“They think I’ll randomly have sex with them and get a girlfriend along for a three-way.” Shantanu, Smitha, Revant, Yasmeen and Ashley have two things in common: they’re all bi-sexual, and sick of people assuming they’re confused.
Contraception for men – what’s available and what’s still on the drawing board? The topic has been in the news of late, but many are still confused. We take a look at how things stand with male contraceptives.
I’m 18 and I masturbate at least once a day. I’ve been told this is an illness. One friend warned me that if I carry on I won’t be able to satisfy a woman. I feel worried and guilty but I can't help myself! Nishant, Hyderabad
Amit and Sandhya, both 18, fell in love on their first day of college. They made love for the first time on Valentine’s Day. It wasn’t planned. “We didn’t know how to handle it,” says Amit candidly. They had no birth control at hand.
Making birth control sexy works better than using scare tactics, says family planning organisation DKT International. Today Love Matters launches a partnership with DKT. So just what makes the company tick?
My partner-to-be told me yesterday that her breasts are of different sizes – what should I do? I want to continue the relationship, and actually it doesn’t matter. But she said, ‘they are really different sizes’. Please help me. Hanif, Ghaziabad
As part of some journalistic assignments, I have been working in Bhutan for the past three weeks. It’s a neighbour to India, but there’s a huge difference in the way people view sex – it’s OK to have it and talk about it too!
Living with your boyfriend or girlfriend without being married? It’s still a taboo for most Indians. But a growing number of couples are daring to make the move. “It’s a constant battle,” says Amrita about her parents' insistence that she get married.
