Mohitha Manoharan

As a psychologist, it was painful to watch how wrong their portrayal of couples therapy was. All the therapist does in the movie is give advice which is everything that therapy is not. And the confidence with which she gives interpretations about her clients' behavior (like saying that when people ask for a divorce, they don't actually want a divorce!) was horrible. All her advice reeked of toxic positivity, giving superficial solutions to complex issues of patriarchy and dysfunctional relationship patterns. Mental health professionals put in so much effort to spread mental health awareness and such poorly researched films about therapy, that is already a stigma in our society can do so much harm! No skilled therapist tells you to "not fight about petty issues and ruin your day" because everyone already knows that. We don't need to pay a professional to hear that! The work is so much deeper than that. It is frustrating to see how despite being well intentioned, how less we all understand relationships as a society.