to dive deep into this brutally honest conversation you...
2025-01-2147 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 23 – How Childhood Trauma Shapes Who You Become and Shatters Relationships & Marriage – A Raw, Unfiltered Conversation !Struggling to connect with your partner?
Battling mental health challenges?
Haunted by childhood trauma? Raised in a dysfunctional family?
Is your relationship trapped in cycles of generational pain?
In this raw, eye-opening episode, Karan shares his personal journey of growing up in a broken home, his real-life battles with mental health, and how he chose love over hate despite all the odds. Discover how he defied his hardships and committed to becoming a better person through it all.
Get ready to dive deep into this brutally honest conversation you...
2025-01-1433 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 22 - My Husband Looks at Other Women—Should I Be Concerned? Is it Harmless or Hurtful"My husband watches other women—is it harmless, or should I be worried?" In this episode of Happily Whatever After, Karan and Shokhi tackle a question that many feel but few openly ask: Is it normal for men in committed relationships to notice other women?
With candid honesty and plenty of humor, they explore what this means for love, loyalty, and trust. Does noticing others mean something is missing in the relationship, or is it just human nature? Together, they break down the psychology of attraction, discuss where to draw the line, and share how couples can na...
2025-01-0739 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 21 - 12 Blessings of 2024: Our Journey to InfinityAs we say goodbye to 2024—a year of 8, symbolizing infinity—we’re reflecting on the 12 blessings that shaped our journey month by month. From the uphill battles of the first half to the harmony and flow of the second, this year has been a testament to the power of teamwork in relationships.
Join us as we relive the lessons, the laughter, and the love that defined this transformative year. It wasn’t always easy, but sticking together made the impossible feel infinite. Let’s celebrate growth, resilience, and the magic of partnership as we step into...
2024-12-3148 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 20 - Paws & Partnership: How Pets Transform RelationshipsHave you ever wondered if adding a furry friend to your life could change the way you connect with your partner? Deciding to bring a pet into your home is a big decision, but it could also be the start of a transformative journey for your relationship.
In this episode, we dive into the joys and challenges of adopting a pet, with a special focus on cats. How do pets like cats teach us patience, responsibility, and teamwork? How can caring for a pet strengthen your bond as a couple, and even help you...
2024-12-2437 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 19 - Healing Wounds We Didn’t Know We CarriedWhy do some family histories carry more pain than others?
How can understanding family dynamics heal generational wounds?
Can the secrets of your ancestors shape your relationships today?
How does a family constellation session actually work?
In this episode of Happily Whatever After with Karan and Shokhi, we are joined by the incredible Dr. Yogesh Vasandi—a renowned homeopathic physician, healer, and an exceptional Family Constellation facilitator.
Dr. Vasandi unpacks the transformative power of Family Constellation Therapy, revealing how unresolved family dynamics and ancestral patterns can silently influence our re...
2024-12-171h 00Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 16 - Why Men struggle in Relationships - What Women Need to KnowWhy Do Some Men Resist Emotional Growth in Relationships?
Is Avoiding Therapy Ruining Men’s Relationships?
Are Men Unaware of Their Emotional Blind Spots in Love?
What’s Stopping Men from Taking Emotional Intelligence Seriously?
In the episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Shridhar Maheshwari, a seasoned counselling psychologist and founder of Shridhar LifeSchool. Shridhar specialises in helping couples navigate complex relational challenges, focusing on emotional communication, mutual understanding, and conflict resolution. Known for his practical and solution-oriented approach, Shridhar has successfully guided thousands of clients through transformative relationship work. Join us as...
2024-11-2655 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 15 - What Men need to know about Period Cycle! - ExplainedIn this episode of Happily Whatever After, we explore the profound shamanic significance of menstruation for women and how this natural cycle holds powerful energy for healing and transformation. Neelam Nanwani, our guest and spiritual healer, explains how understanding this sacred process can bring more empathy and harmony into relationships. We discuss: - Why periods are considered sacred for a woman - How men can better understand and support women during this time - Ways for husbands and wives to support each other emotionally, physically, and spiritually - How to respond when your partner's...
2024-11-1940 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 14 - What are Twin Flames? Why you attract WRONG Partners?Is Spirituality the Secret to a Happier Relationship
Can Spirituality Bring You Closer as a Couple?
Is Spirituality the Missing Piece in Your Relationship?
Could Spirituality Transform Your Relationship?
In Sacred Connections, we explore how spirituality and shamanism can enrich relationships. In this episode, we’re joined by Neelam Nanwani — a renowned spiritual healer, practitioner, and shamanic teacher. Neelam shares her insights into how couples can use spiritual practices to deepen their bond, heal past wounds, and build resilience together. With practical tools and transformative wisdom, she guides listeners on how ancient shamanic techniques can bring more harmony, love, and unde...
