India, Feb. 20 -- In many Indian households, couples are taught that keeping the peace means keeping quiet. Arguments are seen as threats to harmony, and silence is often mistaken for maturity. But what happens when disagreements are repeatedly brushed under the carpet? Over time, unspoken frustrations and unresolved tensions can build up, only to erupt in ways that cause deep, sometimes irreparable damage to a relationship.

HT Lifestyle reached out to Dr Devanshi Desai for her expert insights - a Mumbai-based counselling psychologist and couples' therapist with a doctorate from the University of London, who attributes the collapse of marriages not to one major argument but to a weakening bond over time due to growing emotional distance ...