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If he loves me why does he hit me?

Love and relationships
My partner hits me sometimes when he is angry but otherwise says he loves me a lot and can’t live without me. I am very confused. Nisha, 29, Mathura.

Sex is easy when you’re young? Think again!

Sex Problems: how to overcome them
Ever worry that sex isn’t as good as it should be? If you have problems during intercourse, you’re not alone. Most young adults experience some kind of trouble with sex, a recent study found.

He slashed his wrist when we couldn’t meet

Love and relationships
When Pooja tried to call off her relationship with Suhas, little did she know he would slash his wrist and become suicidal.

In our society only men are free

Marriage
As the freedom fever gripped the country, Jagriti’s thoughts ran back to the last year of her life, where she had to fight every single day with the people she loved the most. Freedom only applies to men, she tells Love Matters India. For women, it’s all about the limits men set on us.

Are we not India's daughters?

Sexual Harassment
Women from Northeast India get treated like sex objects, face racism and suffer more sexual violence. Is it an urban myth or everyday experience? Love Matters asked six Northeastern women if they experience discrimination in Delhi.

Are we opening up to conversations on sex?

Love and relationships
India is the land of Kamasutra and Khajuraho and yet ironically sex is a topic that would make most of us blush if discussed outside the dim lights of our bedrooms. On this Independence Day, we revisit how conversations on sex and sexuality are, quietly and gradually, beginning to appear on India's chaitime charchas.

Freedom of love for all: Is India ready?

Sexual Diversity
As India marks its 72nd year of independence, we asked people if everyone should be free to love who they want and in this regard if homosexual relationships should be allowed legally. Here’s what we heard.

How to have a good breakup?

Love and relationships
Hi Auntyji, I want to break up with my boyfriend of two years as this relationship is not going anywhere. But I do not want to break his heart. How can I go about it? Sanah, 22, Chennai.