2024-11-1251 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 - EP 13 Stress Phones & Childhood Trauma - Killing your Relationship? The Truth About Intimacy and keeping the Spark AliveWhy Does the Spark Fade in Relationships ?
What Causes Intimacy Problems in Couples?
Is Social Media Ruining Your Connection?
How Much Intimacy Do Healthy Couples Need?
Why Do Couples Struggle with Intimacy?
In this episode of Happily Whatever After, we're diving deep into a topic many couples face but often feel hesitant to discuss—intimacy issues. Why do so many of us feel disconnected or like the spark is fading? Is social media impacting our relationships in ways we don’t realize?
To help us explore these ques...
2024-11-051h 07Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 12 - Breaking the Therapy Taboo: How Counseling Improves Relationships PART 2
Is therapy the secret to a stronger relationship?
Why are we still afraid of therapy when it could save our love life?
Does therapy mean your relationship is broken—or about to get better?
Is avoiding therapy the biggest mistake couples make?
In this episode, we sit down for a raw conversation with our very own therapist—the one who saved our relationship from falling apart. Discover how therapy transformed our communication, helped us understand each other's needs like never before, and brought us closer. We also dive deep into...
2024-10-2932 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 11 - Breaking the Therapy Taboo: What Real Couples Therapy looks like? How Counseling Improves RelationshipsIs therapy the secret to a stronger relationship?
Why are we still afraid of therapy when it could save our love life?
Does therapy mean your relationship is broken—or about to get better?
Is avoiding therapy the biggest mistake couples make?
In this episode, we sit down for a raw conversation with our very own therapist—the one who saved our relationship from falling apart. Discover how therapy transformed our communication, helped us understand each other's needs like never before, and brought us closer. We also dive deep into how ther...
2024-10-2253 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 10 - Life After Divorce for Women in India - Shocking Insights about What They Really Experience When a Relationship Ends for Good.After diving deep into real-life relationship struggles and challenges, we're bringing you a gripping, real-life story of a woman who has faced the emotional storm of divorce. How does life truly change for a woman after divorce? How does society treat her, and how does she battle the guilt and shame that come with it?
All thanks to Parul Sukhwani Masterchef contestant, Radio Mirchi RJ, Voice Over artist and a brilliant human being, who decided to have this candid conversation about her struggles and trauma about her divorce and also reflect upon her healing journey
In this...
2024-10-151h 43Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 9 - Our Decision to stay Childfree despite Family Pressure & Other factors that influencedAre you really ready for the life-changing challenge of having a baby?
Will having kids test your relationship more than you think?
Are you financially prepared for the hidden costs of raising a child?
Can you support each other in parenthood?
In this episode, we discuss our choice to not have a baby in today’s uncertain world. Despite immense family pressure to have kids, we ultimately decided against it. As humans, we constantly face challenges when deciding whether or not to have children. We’ll explore some pressing issues couples face when planning or deciding to have a baby.
We'v...
2024-10-0844 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 8 - Is there a Hidden Meaning behind your Relationship? Why did you choose a certain Life Partner/ Life Plan? - What happened when we read "Your Soul's Plan"Do you want to know your life’s purpose?
Do you struggle daily to learn lessons in your relationships?
Do you wish to find inner peace and wisdom for yourself and your relationship?
Are you stuck in a cycle in your relationship and want to break the pattern?
Do you feel stuck and doubt your worth in daily life and relationships?
In this episode, we talk about discovering our soul's plan. When we first got married, we often doubted our purpose in life and our relationship. We wo...
2024-10-0138 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 7 - Is arranged marriage better than love marriage PART 2 ?Are you in love but confused between choosing love or arranged marriage?
Do you want to learn how to fall in love in an arranged marriage?
Are you looking for solutions and answers about arranged marriages?
Do you often fight in your marriage?
Are you unsure how to handle relationships in an arranged marriage?
Do your in-laws not like you?
Do you have communication issues in your marriage?
In this episode, we explore some intriguing questions related to arranged marriage versus love...
2024-09-241h 07Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 6 - Is arranged marriage better than love marriage ?Love vs. Arranged Marriage: Which is Right for You?
Are you torn between choosing love or an arranged marriage? Wondering how to build love in an arranged marriage? Searching for answers to common issues like communication problems, in-law conflicts, or constant disagreements in your marriage?
In this episode, we dive deep into the intriguing dynamics of love marriage vs. arranged marriage. We'll explore how to ask the right questions when choosing a life partner, because whether it’s love or arranged, finding the right person is the key to a successful marriage.
We ar...
2024-09-171h 06Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 5 - Why we don't want to change in relationships PART 2 ?Do you want your partner to change in the relationship ?
Do you resist change?
Does your partner avoid discussing changes after marriage?
Are you stuck in the same loop of life and unable to think clearly?
Do you and your partner often fight when changes occur in your marriage?
Has your life changed after marriage, and you’re struggling to find a solution?
Have you ever been at a point in life where you knew things had to change, but you were too scared to...
