Posted inFeatures
Condoms and Pleasure Can Go Together, Despite What Your Boyfriend Says
There are lots of reasons couples put forth for not using a condom. Unfortunately, none of them are good ones.
Posted inLove and Sex
Bae-less in Bombay: When Mr Narcissist Meets Cool Girl
Mr Narcissist and Cool Girl ditch the dinner date and meet for coffee. They indulge in mental masturbation and everything seems perfect. After three months of “hanging out”, he hands her The Legal Handbook to Dating that says, “We were never exclusive”.
Posted inLove and Sex
Porn, Curvy Women, Deep Voices: The Visually Impaired Have the Same Sexual Desires as You and I
It is a misconception that it doesn’t matter what a blind person’s companion looks like because they can’t see them. My research work led me to interact with visually impaired youth – a romantic boy who loved curvy women, a teenage girl who was curious about porn.
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How Fat People Fuck
The answer to the question you welterweight normies have always wanted to ask about the coital lives of us chubsters. We’re comfy AF, and we come with snacks.
Posted inGender
A Good Reason to “Mind the Gap”
Addressing the issue of the wage gap between men and women isn’t as simple as redistributing candy. Sometimes, change can begin with a conversation, and this week an Arré Siren panel featuring actress Aahana Kumra and photographer Karen Dias, kickstarted the discussion.
Posted inLove and Sex
Touch Me Not: How to Date When You Hate Physical Affection
For someone who hates being touched, dating feels a lot like being an out-of-place cactus in an overcrowded local: There’s absolutely no way you or your companion can get comfortable. The hardest part is explaining to people that it’s neither a condition nor a disease.
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You Will End Up with the Wrong Partner. Here’s Why
The idea of a special someone is, in many ways, an impossible thing. It makes you pine for a love so perfect that it almost seems made up. This irrational, pampered idea of love is the nemesis of every steady relationship.
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Will We Ever Find Love Like Our Parents Did?
My parents have been together for over three decades, while my relationship seems to come with a shelf-life of about three months. How were my parents so happy spending their lives together, while my generation runs away from commitment as if it were a jail sentence?
Posted inBollywood
Photograph Review: Ritesh Batra Continues His Romance with Melancholy and Mumbai
Photograph marks Ritesh Batra’s return to writing and directing a Hindi feature film six years after The Lunchbox. His “star-crossed lovers” are separated by class, religion, and aspiration. And yet, both of them lead their lives for others, in this coming-of-age story.
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Why I Choose to Be a Reluctant Monogamist in An Age of Right Swipes
Monogamy today has become as outdated as hair scrunchies and tamagotchis. After all, how are you supposed to experience all that life has to offer if you’re stuck with one person? Yet, I find it difficult to commit myself to not committing.