Every Thursday evening, they’d cosy up in their living room, a cup of coffee or glass of wine in hand, and huddle in front of a laptop. They were each armed with a list; some weeks, it would be long, others, it was shorter. But no matter what, however intense it could become, Pooja and Priesh would sit down and go over the list together. On it was everything that had annoyed them about each other that week, jotted down in the heat of the moment, and ready to be thrashed out during this weekly allotted hour.
They’d only been married for six months and, by their own declaration, had ‘no glaring issues’ in their relationship. So, why had they decided to embark on gruelling couples therapy together? I sat down…
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Cosmopolitan UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, April/May 2025