2024-09-1030 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 4 - Why we don't want to change in relationships ?Do you want your partner to change in the relationship ?
Do you resist change?
Does your partner avoid discussing changes after marriage?
Are you stuck in the same loop of life and unable to think clearly?
Do you and your partner often fight when changes occur in your marriage?
Has your life changed after marriage, and you’re struggling to find a solution?
Have you ever been at a point in life where you knew things had to change, but you were too scared to...
2024-09-0338 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 3 - Why do all Couples fight on a Vacation? Travel Tips for Couples! Best ways to explore London!Do you want everything to be detailed out on your vacation? Or do you want to be fluid about it?
Do you ever fight on your Vacation?
What happens when both Partners have a different idea of a vacation?
What happens when wife loves a staycation but the husband loves Adventurous activities?
What happens when Wife loves beaches and husband loves mountains?
What happens when one likes to start packing months in advance and other is a last minute packer?
Also some essential travel...
2024-08-2735 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 2 - Most Asked Questions about our Relationship PART 2! Reality Check as a Couple Married for 7+ yearsWe gathered all the questions our listeners sent us from all sources like email, comments, Instagram etc. and chose someone to bombard us with those questions. So here we go all your questions answered.
Who is more Khurafati?
Where do we get our Specs from?
Do we get any hate on social media?
What made us put our relationship on Podcast?
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2024-08-2042 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiS2 EP 1 - Most Asked Questions about our Relationship! Reality Check as a Couple Married for 7+ yearsAfter 3 months WE ARE BACK! In the meantime, we achieved many milestones, 25,000 plays and probably the only Indian Relationship Podcast to be a finalist in HT Podcast awards.
We gathered all the questions our listeners sent us from all sources like email, comments, Instagram etc. and chose someone to bombard us with those questions. So here we go all your questions answered.
Who gives Silent Treatment?
How long does it take for us to resolve a fight between us?
Do we ever say SORRY to each other?
What made...
2024-08-1332 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi50 - How HE got her intoxicated again - ALOOF Day - How it helped us unveil underlying problems in the relationshipThis HOLI was extra special for him because he finally got her to open up her deepest feelings. A lot of underlying issues came to the surface and finally, they were able to UNBLOCK their communication.
We discuss probable next steps of the Podcast and ways to connect with all our listeners one on one and have more interactions.
We are thrilled to share a special gift with you on this – a gratitude journal designed for couples. As we navigate the journey of life together, expressing gratitude can be a powerful tool to...
2024-04-1241 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#49 How to Draw Boundaries with In-laws, to create a Happy Marriage - in Conversation with Padmaja Evuri - Relationship & Self- Happiness CoachIn this episode we delve into the nitty gritty of a marriage, how we put on our egos and how we get defensive with our partners, how to change that dynamic and most importantly how to draw boundaries with In-laws? We spoke to Padmaja Evuri, Relationship & Self Happiness Coach, Women Empowerment Lead, Tedx Speaker
Founder of Wiki Wonder Woman.
This is where you can contact her
Website - https://wikiwonderwoman.com/contactpj
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wikiwonderwoman/
And if you have any loaded questions about marriage...
2024-04-051h 02Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#48 PART 2 - What happens when a Relationship is Truly Over - Interview with a Person going through a DivorceAfter bringing you all the realities of a relationship, we decided to also bring you a real-life story of a divorce. How two people who are completely in love can reach a point where they don't want to be together anymore and what follows when you actually decide to end a relationship.
In this episode, we have a candid conversation with one of our friends who is currently going through a divorce and as a result, re-learning how to Love and realizing what's important in a relationship.
And if...
2024-03-2938 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi# 47 What happens when a Relationship is Truly Over - Interview with a Person going through a DivorceAfter bringing you all the realities of our relationship, we decided to also bring you a real-life story of a divorce. How two people who are completely in love can reach a point where they don't want to be together anymore and what follows when you actually decide to legally end a relationship.
In this episode, we have a candid conversation with one of our friends who is currently going through a divorce and as a result, re-learning how to Love and realizing what's important in a relationship.
And if you have any loaded questions about marriage, relationships and therapy...
2024-03-2247 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#46 Meet the Modern Day Cupid - An interview with Radhika Mohta, Matchmaker - Relationship Coach, Navigating the world of Dating with a guiding light!We heard all our Single listeners and brought you Cupid 2.0. We had a candid conversation with - Radhika Mohta, Matchmaker and Relationship Coach.
We asked her all the questions about her process of how she helps people realize the kind of relationship/partner they want and then also helps them find it.
She helps serious daters transform their dating life through her newsletter, Dating Accelerator and curated events.
If you would like to contact her here are the details -
Website - radhikamohta.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/radhikamohta_ig/
And...
2024-03-151h 07Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#45 Why Men CHEAT in a Relationship - Exclusive Interview with Husband about his Past Relationships and Cheating!Kind of digging my own grave by discussing his Past "affairs" and how he cheated in his past relationship. We go into seriously discussing why Men cheat and what happens to the relationship afterwards.
