sex Archives

Long-Distance Love in Mumbai: Romeo in Colaba, Juliet in Andheri

A couple with one partner in Mumbai and the other in Pune, can’t claim to be in a long-distance relationship. But a couple between Andheri and Colaba can. In the time that it takes to get from one end of the city to another, you could finish binge-watching End of the F***ing World.

Abhilasha Sinha April 29, 2016

Love and Sex

The Lost Art of Meeting People

Our generation has forgotten how to do the “meet and greet” thing. We’re perpetually exhausted in social interactions, settling for online friendships because they’re far less taxing.

Tanvi Dhulia April 26, 2016

Technology

Why Are We Freaking Out About LinkedIn’s Red Light District?

Social media is only following Rule 34 of the internet – if something exists online, a porn version of it must exist too. Social media’s Rule 34 avatar is sexual media. And LinkedIn’s Red Light District is only a by-product of this.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 25, 2016

Love and Sex

Counting Coitus and the Mathematics of Sex

Research suggests that sex once a week is optimal for a couple’s happiness. But the “how much” lobby always leaves out the all-important quantity vs quality question, displaying, once again, modern romance's fetishising of numbers.

Parthshri Arora April 24, 2016

First Person

Radically Honest Confessions: What a Month of Constantly Telling the Truth Taught Me

The concept of Radical Honesty isn’t just about telling the truth – you have to commit to voicing every stupid, bitchy, relationship-ending, career-destroying thought that tumbles through your head. I started my experiment with absolute truth-telling and landed in my own private hell.

Sonali Kokra April 23, 2016

POV

Is 25 the Deadline to Make New Friends?

I have become reluctant to forge new friendships. Like everything else in this age, my emotions can be summed up in one catchy hashtag: #NoNewFriends. Is this all part of growing up, being on the other side of 25?

Dushyant Shekhawat April 22, 2016

Love and Sex

The Invisible Sex Life of New Parents

The sex life of new parents is like Donald Trump’s brain – it’s non-existent. If it does exist, it is rare, awkward, and revolves around the bowel movements of your child.

Vani Rane April 22, 2016

Love and Sex

A Different Kind of Threesome: The Joy of Being a “Kabab Mein Haddi”

For some people, nothing screams single like voluntary third-wheeling, or hanging with couple friends. But, for a commitment-phobic 22-year-old, there’s nothing more convenient than living vicariously through your friends’ relationships.

Nihal Bambulkar April 21, 2016

Gender

Lesbian? Bi? Or Pansexual? Why I Refuse to Label My Sexuality

I have gone from “not straight” to bisexual to pansexual in a span of five years. I feared if I didn’t identify myself, I’d miss out on my membership to the LGBTQIA+ club. But then I realised the answer to “Who are you?” has never been one size fits all. So, I dropped those limiting identities.