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A fresh start for Delhi’s sex workers?

Making Love
India’s Supreme Court recently set up a panel to help sex workers into new jobs. Sex might be taboo in India, but the country has 20 million sex workers, say NGOs. And 35 percent of them entered the trade aged under 18.

'Bring up condoms with your underpants on'

Safe Sex
Ninety percent of young people in the Netherlands say they think it’s important to use a condom when having sex with a new partner, a recent survey found. But 40 percent say they find it hard to raise the topic when it comes to the crucial moment.

Erection and orgasm trouble go together

Sex Problems: how to overcome them
Two thirds of all men with erection problems say they also have trouble reaching orgasm, a new study found. We usually think only women have trouble climaxing. But US researchers say men with erection problems often find it hard to orgasm.

Flirting for sex will get you nowhere

Meeting someone
Coming on strong might not be the best approach to flirting. Girls find dominant guys less attractive, a British study found. Leaving a good impression on the person you’re flirting with has more to do with your motives for flirting, researchers say.

Kunyaza: wet sex secrets revealed

Ways to Make Love
Kunyaza will “rouse the sleeping fire in your woman”, claims Rwandan sex expert Dr Nsekuye Bizimana. This technique is renowned for giving women intense squirting orgasms. But just how does it work and why?

Cuddles make men happier than sex

Happy relationships
If you want to make your man happy, kiss, cuddle and caress him more, say US researchers. Physical intimacy is one of the most important parts of a happy relationship and satisfying sex life for men, the study on long-term relationships found.

Romance novels mess up women’s sex lives

Relationship problems
Romance novels are the source of many relationship problems, says relationship psychologist Susan Quillam. These books account for almost half of all fiction bought in western society. But while they may titillate, it’s not without a price. 

Friends with benefits – a win-win relationship?

Love and relationships
‘Friends with benefits’ – a sexual relationship with no commitment – isn’t just a guy’s dream. Girls in FWB relationships say it's good for their emotional lives, a US survey found. But things can be tricky if the partners’ expectations don’t match.