In this episode we deep dive into all the red flags he had when he was in his first relationship. As usual finding some shiksha in it.
And if you have any loaded questions about marriage, relationships and therapy- bring it on happilywhateverafterpod@gmail.com
We are thrilled to share a special gift with you on this Valentine's day – a...
2024-03-0842 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#44 How your Ex can affect your Relationship - A Break up can show you What you truly want in a RelationshipDid you ever think your first love will be your happily ever after?
Did it hurt when your first relationship ended?
Are you jumping from one relationship to the other? without giving much thought to what happened, or without giving yourself time to feel the pain/hurt?
We talk about our first relationship and how much pain it caused us and how it changed us forever. We also read some letters and a poem Shokhi wrote which is framed in our home now as a reminder of how our story started in the...
2024-03-0141 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#43 How to Manifest the right Partner, Avoid These Red Flags, What are Twin Flames & Soulmates - Manifestation Coach guides Us!Continuing the conversation with Cauvery this week, more questions from singles on social media and more.
Here is the list of things we discussed in this episode...
(1:18) How to Manifest the Right Partner
(3:33) Best Manifestation practice for attracting the right partner
(4:10) What if you have been in wrong relationships always, how to get out of the conditioning and attract a better partner
(6:00) Why Negative things manifest so quickly?
(8:50) What to do when you are in a relationship with a RED FLAG Partner?
(11:38) How does arranged...
2024-02-2359 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#42 Valentine's Special - In Conversation with a Relationship & Manifestation Coach - How to improve your relationship? Will your partner ever change? When is it time to let go?Happy Valentine's Day! We chose this day of love to start bringing you Relationship experts/coaches/therapists. We will ask them some burning relationship questions and find some real relationship truths.
We have been discussing this a lot of times, but finally we thought it's time to bring you people who can guide you better in specific issues. In this episode, we will find answers together on questions like
(7:35) - When will my partner change for me? Am I controlling my partner?
(14:35) - How to break a relationship loop? When we start to...
2024-02-161h 15Happily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#41 Our Rituals to reconnect - Some hacks we learnt in Couples Therapy, Marriage/Relationships needs constant effort and empathy!It is not easy when both partners are going through a low phase, it gets hard not to lash out at your partner and use them as your punching bag. Because the only other person who exists with you is bound to take the brunt of your moods and lows. But thanks to couples therapy we were able to find a way to not make each other an emotional dumping ground. In this episode we share some insights to keep in mind when both partners are going through a rough patch. Some of these things we learnt in Therapy...
2024-02-0952 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#40 How can we reconnect when we feel disconnected from each other? Our love languages explained!When Life throws lemons at you, sometimes you just want to throw them at your partner. Haha! But on a serious note, what can we do when we feel disconnected? What if all your efforts of reconnecting goes down the drain because you just keep saying the wrong things to your partner! Or you keep saying the right things accordingly to you but they just don't go down well with your partner? Enter the hero - Love Languages! It took us 5-6 years to realise what are love languages. But since we have learnt what they are, they have been...
2024-02-0237 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#39 WOULD YOU RATHER Game - Play with us? An attempt to get us out of a low phase in our lifeThis was a quiz sent to us by a friend, we had fun discussing this and decided to share this with you guys. We have been in a sort of slump in life and relationship in general so rather than skipping an episode, we decided to do something that might help us focus on the lighter side of life. May you can play with us! We also reveal some secrets through the game about our personalities.
Also we are planning a season two of the podcast and would like your opinion on what you would like to...
2024-01-2627 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#38 THREE MISTAKES of our MARRIAGE- Some of the worst mistakes we made as a couple, can they be fixed?One of you sent us the email with a BIG question - what was the biggest mistake of our marriage. Your wish is our command and we decided to answer 3 big mistakes from both our POVs. Right from finances to resentment, we tell the worst mistakes we made in our marriage and how it affected us. We all make mistakes and it's not until we make mistakes that we learn right?
And if you have more such loaded questions- bring it on happilywhateverafterpod@gmail.com
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2024-01-1938 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#37 Worst Advice we received from friends and family after marriage!When a couple comes together in marriage, all the relatives, friends, family take it upon themselves to give them advice over everything and anything. They also gift wrap this advice into an ominous wrapper of warnings and try to scare the couple into submission. We discuss some of such BAD advice we received since the time we got married. Like -Keep your wife out of family discussions. She doesnt have a say in it. Keep your money matters to yourself. Dont share everything with your partner! These are just few of the things.
In this episode we...
2024-01-1226 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#36 A Quick Recap of 2023 & How your mental state affects your partner's mental health too!Happy New Year to all of you. We hope 2024 brings you love, abundance and prosperity!
Continuing the mental health episodes. In this episode we talk about how one partner's mental health can affect the other partner as well. When we choose not to take steps to fix our own mental health, we also put our loved ones through a lot of mental stress, as a result the relationship gets strained.
