Tag - relationships

Against a pair of large open palms, a small child and a person with long hair face away from each other.

Dear ex-therapist, when I say one thing, I don’t mean my mother

In the centre of an image is a person sitting on a wheelchair, holding a small mirror to their face and looking down at their reflection with a smile. They stand in front of an open door, with two others in the background. The wall behind them is yellow, and a bird sits on a blooming tree.

Can we ever have a conversation about desire without centering my disability?

To the left, a figure with cropped hair sits at a desk, using a laptop. There is a vase full of flowers on the desk. A crescent moon in the night sky outside can be seen through a window, and a black cat frolics on the floor. On the right, in a green field, four people stretch in preparation to play sports. Credit: Alia Sinha.

Even as I fought for others to accept my body with disability, I had to learn to love it myself

Two people lie together on a bed with a yellow patterned cover. One looks into the distance, the other rests their head gently on the first person's shoulder, eyes closed. They share a pair of earphones, connected to a laptop placed beside them.

I grew up wanting a Bollywood romance — thankfully, life had other plans

Invisible knife: Living with misophonia

How to tell him that you have bipolar disorder

Growing old with Moy Moy

Description: To the left of the image, a person with short dark hair with a flower in it sits in a chair, a small smile on their face and a coffee table in front of them. To the right, we see the reflection of a person’s back in a mirror on the door of a cupboard. The walls of the room are a warm yellow, and through a large open window we see birds, branches and a building.

‘My most dominant feature seems to be my prosthetic hand’: Dating as a woman with a disability

My most romantic midnight date: A story of friendship and love

A person sits at one end of a yellow couch, a book on their lap. There are various brightly coloured pots of plants on the ground and leaves scatter the floor. The background is dark and filled with big stars. The moon shines brightly in the corner.

Love in times of depression and anxiety