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How to slide into that one cutie’s DMs
Slide and swing into the playground of ishq
Oct 23, 2024
3 lusty Sanskrit poems by our naughty ancestors
“How to love in Sanskrit: Poems” edited and translated by Anusha Rao and Suhas Mahesh
Apr 02, 2024
How To Have Long Distance Sex
Dealing with September is rough kyunki so many of our partners fly off to foreign unis, leaving us with with tadap and yearning. But we're here with some tips to help you rock that rocky LDR!
Sep 16, 2022
How To Get Naked In Front Of Another Person And Be Cool With It
Taking your clothes off in front of someone can be scary, exciting, uncertain, sexy and even funny. Read below to find out what some Agents felt when they got naked for the first time!
Apr 05, 2023
An Interview With Suchita Dalvie: India’s First Conscious Uncoupling Coach
We prepare women for marriage (or so we think!), but do we prepare them for divorce? Dr. Dalvie talks about the legal and emotional ways to navigate divorce, and why it is life-changing, but not life-ending.
Mar 10, 2023
Coping with sexual sadness: Here’s what we learnt
We spoke to some Agents and put down some tips to help us all with the feeling of loss, rejection, unfulfillment, the sense of being a sexual-have not
Dec 17, 2023
Never Will I Ever…
Have continuous disappointments left us over-managing our expectations on dates? Are there dreams you have set aside completely?
Dec 05, 2023
I Want To Feel Cared For Even When I’m Having Casual Sex
The ‘no strings attached,’ nature of casual sex meant that I was left feeling dissatisfied and dehumanized. But being open about my need to be nurtured opened up a whole new world.
Apr 12, 2023
Iss compliment ko main kya naam doon?
Yes, I am Ms Something Else. I wish the men I met were too!
Oct 25, 2023
Thoda flirt bhi karo, dikra!
Out on a date with a person with disability? Our Guest Editor Abhishek Anicca shares the dos and don’ts to keep in mind!
Oct 23, 2023
Some Sundays
Over copious cups, I waited for a romance to brew, and found myself left with nothing but green tea!
Oct 20, 2023
Tinder And The Saga Of “Blind” Dates
I dipped my toes in the world of online dating with care and caution. But I got swept away anyway.
Oct 16, 2023
I Thought I’d Be Too Cool For Vanity. But, It Was A Struggle
Author Shormistha Mukherjee on struggling with self-image and reconnecting with intimacy during and post her breast cancer treatment.
Sep 22, 2023
A Note Of Goodwill To Our Exes!
On #SadbhavanaDivas, we spoke to Agents who shared heartfelt messages for those they once loved
Aug 20, 2023
What I Left Behind For My #Azaadi
What do we seek #Azaadi from and what do we leave behind to gain it? This #IndependenceDay, let’s see how our Agents left behind a feeling, a place or a person behind for a freer tomorrow.
Aug 15, 2023
Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahan! 10 Tales on AOI about Friendship that Get Us in Our Feels!
#HappyFriendshipsDay with some of Agents of Ishq's best writings on friendship-wala love.
Aug 07, 2023
Hold Me Up, Tie Me Down: 4 Quick Tips on Broaching Kinks with Your Partner
Wondering what’s a safe start to a kinky chat? Here are ideas that may help!
Jul 07, 2023
With Polyamory, I Grew Into The Person (And Lover) I Was Meant To Be
For years, I questioned if I could expand the definition of a loving relationship. And then, I did.
Apr 17, 2023
How Do You Know Who To Trust? 30 Girls Tell Us Their Bharosa ka Checklist
Notes from AOI's workshop with CREA's SELF Academy
Mar 22, 2023
"Conscious Uncoupling is more about emotional freedom from the negative patterns of the past" An Interview with Dr. Suchitra
Dr. Suchitra tells us how to end relationships in an empowered and dignified way!
Mar 09, 2023
Somewhere Between Mills & Boon, Assault and A Dutiful Husband - I Discovered That Sex Is Power
It was only during my honeymoon that I realised that sex could be painful.
Mar 04, 2023
Dilbadar: A Dating Manifesto Minus The Bad Advice
Putting the pleasure back in online dating!
Dec 11, 2021
The Misadventures of Cheeku Tarbooza In The Search of Friends
Will this introvert find dosti in a big city finally?
Aug 21, 2021
My Best Friend, My Wedding and Other Breakup Stories
Can BFF's getting coupled up throw your dosti into crisis?
Aug 23, 2021
I Have Erotic Friendships And It's Not Complicated
Aditya writes to reveal new definitions of friendship - and sex!
Aug 09, 2021
You Are My Di!
What keeps an intense friendship alive in a world that defines love & friendship separately?
Aug 04, 2021
What Does Science Say About Friendship?
Aug 13, 2021
I Will Not Write About The Boy I Like
The world is imploding. I should not be writing about the boy I like, who recently told me he likes me too.
Jul 01, 2021
Small Doubts: Will It Be Awkward If I Don't Orgasm During A Hook-up? Do I Tell Him Beforehand?
Jun 30, 2021
Some of us need to be understood differently: Breaking Up and Mental Illness
Rukmini writes about her relationship and break-up, and how as a person with mental-illness, she wishes it could have been done differently.
Jul 29, 2021
How the Internet Changed the Way We Make Friends
What does it mean to form bonds in the world of digital connections?