In a relationship, how one person feels mentally can affect the other person. If someone is stressed or sad, it might make it harder for them to talk, do chores...
2024-01-0544 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#35 PART 2 How Mental Health affects your relationship - A Man's struggle with Mental Health and how it silently destroys your daily life.
There is no Health without Mental Health.
Mental health is a sneaky devil, what you think is a bad day, ends up turning into a bad week and then a bad month, and suddenly years later you realize, that good days are a rarity in your life. You wake up low with 1000 thoughts per second running in your mind, you try everything possible from exercise to getting some sunlight to taking cold showers, but nothing changes. The dark cloud over your head remains. Suffering with mental health issues is the most loneliest journey one has...
2023-12-2928 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#34 How Mental Health affects your relationship - A Man's struggle with Mental Health and how it silently destroys your daily life.There is no Health without Mental Health.
Mental health is a sneaky devil, what you think is a bad day, ends up turning into a bad week and then a bad month, and suddenly years later you realize, that good days are a rarity in your life. You wake up low with 1000 thoughts per second running in your mind, you try everything possible from exercise to getting some sunlight to taking cold showers, but nothing changes. The dark cloud over your head remains. Suffering with mental health issues is the most loneliest journey one has to go...
2023-12-2234 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#33 How Men silently suffer - Various things that bother and burden the men in our society. And the ultimate statement - Shaadi ke baad ladka badal gaya hai !Shaadi ke baad bohot badal gaya hai! Shaadi ke baad toh tu doston ko bhool hi gaya! Shaadi ke baad apni biwi ke alawa kuch dikhta hi nahi!
What happens to a man when he hears all these comments from his friends and loved ones? They all sing and dance and enjoy when they get married and then somehow collectively turn against his marriage saying he has changed after his wife came into the picture. They all want you to get "settled" but somehow remain the same as you used to be.
How a man's...
2023-12-1528 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#32 A Year of Judgements - What followed after we moved out to create our own life away from his Family!Don't judge people for the choices they make when you don't know the options they had to choose from! When you decide to move out of the family home and create your own life, you are judged for leaving behind your parents. But no one sees the reasons why you took that step. What is better living in a hostile situation for the sake of being together as a family or choosing to live away and maintain a happy, cordial relationship? Why do parents judge their children so heavily for choosing to live separately with their family, when they...
2023-12-0848 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#31 First Marriage Anniversary! - How the romance in the relationship vanishes when burdened with responsibilities! Is the wife always supposed to provide all her income to the husband's family?Everyone has dreams of celebrating their first marriage anniversary in the most romantic way possible! After all it's an achievement to survive the first year of marriage, the hardest time for most couples. When we finally reached this big milestone in our relationship, how it got compromised again because of some random issues thrown our way. How financial responsibilities become a constant problem between a couple when the expenses keep piling up from parents without any regard for the couple's financial capabilities. If both husband and wife are earning shouldn't they both take care of both set of parents...
2023-12-0146 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#30 Old vs New way of Celebration - How Elders in the family control the festivities in the name of traditions instead of enjoying the togetherness!After Diwali came Bhai dooj and then came the family to our new home for the first time. How there was a home tour of silent judgment and what not. As newer generations change the way of celebrating the festivals, the older generation resists that change and the end result is them sulking at the festivals. Eventually dampening everyone's spirits. Is that right? Should you have fun and go with the flow or else just hold onto the traditions just for the sake of it! Aren't the festivals supposed to be about togetherness and having fun? What do you...
2023-11-2425 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#29 Diwali Special - What happened on our first Diwali after Marriage!First of all so sorry about the cold we both have which makes us sound so phlegmy. But at the same time, we kept our commitment to bring you our real life experience of our First Diwali after Marriage! How was your first Diwali together? Were you just following rituals and trying to fulfill expectations ? Did you fear judgement/questions from your new family?
All First festivals as a married couple are a big deal, but it's not necessarily a happy big deal every time! Acceptance of the new daughter in law is more important than any...
2023-11-1740 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#28 Our List of Relationship Rituals PART 2 - Love Bible that strengthens our relationship in difficult times!Due to some technical disturbances we had to cut short the last episode so here is the second half of our Love Bible!
