A champion of mental health, Sara Jane Dias has openly spoken about battling anxiety and depression. Though she has never shied away from speaking about her personal highs and lows, she has managed to keep her love life away from the public glare. However, in an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha a while back, Sarah emphasised on the need for self-love even in a relationship and spilled the beans on her dating life.
She told us, “There’s a constant tussle with [retaining] individuality. I’m going through it right now. I’m in a relationship and I’ve been with this person for a very long time. Families are obviously involved because we’ve been together for so long. I’m in a place where I’m constantly thinking if I’m doing this because I want to or I’m doing this because I’ve been made to feel like this is what I want to do.”
Stressing on the need for compromises in a relationship, Sarah stated, “Compromise is a part of a relationship. In a romantic relationship between any two people, with family members and even peers at work, there’s always an element of give and take. I’m all for putting myself first but I also know that one must be understanding and compassionate.”
According to the Tandav and Angry Indian Goddesses actor, equal partnership is key. While she remains tight-lipped about her partner, she said, “You’ll always find that one person is capable of being more understanding and compassionate in any scenario. But that also changes. Sometimes I find that my partner is more understanding me and vice versa. The same thing applies between me and my mum. Everybody is going through so much in life.”
However, Sarah was quick to add that though compromises are a part and parcel of every relationship, one has to make sure that they don’t lose their sense of self in the process. In fact, the episode featuring her in the second season of Made In Heaven was also themed on self-love and self-preservation and it’s her belief system that helped her connect to her character, who decides to marry herself at the altar after bidding a happy farewell to her fiancé.
Talking about it, she shared, “It’s important to put yourself first and not compromise on your values and beliefs. There’s a certain grace and humility in compromising and making sure that everybody wins. True leaders and people who go forward in life understand that.” She further continued, “A happy couple is very clear about the things they can and cannot compromise on and they pick which battles they want to fight.”
Sarah further told us that the show came to her at a very important time in her life. “Knowing how much I want to get married someday and what the difficult times I’ve been through in the last couple of years… this show came at the right time and its success has been amazing for me. It made me including my family so emotional,” she remarked.
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