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How Do You Grieve the End of a Relationship That Has No Name on Paper?

I’m experiencing the end of a glorious relationship that existed outside the bounds of marriage. Over the last few weeks, I’ve heard every variation of the “get some action” line of advice. Why do we treat relationships that don’t have a clearly defined, recognisable name like they were somehow inferior?

Sonali Kokra June 6, 2016

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The Veiled Secret of My Open Marriage

A year into our arranged match, my husband and I decided to get into an open relationship. It’s done wonders for our marriage.

Aishwarya K June 5, 2016

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How Do You Know He’s Mr Right? He Accepts Your Romantic Past

When you’re in the throes of a new love, it’s easier to pretend that your past never existed than to risk retracing its thorny, sometimes painful trajectory with a new partner. But our pasts aren’t cautionary tales for our older selves — they are tomes that chronicle our rich emotional histories.

Sonali Kokra June 5, 2016

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Dating Resolutions: How Not to Suck at Romance in 2019

For 2019, the year of years, the best year ever until the end of this year, let us resolve not to suck at dating. This year, change how you meet people.

Parthshri Arora June 4, 2016

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My Ex-Box Dilemma: What Should We Do with Gifts from Girlfriends Past?

I stumbled upon my “break-up box” and hidden in it were a few love letters and all the memories of my high-school romance. I wondered if I should still keep the mementos? Or try to send them off on their way, “Mera kuch saaman” style?

Anahad Madhav June 3, 2016

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The Power of the First “I Love You”

The first admission of love decides the dynamic of the entire relationship and the person who says it. Use it wisely, use it well.

Parthshri Arora June 3, 2016

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Terminally Love-Struck: Does Romance Actually Bloom at Airports?

Growing up I was enamoured by the romance-at-the-tarmac trope – Love Actually and Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na. But the chance of someone dodging security guards for that one passionate kiss are as slim as your Jet Airways flight taking off these days. Yet each time I’m at a terminal, the dormant romantic in me wakes up.

Devrupa Rakshit June 3, 2016

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Mom and Dad, Let’s Talk About Sex: Sincerely, All Indian Women

My parents had never had the sex talk with me, so I reasoned that they wanted to hear nothing different from the script – even as a grown-up woman, I never told them that I had sex. Until, my long-term boyfriend asked me to have the talk. What happened next will shock you.

Urmi Bhattacheryya June 1, 2016

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The Blue Lagoon Of Sector 38

When I was growing up, I could pick up a porn film and a few life lessons for ₹15. No more. The arrival of high-speed internet, has marked the end of a pornographic era.

Karan Mujoo June 1, 2016

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Dear Men, Please Stop Asking Us “Did You Like It?” Just After Sex

For women, “Did you like it?” is always a loaded question. Not because, we don’t know the answer to it. But how on earth do we answer it with honesty without making our partners feel insecure, defensive, or insulted?

Sreemoyee Mukherjee May 31, 2016