Dear Diana,
I'm a middle-aged guy who grew up with parents who fought bitterly. I was the only child. I won't be exaggerating if I said I wasn't nurtured well. And today, with both my mom and dad no longer there, I wonder whether my single status has something to do with the kind of upbringing I had. I have been a loser in human relationships be it with friends or love interests. I keep asking myself whether I should blame everything on my childhood and move on. Am I making sense here?
- Alok

Illustration/ Satish Acharya