“My boyfriend is ten years older than me and I wish people could understand that we're not together because I have 'daddy issues'”. Naureen was 24 when she started dating S. Three years on, their relationship is still going strong.
Q: My boyfriend and I have been dating for six months. Since a few days, we've been talking about having sex. We really want to do it, but I don't know how to have sex and I'm also scared of getting pregnant.
When two people are in love, their heartbeats and breathing become synchronised when they’re together, new research shows. We know that lovers can be in tune emotionally, but this is the first research to show that synchronicity can be physical too.
Long-distance relationships doomed to fail? No, says latest research. Lovers who live apart feel closer to each other than lovers who don’t. They work out ways to make communication really count, strengthening their bond in the long run.
Q: I'm attracted to men who are about 10 years older than me. Whenever I try to date someone my age I find them too eager or boring. My present boyfriend is 12 years older than me. Am I a pervert to be attracted to older men? Sabiha (21), Coimbatore
The hormone oxytocin could cause guys in a steady relationship to keep their distance from attractive women. Oxytocin has a got a reputation for being a ‘love potion’. But that doesn’t means it turns guys into a Casanova.
“Telling your new girlfriend everything about your old relationships is suicidal,” says Roshan. According to him people would end up ruining their new relationships if they were completely honest about their past.
“My guy and I had to find safe public spots to have sex,” Priya says. Like many Indian couples, Priya and her boyfriend made love in parks and other deserted spots because both lived with their parents in Mumbai.
