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Rationalization is a defence mechanism (ego defence) in which people justify difficult or unacceptable feelings with seemingly logical reasons and explanations. For example, a student who is rejected from her dream college may explain that she's happy to be attending a school that's less competitive and more welcoming. The same is with the tale of the Fox and the sour grapes too.   A pparent logical reasons are given to justify behaviour that is motivated by unconscious insti

People tend to avoid change. Whether it’s deciding what to order at a restaurant or selecting a new approach towards a way of life, choosing something you are already familiar with is often the most tempting path.   A status quo bias or default bias is a cognitive bias which results from a preference for the maintenance of one's existing state of affairs. The current baseline (or status quo) is taken as a reference point, and any change from that baseline is perceived as a lo

The sunk cost fallacy is most dangerous when we have invested a lot of time, money, energy or love into something. This investment becomes a reason to carry on, even if we are dealing with a lost cause. The more we invest, the greater the sunk costs are, and the greater the urge to continue becomes. Relationships are not immune to the sunk cost fallacy, especially when one believes that having invested a lot of time, money, energy or love into the relationship, it would not b

No uniform standard can ever be laid down for guidance, yet we deem it appropriate to enumerate some instances of human behaviour which may be relevant in dealing with the cases of ’mental cruelty’. The instances indicated in the succeeding paragraphs are only illustrative and not exhaustive.   On consideration of complete matrimonial life of the parties, acute mental pain, agony and suffering as would not make possible for the parties to live with each other could come withi