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She won’t have sex – should I end it?

Making Love
Q: My girlfriend won’t have sex with me. We’ve been dating for a year, first in high school, now together in Delhi for college. She says she loves me, but it’s really frustrating. Would it be wrong to end the relationship? Ajit, Rourkela

Tips to have the most perfect kiss!

Making Love
Kissing can be the most romantic thing, with the right person at the right time. Amazing. Or… far less romantic. So how do you do it right? Why do we kiss? And can it be dangerous? Find out in the third edition of our Top Five Facts.

Pan masala could harm your sperm

Male body
Panmasala and its tobacco form, gutkha, may be toxic to sperm. Scientists at India's National Institute of Occupational Health said mice that had panmasala in the lab ended up with shrunken testicles. So think twice before getting your next sachet.

My gross first kiss: his tongue was frantic!

Making Love
“My first kiss was the most horrible one,” says Archana. “I'd been fantasizing about this for months and everything was perfect till he kissed me.”

Vagina: top five facts

Female body
For most of us, it’s the route during on the first trip of our lives: the vagina. It can squeeze up tight or stretch as wide as a baby’s head. In this edition of Top Five Facts: what is vagina confidence? Does everyone have a G-spot? And more...

I have sex but still masturbate – is that normal?

Making Love
Q: Is it strange that I masturbate even though I have sex with my girlfriend? We've been together for six months and we’ve had sex from the start. But even after having sex with her, I’ve masturbated a few times. Is that abnormal? Shams, Phagwara

"A hairy girl is a social outcast"

Female body
“I’ve been de-fuzzing my legs, arms, underarms and upper lip twice a month since I was 15,” says Shahnaaz. “Waxing, threading, shaving -- epilation is painful business. But I do it because being a hairy girl is like being a social outcast.”

Penis: top five facts

Male body
Penises come in all kinds of different shapes and sizes: straight, curved, long, thin, thick, circumcised, uncircumcised... But what's normal penis size? This and more in the first edition of our Top Five Facts series.