India, July 29 -- A thirty-two-year-old male client told me: "I met someone recently and I felt a connection. She seems the kind of person I want to get to know, spend time with and eventually even establish a life together. Over the years I have begun to realize how therapy has helped me find myself and deal with my own baggage. But she hasn't done therapy ever, and I'm wondering if it's a red flag. She doesn't feel the need for it. I'm wondering if I need to be worried about this."

Over the last seven to eight years, this concern has shown up in many therapy sessions. Amongst various criteria that young people have for potential partners, one of them today, includes finding someone who is mindfully investing in their mental health. Tha...