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Indian couples are not waiting for resentment to calcify or conflicts to spiral beyond repair. A new analysis of 3,450 couple therapy sessions by MindPeers finds that partners—primarily aged 25 to 35—are increasingly seeking professional help while still deeply invested in their relationships. With 93% of sessions conducted over video and bookings doubling year-over-year, the data points to a measurable shift in how relationships are now being maintained.
According to MindPeers, 80% of users fall within the 25–35 age group, placing young millennials and Gen Z at the centre of this change. 72% of couples logging in are based in Indian metro cities, while the remaining users include diaspora couples joining from Dubai, New York and Melbourne.
The most dominant theme emerging from the sessions is not lack of love, but breakdowns in communication. Couples frequently reported that arguments escalate quickly, conversations become circular, and resolution feels out of reach. Many described fighting about everyday issues as well as major life decisions, with recurring patterns of conflict that left both partners feeling unheard. According to the analysis, the central challenge in these relationships is not emotional absence, but difficulty navigating disagreement productively.
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Infidelity and breaches of trust form the second-largest issue cluster in the data. Sessions addressed physical and emotional cheating, chronic dishonesty and the aftermath of betrayal. Many couples sought therapy to explore whether trust could be rebuilt. Questions around rebuilding foundations, managing suspicion and addressing lingering hurt were recurring concerns in these cases.
Family dynamics also emerged as a significant stressor. Even in love marriages, couples reported tension stemming from in-law boundaries, parental disapproval, interfaith differences and conflicts between joint family expectations and nuclear family aspirations. Therapy sessions, according to MindPeers, often became a space to navigate these competing pressures while preserving the partnership.
Beyond these headline concerns, the analysis surfaced additional recurring themes: emotional disconnection, fears around vulnerability, intimacy concerns and attachment patterns rooted in childhood experiences. Long-distance relationships, too, featured prominently, with distance described as intensifying unresolved issues rather than softening them. The platform noted that many couples returned for multiple sessions, suggesting continued engagement rather than one-time intervention.
Geographically, metro hubs such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Hyderabad account for the largest share of users. However, Tier-2 cities including Chandigarh, Jaipur, Pune and Kochi are showing rising participation, indicating that relationship therapy is expanding beyond metropolitan strongholds.
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According to MindPeers, 80% of users fall within the 25–35 age group, placing young millennials and Gen Z at the centre of this change. 72% of couples logging in are based in Indian metro cities, while the remaining users include diaspora couples joining from Dubai, New York and Melbourne.
The most dominant theme emerging from the sessions is not lack of love, but breakdowns in communication. Couples frequently reported that arguments escalate quickly, conversations become circular, and resolution feels out of reach. Many described fighting about everyday issues as well as major life decisions, with recurring patterns of conflict that left both partners feeling unheard. According to the analysis, the central challenge in these relationships is not emotional absence, but difficulty navigating disagreement productively.
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Infidelity and breaches of trust form the second-largest issue cluster in the data. Sessions addressed physical and emotional cheating, chronic dishonesty and the aftermath of betrayal. Many couples sought therapy to explore whether trust could be rebuilt. Questions around rebuilding foundations, managing suspicion and addressing lingering hurt were recurring concerns in these cases.
Family dynamics also emerged as a significant stressor. Even in love marriages, couples reported tension stemming from in-law boundaries, parental disapproval, interfaith differences and conflicts between joint family expectations and nuclear family aspirations. Therapy sessions, according to MindPeers, often became a space to navigate these competing pressures while preserving the partnership.
Beyond these headline concerns, the analysis surfaced additional recurring themes: emotional disconnection, fears around vulnerability, intimacy concerns and attachment patterns rooted in childhood experiences. Long-distance relationships, too, featured prominently, with distance described as intensifying unresolved issues rather than softening them. The platform noted that many couples returned for multiple sessions, suggesting continued engagement rather than one-time intervention.
Geographically, metro hubs such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Hyderabad account for the largest share of users. However, Tier-2 cities including Chandigarh, Jaipur, Pune and Kochi are showing rising participation, indicating that relationship therapy is expanding beyond metropolitan strongholds.
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