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Her sexual desire drops, his stays the same

Sex Problems: how to overcome them
Women want sex less and less as a relationship goes on, while men stay as horny as ever. It’s fact, not just cliché. You can work out exactly how much a woman will want sex just by looking at the length of her relationship, say researchers.

She’s avoiding me – now what?

Meeting someone
Q: I am interested in a girl and proposed to her last month. But since then, she’s been avoiding me. We have been really close friends. I really like her and want to have a relationship with her. What should I do? Karthik, Lucknow

Top 10 condom blunders we all made!

STI prevention
All kinds of people all over the world make mistakes with condoms, a new international study found. Researchers compared 50 studies on common condom blunders like using wrong condom size, putting it on inside out, unrolling it first, or not pinching the tip.

'I am not a virgin. Can I expect my partner to be one?'

Virginity
“I am not a virgin. How can I expect my partner to be one? That’s unfair,” my friend said to me. That's progressive, given how obsessed Indians are with virginity. Let's find out more about him in this story.

Good body image vital for great sex

Our Bodies
Wish you had your best friend’s breasts? Or were taller and thinner like your sister? More than 65 percent of Brazilian university students want to change something about their body, Brazilian researchers told the SLAMS conference on sexual medicine.

Happy couples talk about sex

Happy relationships
Couples that aren't too shy to talk about sex feel better about their relationships and closer to each other, a recent study found. And yet married men and women don’t talk about sex all that often.

Should I kiss him?

Meeting someone
Q: I’m interested in a boy. We’ve been on a few dates together. I think he’s keen too. I want to move our relationship to the next level by kissing him. I’m worried he might think I’m too bold. Will it be okay to make the first move? Bandana, Kolkata

Penis enlargement methods don't work

Male body
Penis enlargement methods are nearly all a waste of time and money. Whether pumps, pulleys, prosthetics or pills, so-called penis enlargement techniques don’t work and can potentially damage the penis.