This week’s Questions of the Week episode gets DEEP.

You all sent in some of the most emotional, complex, and honest questions we’ve ever answered especially around intercultural relationships, strict parents, breakups, identity, and navigating love when family expectations get in the way.

We share our own experiences, what we learned the hard way, and how to protect your peace while still honoring your culture and your partner.

💬 In this episode, we answer:

• Loving someone whose parents don’t accept you
• Dating an Indian partner who hides the relationship
• Age gaps, having a child, and whether Indian parents ever come around
• How to ask an ex if you can “start over” without scaring them away
• Why anti-Indian racism feels more visible right now
• Introducing a vegetarian partner to a meat-heavy family
• Dealing with social burnout as a couple after nonstop obligations

This episode is personal, vulnerable, and full of advice we wish we had years ago.

So settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛

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Time codes

0:00 - WELCOME TO HALF PAST CHAI

4:21 - Stress on your relationship

8:57 - His parents didn’t accept their relationship

14:05 - How long should I wait?

17:22 -  How do i move past fear of societal gossip?

23:04 - SPONSOR

23:41 -  They asked me to convert

27:05 - I am in a situationship

30:07 - Racism against Indians 

34:19 - dating a vegetarian

37:31 - social battery drain