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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”.

Rini Bankhwal July 29, 2016

Gender

Ladies, Stop Telling Yourself You Like Lace Lingerie

Why do we women squeeze ourselves into undergarments that behave like torture devices accessorised with elastic, bows, and ribbons that are meant to irritate the skin at inopportune moments? I’ve realised you aren’t truly emancipated until the day you find yourself committed to the cause of comfortable drawers.

Sonali Kokra July 22, 2016

Love and Sex

“Did You Had Dinner?” Why We Shouldn’t Judge Romantic Prospects By the Way They Text

To reach a point of actual socialising via any dating app, requires large doses of that most annoying of modern-day pastimes – texting. It is never two people who match on these apps, it is their textual alter egos that do.

Madam Sanskari July 16, 2016

Love and Sex

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Monogamy today has become as outdated as hair scrunchies and tamagotchis.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.

Kahini Iyer July 15, 2016

Love and Sex

A Guide to Dating in Your 40s: The Divorcee Edition

Most divorced men in their 40s haven’t got the memo that the relationship economy has changed. When they got married in their 20s or 30s, their main role was that of a provider. Which meant that they didn’t have to develop personalities or attempt to be fun.

Unsanskari Stree July 13, 2016

Love and Sex

Love in the Time of Uber Ratings

You have to give it up for millennials. We’re ready to ignore our instincts and let one feature of a transportation app decide who we go on a date with.

Arré Bench July 7, 2016

Gender

Does Marriage Spell an End for the Friendships of Our Youth?

When I got married, I had lots more on my plate. I inherited a bunch of my husband’s friends and relatives, and between them and work commitments, I had much less time for my older friends.

Yashodhara Sirur July 7, 2016

Love and Sex

Truth and Dare: What Happens When You Stop Faking It on Tinder

Being honest on Tinder and Hinge is like sitting down for the national anthem in the cinema hall: No one expects it, and when they see it for the first time, they usually lose their shit.

Farishte Irani July 6, 2016

Love and Sex

Grindr and My Tales of Technosexual Love

For technosexuals, the potential of digital, photoshopped lovers is more pleasurable than actual interaction with them. We send out dick pics minus faces so it doesn’t get personal.

The Faunlet July 4, 2016

People

Swipe Right if You Like My Mutt!

Why is everyone on Tinder suddenly so hell-bent on cuddling, caressing, or smooching animals? Call me old-fashioned, but I miss the bicep flexing.

Tanya Vasundharan July 3, 2016