Should a man hold the door open for a woman? A man who does is just showing he cares, right? Though these gestures seem pretty positive on the surface, if you look deeper they can mean inequality in the relationship, say researchers.
Rape is the most common crime against women in India. Over the last 20 years, the number of rape cases has doubled. But the actual number could be much higher, activists believe. Read more on rape in our top five facts.
Treat them mean, keep them keen: it’s the stuff of old proverbs and dodgy dating advice. ‘Don’t call someone till three days after a date,’ is a popular idea. But ‘playing hard-to-get’ is an evolutionary strategy too, a recent study found.
PMS, or premenstrual syndrome: the time of the month when women get cranky for no apparent reason. Men sometimes wonder if it’s just an excuse for women to misbehave once a month. Find out all you need to know in this week’s top five facts!
“I was introduced to my future husband by email, met him for the first time on Skype and married him two months later,” says Divya. Even though an arranged marriage doesn’t sound like the most romantic thing to her, it’s the best decision she's made.
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.
More sex makes us happier, but only if we think we’re getting it more often than our friends, a US study says. Humans are social creatures and when it comes to many things, including our sex lives, we can’t help comparing ourselves to others.
