CHAOS: In Romance, Sexuality and Fidelity by Raksha Bharadia by Raksha Bharadia [Paperback]

This book is a relationship and psychology-focused exploration of modern long-term partnerships, particularly the challenges faced by urban couples in contemporary India. It examines how traditional ideas about marriage and domestic roles are being disrupted by gender equality, individualism, changing expectations and greater personal independence.

The book explores the everyday complexities of maintaining intimacy and emotional connection, including sexual desire, personal space, boredom, jealousy, affairs, communication, domestic responsibilities and ego clashes. It also considers how developments such as birth control, IVF, paternity testing, the Internet and social media have created new possibilities while simultaneously introducing new tensions into relationships.

Rather than offering a simplistic view of love or marriage, the book examines the physical, emotional and sexual dynamics of long-term relationships, asking why attraction fades, why people become possessive about a partner's sexuality, why affairs happen and how couples can prevent unresolved issues from turning into relationship chaos.