Nishtha*, a working woman from Delhi, often finds herself being told off by her neighbours for ‘making’ her husband Vijay* do all the household chores. Only until they tasted the yummiest rajma chawal in town!
Men don’t cry. Pregnancy - end of a career. Women are bad drivers! These age-old ideas – telling us what a man and woman can and cannot do – are known as gender stereotypes, and are quite rampant in our culture. We list out a few for you along with the efforts being made to challenge them.
India is the land of Kamasutra and Khajuraho and yet ironically sex is a topic that would make most of us blush if discussed outside the dim lights of our bedrooms. On this Independence Day, we revisit how conversations on sex and sexuality are, quietly and gradually, beginning to appear on India's chaitime charchas.
Hi Auntyji, I want to break up with my boyfriend of two years as this relationship is not going anywhere. But I do not want to break his heart. How can I go about it? Sanah, 22, Chennai.
Who’s that third person between you and your date? Don’t know what we are talking about? Well, you do touch it more than your date. Yes, we are talking about your mobile - the new ‘other’ in all relationships.
*Mehak fell in love with the hottest guy in town! She dreamt of marrying Rahul but for him, she was only girlfriend number 17. Mehak tells Love Matters about everything she did to prevent Rahul from moving on. Did she succeed?
