• Dr. Nidhi Chadha

A good relationship means different things to different people. However, good adult relationships generally involve two people who respect each other, can communicate, and have equal rights, opportunities and responsibilities. Most people would also expect their relationship with their partner to include love, intimacy, sexual expression, commitment, compatibility and companionship. Most couples want to have a successful and rewarding relationship, yet it is normal for couples to have ups and downs. To meet these challenges, and to keep your relationship healthy and happy, you need to work at it. Relationships are like bank accounts – if there are fewer deposits than withdrawals, you will run into difficulties. Sometimes, even when we realize that our relationships are unsatisfying, still we wish to maintain them which ultimately affect our mental health adversely. This research paper tries to explore tendency of women to initiate and maintain dysfunctional relationships with partners as the fear of leaving is greater than the fear of staying. Every woman is taught by this society the conservative mantra of unsatisfying relationship- ‘Mend it and Don’t end it’.

Relationships, Women, Mental Health

"Why Women Stay In Dysfunctional Relationships", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.603-607, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Q85.pdf

"Why Women Stay In Dysfunctional Relationships", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp603-607, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Q85.pdf