New Delhi, July 30 -- In 20 years of working as a therapist I have never seen so many clients, across age groups, talk about the shift in the way we understand commitment and intimacy, which is leaving them confused and disillusioned. People are experiencing self-doubt, sadness, a longing for love and yearning for pleasure in ways where their needs can also be met.

Our understanding of what it means to be in love continually evolves as we move across various life stages.

Love can evoke all kinds of emotions, including anxiety and dissonance. That's why researchers, poets and philosophers have written elaborately about their felt experiences and how it works.

Yet, something feels different now. I love how this zeitgeist is showing up in...