Jan 18, 2021
Looking For Love on a Dating App…And What It Taught Me
How experiences of dishonesty sour dating in the digital world
Jan 07, 2021
“If He Does 'This', Girl You Need To Let Go Of Him!”
How the Discussion on 'Toxic' stuff can become toxic to live with
Nov 06, 2020
Small Doubts: Can I Ask Her To Send Nudes?
In this month's #SexEtt comic - Etiquette of exchanging sexy pictures!
Aug 30, 2020
Tell Me Tarot, Will He Ever Come Back?
After Manjari is ghosted, all search for closure leads to herself.
Jul 02, 2020
Corona Pyaar Hai! Some Don'ts, and Some Do's During Isolation
Navigating sex & intimacy during a pandemic
Apr 04, 2020
Small Doubts : Is It Rude To Ask People Not To Tell Anyone About Your Hook-up?
What do when you wanna be private about your hook-ups?
Feb 26, 2020
Maybe Fighting with a Friend isn't Such a Bad Thing
Why do we find it so easy to let friendship fade away?
Jun 20, 2019
Small Doubts: I Like Older Women, Is That Okay?
A young man's burning question.
Mar 01, 2019
I Faked Orgasms to be Polite
You know how we’re taught that good kids don't go for second helpings of food? I carried that training into my sex life
Mar 05, 2019
How My Relationships Made Me Question Pyaar, Azaadi aur Accountability
Is ‘demanding accountability’ just a euphemism for trying to control someone?
Feb 26, 2019
Sex Actually: It Was My First Time, and I Had Gotten My Period!
As part of our #SexActually series, we asked people to write to us about their real-life experiences of sex. This 23-year-old author tells us about her recent experience of putting theory into practice and why it will always be special to her. (23 then, 23 now)
Oct 18, 2018
What My Live-In Relationship Taught Me About Consent
She wanted to say no, but felt compelled to say yes. She would signal how she truly felt, but he would pretend not to understand. Consent proved tricky and elusive, until she developed the muscle she needed to say 'no'.
Aug 02, 2018
My Exes Live in a Sexy Nexus. I Love them All
We need our exes like we need our brothers and sisters and favourite cousins to remember who we were
Jul 03, 2018
From Saat Khoon Maaf to Khoon-Kharaba : Ways People React To Cheating!
Stories from people who discovered their lovers’ infidelity, what happened next and what they think about it now.
Feb 03, 2020
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Girlfriend
There is only so much that can be romanticised about a long-distance relationship and the magical reunion that'll fix everything.
Apr 12, 2018
Thoughts You Can't Avoid When Your Long-Distance Relationship is Doomed
I suppose one of the perks of being in a long-distance relationship is that you can foster a few pimples which pixelate into the rest your skin on Skype.
Apr 24, 2018
LONGING IS THE SPICE THAT MAKES A MEAL OF SEX FOR ME
Longing is a spice. Its essence pulls you close, teases the appetite at the slightest taste. What is love without longing?
Dec 04, 2017
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki? The Big Fat Indian Break-Up
Two love stories in which Family played very different roles.
Nov 10, 2017
#QueerlyHeartbroken: A Twitter Chat With Sonal Giani
Queer Rights Activist Sonal Giani, on being Queer and Heartbroken, the common issues faced by queer people during break ups and how to deal with it.
Nov 01, 2017
#Unfinished Business: A Conversation about Sudden Heartbreaks
Expert tips on dealing with a broken heart.
Oct 17, 2017
Are We Together or Broken Up? The Agony of Ambiguity.
I was afraid to straight up ask him for an answer and he didn’t have the decency to be a bit clearer.
Oct 30, 2017
My Year of Flings
In retrospect, it seems to me that my ‘hooking-up’ was not so much about seeking temporary partners, it was more about establishing power. To make myself needed, yet always be out of reach.
Sep 12, 2017
My First Break-Up Was Nothing Like The Movies
We just sat down, wringing our hands. I said, “We have to confront reality. I don’t think we should be together anymore.”
Oct 13, 2017
Dil Google Google ho gaya AKA how I internet stalked my way through a break up
I’d scroll down from post to post, to find semblance of a love lost. As though trying to relive our time together by scrolling down will undo everything that happened to us.
Oct 11, 2017
WHAT 'NO STRINGS ATTACHED' TAUGHT ME ABOUT LOVE AND SEX
A young woman asks some 'un-cool' questions about NSA relationships
Jul 25, 2017
PETROL BACHAO, CREEP JEEP MAT CHALAO. YOUR ROAD-MAP TO POST-REJECTION RECOVERY!
Jul 14, 2017
My Konark Summer
Feb 17, 2017
UNFUCKABLE ME (OR, “YOU’RE NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS”)
Feb 13, 2017
I DIDN’T BELIEVE IN LOVE – THEN I FOUND POLYAMORY
Well. Polyamory done right, as it turns out, is a lot of work!
Aug 31, 2016
A LOVE SUPREME
Is it better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all? Gudiya's story of love ending in tragedy is both unbearably tender and painful - but it will make you believe in the idea of a love supreme.
Aug 26, 2016
My First Boyfriend
Rutuja's first boyfriend began to do an unexpected sexual thing with oranges. Did she like it? Listen to Rutuja's podcast about what she learned from her first relationship.
Jun 05, 2016
I Kissed A Boy (Plus Several More) And I Liked It: My Slutty Life
The thrill of being with a stranger, the joy of kissing several more - and liking it! Read as Glitch embraces her 'slutty' course of life, making it HER choice.
Mar 01, 2016
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