Do you have little love rituals with your partner? They can be something as simple as morning coffee /tea together. Greeting your partner with a kiss at the end of the day? Morning cuddles before you get out of bed? A comfort show that you binge together while being a couch potato! Every couple has their own versions of rituals. These kinds of small gestures will help you in many ways-
1. Building...
2023-11-1030 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#27 Our List of Relationship Rituals - Love Bible that strengthens our relationship in difficult times!Do you have little love rituals with your partner? They can be something as simple as morning coffee /tea together. Greeting your partner with a kiss at the end of the day? Morning cuddles before you get out of bed? A comfort show that you binge together while being a couch potato! Every couple has their own versions of rituals. These kinds of small gestures will help you in many ways-
1. Building trust that comes from following a regular routine
2. Make your bond stronger and deepen your connection
3. Turn towards each other for...
2023-11-0330 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#26 The Guilt of prioritising your own self over Family!What happens when you feel guilty about choosing your own happiness over your dysfunctional family? How family members try to make you feel bad about having a better life than them? They don't even understand what they are doing but they come from a long time generational trauma of seeing this cycle of suffering being passed on since ages. Your parents can sometimes feel angry that they didn't get to live a happy life that you are living right now. If you are a cycle breaker for your family and going through something similar, this episode is for you!
Be...
2023-10-2737 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#25 We said the D-word - DIVORCE ! Multiple Triggers and Glimmers of hope that made us reach this point in our Marriage!What happens when a couple has more bad days than happy days even before they complete 1st year of marriage? What happens when you know there are no personality issues in your spouse but still the fights happen because of external problems? Even though you have your own space, those external issues still manage to creep into your relationship and become bigger and bigger day by day. How do you find hope when all you can see are triggers in your spouse? In this episode we talk about some of our triggers and patterns in the relationship which got...
2023-10-2046 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#24 Guilt, Anger and Negative words - 3 worst enemies of any relationship! How our marriage reached a breaking point once more!Be Careful with your words, once they are said, they can only be forgiven never forgotten. There were certain things spoken to both of us, spoken between us which remain with us permanently like an old wound. Please never talk in anger because once words are spoken, they can't be taken back. Also, a person will always remember how you make them feel. Guilt is the worst enemy of any relationship, when guilt becomes the basis of a relationship, it no longer has any meaning, it just becomes a burden for the people in the relationship. And the most...
2023-10-1338 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#23 How Parent's relationship affects the quality of your Married Life - Affects of abusive marriage on a child and how it shows up in his adult life!Your Parent's marriage is your first benchmark of love and how a relationship should be. But when a child comes from a broken household, it affects his psyche because when he gets into a relationship in his adult life, he has never seen what a happy healthy relationship looks like. He can either choose to create a broken relationship just like his parents or choose to create a better life for himself. But how does he differentiate between right and wrong? Who explains to him about healthy and unhealthy relationship dynamics?
First, we were affected by generational...
2023-10-0638 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#22 How Parents/In-laws can unknowingly sabotage your marriage! Why the first year of marriage is the hardest!Indian Parents don't realize how they are controlling their children and their marital relationships. They think they are doing it for the better of their children but they don't see how it's just their own patterns and trauma turning them into controlling human beings. They project their own problems onto their kids and think that by controlling them, they will be able to feel better or fix what was done wrong to them. This doesn't help anyone at the end of the day. Parents end up alienating their own children and as a result, the children distance themselves from...
2023-09-2940 min
Suman vs HumanEpisode 16 with Shokhi Banerjeehow many of us keep our partnerships healthy!may be its your Marriage, or a commitment, but the question is, are you happy?this is What Shokhi Banerjee from the Team Happily Whatever After asks on my show Suman vs Human!you can follow them on Instagramhttps://instagram.com/happilywhateverafterpod?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==link to their podcasthttps://linktr.ee/happilywhateverafterpodcast
2023-09-2548 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#21 First 6 months of Marriage Best or Worst? Rocky aur Rani & Karan aur Shokhi ki Prem Kahani - All about Generational Trauma and how it affects your marital life!In this Episode of HWA we will explore the profound ripple effects of generational trauma on family dynamics. We talk about what happened with us right after marriage and how this cycle of trauma started playing out on us. The blockbuster movie Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani talks about this generational trauma beautifully. This movie was eerily close to our love story so we decided to delve deep into the heart of the matter - how generational trauma in parents can shape and, at times, strain the marital relationships of their children.
Generational trauma, passed down...
2023-09-2235 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#20 How life changes after Marriage - Exclusive interview with Husband! PART 2Welcome to an exclusive interview with my HUSBAND about how life changes for Men after marriage! PART 2
Soon after you get married, your life becomes all about CHANGE, not only for women but for MEN as well. When a man becomes a husband, he shoulders the responsibility of one more person in his household, the most important person in life. His wife! We all know how all females go through a major transformation after marriage, But do we ever think about what a man goes through after marriage?
Let's find out unfiltered unspoken truths about...
2023-09-1528 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#19 How life changes after Marriage - Exclusive interview with Husband! PART 1Welcome to an exclusive interview with my HUSBAND about how life changes for Men after marriage!
Soon after you get married, your life becomes all about CHANGE, not only for women but for MEN as well. When a man becomes a husband, he shoulders the responsibility of one more person in his household, the most important person for life. His wife! We all know how all females go through a major transformation after marriage, But do we ever think what a man goes through after marriage?
Let's find out unfiltered unspoken truths about what happens...
