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'My first kiss sucked'

Making Love
“I was 18 when I had my first kiss,” says Samanth. He was terrified about doing it right because she was his closest friend and he wanted to start dating her ‘officially’. “Like a total idiot I rushed. She pulled away and didn't say a thing.”

Oral sex does not cause cancer

Ways to Make Love
Oral sex has no links to cancer. Getting cancer from giving head shouldn’t be a worry for most healthy, monogamous couples.

Women's wet dreams: is that normal?

Orgasms
Q: I'm 33 and I regularly have wet dreams. The nights I have wet dreams I am more aroused the following day. I am happily married, but I seem to orgasm a lot easier in a wet dream than with my husband. Should I be worried? Sharmila, New Delhi

First period: my mother thought I was evil

Female body
When I got my first period, it was scary as hell. One morning, as usual I was hurling my clothes out of the bathroom – a childish habit that had stuck. Suddenly, my sister started screaming, asking my mother to take a look at my skirt.

Love hormone oxytocin - everything you need to know

Orgasms
Snorting the hormone oxytocin prescribed by his doctor had a surprising effect for one man – it worked wonders on his sex life. Oxytocin’s unexpected sexual effects on mystery patient Mr B were so strong that scientists are calling for more research.

Can I visit a sex-worker for my physical needs?

Safe Sex
Is it right to go to a sex worker to enjoy sex? I know that such an act involves lots of risks. But if I use a condom, am I safe? Diwakar, Cochin

'My hands were shaking'

Pregnancy
Last week a friend of mine suffered major anxiety attacks – her period was late. “I thought I was pregnant. My boyfriend and I were reconsidering our whole lives,” she said as she shared her story with Love Matters India.

Cheaters have riskier sex

Safe Sex
Cheaters are more likely to have unsafe sex than people who have agreed to have an open sexual relationship, a recent US study found. They’re less likely to use condoms, either with their partner or their lovers.