In honor of the 140th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth, we've culled together 4 ways to practice, in your love life, what he preached. As Indians take a national holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the politician and spiritual leader's birth, we examine several quotes for which he's best known. Turns out, they serve as good relationship advice, too.

1. "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." Maybe infidelity ruined your last relationship. Rather than seeking to avenge this wound, make a goal to never cause that pain to someone else.  Or perhaps someone you were dating never … Read More

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Liz Tuccillo, Sex and the City writer and co-author of He's Just Not That Into You, finds out that in India, before an arranged marriage people check out their intended's horoscope, and poorly allinged stars are grounds for calling off the union.

Want to know what happens next? Watch all the India webisodes from Liz Tuccillo's "How To Be Single" series!
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So, The New York Times (of all publications) is almost swaying us to think arranged marriage isn't that bad.

Sure, at first blush arranged marriage seems arcane. Prehistoric. Completely illogical and an almost cruel and unusual punishment. Afterall, we Westerners are apprehensive to even spend a faux-romantic evening with someone our family chooses for us—let alone a lifetime. Marriage Has It’s Charm, Partly Because Divorce Is So Lousy

Granted, we won't be trying it out anytime soon, but it had us thinking: do we, really, need to marry our soulmate? Or does marriage almost work better when … Read More

According to ABC4.com, Elizabeth Hurley and her husband Arun Nayer are doing just fine. Since the moment these two were married (both in England and India), they've been pursued by rumors, innuendo and accusations of marital discord.

The start was rocky, indeed. In addition to really liking expensive, extravagant and double weddings (sort of a sign that you're more in it for the wedding (s) than the marriage), Hurley committed a few faux pas during the early going.

First of all, she sold the photo rights to her wedding to a UK gossip … Read More

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that an Indian fellow is requesting more dowry from his wife's family. It appears that the $10,000 that his family received in jewelry was not quite. Something like $200,000 would really put his heart at ease and really give their marriage a chance for success. In order to make that happen, he surreptitiously filmed his wife having sex (presumably with him, but there's no guarantee). He then wanted to exchange that recording for the $200,000 in dowry. Or he'll do something with that sex tape. Like post it on the interweb? Sell … Read More

I know, I know, you’re probably thinking, “This is not Tango’s M.O. They’re always boasting about freedom and choice…”

But I have to say, based on what I’ve heard from other cultures, arranged marriages seem to work for some. Take this CNN article on arranged marriages going high-tech. I had planned to write about the trend, but I was more impressed with the insight the article provided.

In the last paragraph the young Indian woman being interviewed explains that her parents were open to anyone she might meet and bring home, but she “appreciated her parents doing … Read More

In the endless search for the ultimate online dating site (tough job, huh?), we came dangerously close to perfection with BharatMatrimony.com. The Financial Times profiled the site this week, offering a favorable review—and we couldn’t agree more. Now, this is a niche site, dedicated to Indian match-matching (sorry, rest of the world), but it should serve as a model for other dating sites. (And brick-and-mortars: The company has more than 100 walk-in centers for those who aren’t so computer-savvy.) Back in 2001, founder Murugavel Janakiraman was told the Internet start-up didn’t have a … Read More