2023-09-0831 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#18 How life changes after Marriage - Exclusive interview with Wife! PART 2Welcome to an exclusive interview with my wife about how life changes for women after marriage! Soon after you get married, your life becomes all about CHANGE, especially for the women. All females go through a major transformation after marriage, we find out unfiltered unspoken truths about what happens to a wife once she starts living in her husband's home. How does life take a turn for better or for worse? Why is this a societal norm that only women are supposed to "adjust"? Why should they change their name? Should a woman leave behind a life, a home, and...
2023-09-0131 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#17 How life changes after Marriage - Exclusive interview with Wife!Welcome to an exclusive interview with my wife about how life changes for women after marriage! Soon after you get married, your life becomes all about CHANGE, especially for the women. All females go through a major transformation after marriage, we find out unfiltered unspoken truths about what happens to a wife once she starts living in her husband's home. How does life take a turn for better or for worse? Why is this a societal norm that only women are supposed to "adjust"? Why should they change their name? Should a woman leave behind a life, a home...
2023-08-2530 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#16 How long will the Honeymoon period last after marriage?The actual honeymoon is over in a few days and a newly married couple is back to mundane life. How life changes for a couple right after the wedding and how you need to remember to be kind to each other in those initial few days because the wife is dealing with huge changes in life, moving a house forever and starting a new life in a completely new environment with complete strangers. It can make or break a relationship, if the initial few days of marriage are not handled with care. Those days are like the foundation for...
2023-08-1830 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#15 Happily Ever After Begins or NOT? - D-Day Wedding of our dreams? Do you enjoy your own wedding?Wedding Shenanigans - mandatory Mamaji and Fufaji sulking at weddings. How one more time he betrayed her because of his family! And what he didn't know was she wanted to call him the night before to call it off? Reality of wedding for bride and groom, what really happens on a wedding night and how it's just another day for other people to enjoy but you don't even get proper meals as a bride and groom. But was this Happily Ever After?
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2023-08-1134 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#14 Wedding Prep 101 - Lead up to the Big Fat Indian Wedding. What happens when you compromise to make everyone else Happy!This time around he made sure he did everything right and handled the family issues all by himself. We compromised on a whole lot of things to pay for a wedding to make others happy, was that the right thing to do? When you try to take things in your own hands, how Indian families react to it? Managing and Paying for your own wedding is always a huge responsibility, how did it turn out for us? In all this, she was still unsure about the wedding. Will she be able to convey it to him in time?
2023-08-0434 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#13 Marriage Proposal - One more timeHe was finally discharged from the hospital and recuperated at home. Whereas she was caught in the middle of the same drama with the family one more time. This time though....she already had one foot out the door and after he started getting healthy, she was planning a complete and total exit from his life and family. Whereas seeing her love and care during the whole hospital ordeal, he had made up his mind to be with her for the rest of his life by hook or by crook. By now the push and pull in the relationship...
2023-07-2843 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#12 A Near Fatal Motorcycle Accident - Reactivated old Trauma and Triggers, Medical Illiteracy can prove to be dangerous for your loved one
This Episode was one of the hardest times of our life. Hope you find some learnings from this. Truth is always stranger than fiction. unfortunately, this was a real-life incident for us and not just a fictional story. We wish no one ever goes through this and everyone remains happy and healthy, and never needs to see the insides of a hospital.
One day when he called to tell her he won't be able to meet her...she just got miffed at him and hung up the phone. Next, she got a call from his number saying he had...
2023-07-2148 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#11 Living in Denial - Avoiding the difficult conversations in a Relationship. How controlling parents can hamper your growth in love and life!A year of weddings and living in denial about our own wedding.
He just wanted to get married and she just wanted to AVOID the whole topic together! It's heartbreaking when the whole world can see your love but your partner doesn't want to get married. But both of us had our reasons, plus his controlling parents and her "good-girl" conditioning didn't help the situation at all. Boomer Parents never realize how much they try to control their children, they conveniently treat them as adults and choose to tell them what to do in life at the same time...
2023-07-1436 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#10 Financial Intimacy - How to deal with a debt ridden partner? Should Bad Finances be a Deal Breaker in a relationship?What would you do if you found out, the love of your life is under massive debt and running on a cut-to-cut credit card, EMI cycle? Would that be a deal breaker for the relationship? What is worse, when you find out about it before marriage or after? Find out what happened when she found out about all of his
never-ending financial debt and loans from the market and not from a bank. Did she find more reasons to get away from the relationship or did they work on it together to solve the situation?
Financial Intimacy...
2023-07-0742 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#9 Breaking up or Breaking Apart due to External FactorsWhat happens when you have to Break up not because there is an issue between you both as a couple, but because other people have problems with your Relationship? When he realized we can't be together, because of his mother, he tried one last thing. He wanted to take one last getaway together before they parted ways. But, Divine intervention took them to the doorsteps of some professional couple counselors who ran a lovely Homestay in Khopoli, Maharashtra. But did that change anything?
