"It Was Either Her or My Family..."

<p>In this episode of Questions of the Week, we&#39;re reacting to your anonymous stories and giving our honest takes on situations involving family pressure, dead bedrooms, interfaith relationships, situationships, difficult in-laws, and everything in between.</p><p>💬 Questions like:</p><ul><li><p>What do you do when your partner chooses their family over you?</p></li><li><p>Is a dead bedroom a dealbreaker?</p></li><li><p>How do you raise kids in an interfaith marriage?</p></li><li><p>When is it time to walk away from a situationship?</p></li><li><p>Are your in-laws crossing the line?</p></li></ul><p>Thank you to everyone who submitted a question. We love making this podcast a two-way conversation and getting to connect with you beyond the comments.</p><p>Drop into the comments and tell us: which question was your favorite?</p><p>Then head to our site and submit your own for a future episode we love keeping this podcast a two-way conversation 💛 <a href="https://www.halfpastchai.com/"><u>https://www.halfpastchai.com/</u></a></p><p>Now settle in, get cozy, and grab your chai. 💛</p><p>New episodes every Monday at 7 am. Don’t forget to subscribe, and as always, we love you! Thank you for spending your Monday with us 💛</p><p>📲 <strong>Follow us:</strong><a href="https://bio.site/halfpastchai"> <u>https://bio.site/halfpastchai</u></a></p><p>Donate to Team For Kids here: <a href="https://fundraisers.nyrr.org/suketu"><u>https://fundraisers.nyrr.org/suketu</u></a></p><p>Donate to Therapists Beyond Borders here: <a href="https://givebutter.com/hallie-patel-therapists-beyond-borders-nyc-marathon-2026-xtuif8"><u>https://givebutter.com/hallie-patel-therapists-beyond-borders-nyc-marathon-2026-xtuif8</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Time codes</p><p>0:00 - WELCOME TO HALF PAST CHAI</p><p>2:26 - Interfaith kids?</p><p>7:45 - Who comes first? Mom, Wife, Daughter?</p><p>10:31 - Eldest daughter wants to move out</p><p>14:03 - Dealing with Indian Family Oriented Mindset</p><p>16:17 - What happens when the sex stops?</p><p>20:50 - Situationship?</p><p>24:16 - How do I ask for couples therapy</p><p>27:06 - His mom stopped him from seeing me</p><p>31:57 - Stereotyping in your relationship…</p><p>34:07 - How to feel comfortable in your own skin?</p>