Gayatri Parameswaran

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Porn: myths busted

Porn
Porn – it’s a controversial issue. Are you a pervert if you enjoy porn? Does it harm your ‘real’ sex life? Is sex behind closed doors anything like sex on the screen? We’ll bust some myths on pornography in this week’s Sex Myth Buster.

Outercourse: Top Five Facts

Ways to Make Love
Outercourse? It’s a word coined to contrast with intercourse. It simply means sex without penetration. Some do it as a birth control method, others find it the most comfortable way to make love. We've put together a Top Five Facts on the topic.

Homosexuality: myths busted

Sexual Orientation
Hundreds of myths about homosexuality are doing the rounds out there. It’s easy to get sucked into the anti-gay vortex, especially in the internet age. So Love Matters leans on science to bust some myths.

Uneven breasts: what to do?

Female body
A friend of mine told me last week that she felt embarrassed by her uneven breasts. “My left breast is bigger than my right. My boyfriend commented on it recently, I’ve been freaking out ever since,” she said. 

Our steamy hot sex got ruined this way!

Birth Control
Last week a friend of mine called me all panicky, “Last night was damn stressful yaar. What should I tell you – I didn’t sleep only. He came inside me and we weren’t using any protection.” Oh my bhagwan! What did she do then?

Faking orgasms: how can she tell him?

Orgasms
“Let me confess,” this friend told me recently, “I’ve been faking orgasms with this guy. Am I doing something horribly wrong? Help me!”

Orgasms: myths busted

Orgasms
Orgasms are oh-so-mysterious! Everyone wants them, but do we know all about it? Is it normal not to orgasm during sex? Do women ejaculate? Do men always ejaculate when they come? This and more in this week's Sex Myth Buster.

Eloping: top five facts

Marriage
Thousands of couples elope every year to get married. While reasons to elope might be different in different parts of the world, the numbers are growing. Find out more about eloping in our Top Five Facts.

Menstruation: myths busted

Female body
Menstruation – women experience it from teenage to middle age, yet periods are still taboo to talk about. Menstruation myths are common – so let’s get started with busting some of them in this week's Sex Myth Buster series.

Masturbation: myths busted

Ways to Make Love
In this week's Sex Myth Buster edition, let’s bust myths about masturbation. Does it give you acne? Do girls masturbate? Can you get pregnant by doing it? All this and more. Read on...

What has sex got to do with world peace?

Sexual Harassment
The more decently men treat their women, the more peaceful and democratic the country is likely to be, says US author Valerie Hudson. Her new book Sex and World Peace offers food for thought about attitudes towards women.

Do boys masturbate more than girls?

Making Love
A friend of mine said yesterday that men are “bigger masturbators” than women. “A man holds the world record for masturbation – nine hours and something,” he said. “Men are just hornier than women, so more keen on masturbating,” he added.