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'Divorced because I had a baby girl'

Marriage troubles
“We were married for five years and the pressure to have a child had been increasingly straining our relationship. However, when I did get pregnant, my husband left me because I was going to have a girl child,” says Preet.

My dad on sex: kissing = pregnancy

Making Love
My parents are Indian but I was born and raised in Canada. When I was 16, I wanted to go out on my first date. I asked my dad if I could go for a matinee movie with a boy – he said no. He said, “Holding hands leads to kissing, leads to pregnancy!”

Why falling in love makes you stupid

Love and relationships
Passionate love at the start of a relationship can actually impair our thinking. And the more in love we are, the worse it’s likely to be.

'Light-skinned girls turn me on!'

Love and relationships
Abhay finds fair-skinned girls irresistibly sexy. Funnily enough his girlfriend, Tara, has a wheatish complexion. A few weeks ago Tara found out about Abhay’s obsession with 'white' skin and demanded a break-up.

I like him, but he's of another caste

Love and relationships
I'm interested in someone since a few weeks, but he's not of my caste. I always thought I'd marry someone from my own caste – I was also taught so.

Moving in together: do's and don'ts

Love and relationships
Moving in together is a big step for a couple to take. You’re head over heels in love, and living together may be the best thing that could happen to you. Or not! So here are our tips for live-in love.

White boyfriend, living together, not married: 'Times are changing'

Love and relationships
Namitha has been living with her German boyfriend for over two years. “It's been hard, to say the least. And that's not because of our relationship, but because what other people have to say about our relationship!” she says.

Fantasising about my uncle – pleasure, guilt and acceptance

Love and relationships
“I felt dirty about myself,” says Atreyi, “I found it extremely hard to believe that I, of all people, was capable of fantasising about my uncle.” Guilt did not let Atreyi behave normally, until she talked it out.