Link in the description below for the lovely homestay we are talking about in this relationship.
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2023-06-3018 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#8 When you can't Let Go or Move On - What happens after Calling off a Wedding!When she called off the Wedding, he thought she did it because of just a misunderstanding. His mother gaslighted him, and he believed it!
Have you been in love with a Mumma's boy ever? It's always her word against the world. So there is no point arguing or trying to convince him otherwise. She had no more energy left to fix this relationship, but he still showed up and kept trying to fix it. Did this ever happen to you in an Indian household, where parents just gaslight you into believing what they want? Gaslighting in the family is very...
2023-06-2339 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#7 Did I BUY him? - Dowry Demands & Tough Life Decisions!Saas Bahu and Drama! Just as he left for Vipassana and was unavailable on calls, the tables were turned. The toughest decision of her life was staring at her, his family had finally said it out loud! She was to give Dowry to get married to him. He was completely unaware and out of reach as if some bad 90s movie plot was being played out. First money, then outright dowry demands, looks like she needed to draw some boundaries as well. Will she agree to social evil like Dowry? Or will she call off the wedding?
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2023-06-1632 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#6 Marriage Proposal and Growing Apart as we moved closer to the dateAs marriage was discussed in detail, their relationship started becoming more and more formal and he never saw that they were growing apart. Roka/Engagement happened and in trying to please the in-laws, she saw the stark Cultural Difference between the two families. She started realizing how he was lying to his family, there were no boundaries established. Relationship red flags were multiplying by the minute but he was planning a romantic proposal for her with a huge (BAD) Surprise! Will she finally put her foot down and stop people pleasing? or Get stuck in another soup of situations?
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2023-06-0934 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#5 Millennials and Relationship Red flags - What NOT to do in a relationship?As the Marriage talks escalated, things started getting chaotic. From afar it looked like a happy relationship but as you got closer you saw two people doubling over under parental expectations. Millennials hiding things from their Boomer Parents is very common. His case was no different, he never knew how to draw boundaries with his mother, and lived like Jekyll and Hyde. She was in love with her mother-in-law to be more than her boyfriend. Little did she know the moment the word "marriage" entered the picture, things were about to flip. Things did not go well when her Single...
2023-06-0232 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#4 She was Secretly Hoping to BREAK UP- Living in Denial, Communication Issues in a relationship, An exercise on Things you MUST KNOW before getting MARRIED!Love had definitely taken a backseat. She manifested the love of her life and now desperately wanted out of the relationship with him. From living in denial to freaking out about not knowing anything about him before Marriage. She was doing the classic push and pull in a relationship. We finally shared all the details about our past relationships and discussed exes, shared childhood traumas, and parental relationships. Your parents and their marriage is the first reference point for Love in your life. How our parents love each other affects how we express our love in relationships. How Divorced...
2023-05-2637 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#3 She got DRUNK and He revealed his TRUE SELF - 3 Wrong reasons to get married!How do you decide who is the right person to get married? What is the right time to get married? We explore the societal pressures, parental expectations, personal insecurities, and misconceptions that can lead people down this path of Matrimony with potentially disastrous consequences. Love is definitely not the right reason to get married. When He was putting in all the effort and wanted to get married, she just wanted out of the relationship. But then Parents got involved and things quickly got out of hands!
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2023-05-1948 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#2 When He said I DONT love you!I Dont love you is what he said to her 1 month into the relationship and went to his ex's birthday party. Her gut instinct was right, he was sailing in two boats at the same time. It broke her heart, and she took a step back from the relationship and faced many more challenges in life. Has it ever happened to you that your partner was not with you during some of the worst times of your life? Does your partner show up when you need them? Are you the only one putting effort into your relationship? If yes then...
2023-05-1226 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiA Couple Next DoorFind out who are we? Karan and Shokhi your couple next door.
Why are we sharing our love story and what are our relationship issues as a married couple navigating daily life together? Like any other couple, we had these romantic notions in our head when we got married…AND WE WILL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. But that never happened! So we will raise some important questions and try to help, encourage and inspire you to come together every day in love, life, and other mishaps.
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2023-05-0508 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And ShokhiTrailer - Happily Whatever AfterNot Happily ever after this is our Happily Whatever After! Welcome to our Podcast.
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2023-05-0500 minHappily Whatever After - Tips & Tales for Relationships With Karan And Shokhi#1 Being a Stalker helped me get the Love of my life - Tu hai mera Kkkaran!Love at First Sight or just plain obsession. In this episode find out how Karan started a relationship with his stalker and survived!
What happens when you have an obsessive crush on someone? Do you turn into a stalker? When she fell in love with him, she realized he was already in a serious relationship with someone else. Did she mistake having a crush on Karan for true love? Did she take it a little too far?
Has Bollywood created an unrealistic image of romance in our heads? Was she wrong in expecting that Romance from him? Was she actually...
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