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Relationships and Dating
“I always gave him a blowjob but he never returned the favour” – Results of the AOI Oral Sex Survey
What 100 people told us about oral sex- and what that tells us about relationships (and society)
Mar 12, 2025
Period Sex Ka Faayda: Cramps Se Chutkara!
Sex during periods? Benefits hazaar hai bheedu
Mar 08, 2025
Love On Air: The Late Night Radio Show Which Opened India’s Heart
RJ Love Guru listened and dispensed advice as Indians publicly discussed their love lives for the first time, and created a cultural phenomenon
Feb 19, 2025
Suniti Solomon: The AIDS Doc Who Played Matchmaker
In playing cupid to over dozens of couples who’d tested positive, Dr Solomon’s team helped people battle loneliness and find companionship
Feb 14, 2025
The AOI Dating Glossary
Bole toh, terms that give you that light bulb moment—“Arre! This happened to me”
Feb 12, 2025
How To Have Casual Sex So You And Your Partner Feel Good (and want to cum again!)
Bole toh, a hook-up primer
Feb 09, 2025
Nudes landed on the Internet. What do I do?
A step by step guide on reporting images shared without consent, and whom to reach out to for help
Jan 23, 2025
My Asexual Fantasy
We asked – What does intimacy mean to you? What’s a fantasy you’ve always had? What’s something you’d like to do with a date or partner? 8 ace people responded with their imaginations of desire and pleasure.
Oct 30, 2024
Sahibaan Kadardaan Meherbaan, talk dirty to me as if you are Umrao Jaan!
Dil aur genitalia dono thaam ke baithiye
Sep 03, 2024
Anarkali: a poem by Pragya
Anarkali aisi ki Salim chunwa de apne aap ko
Jun 26, 2024
The Manifesto Matrimonial That (Shoulda) Made History
Why be a bahu when you can be bahurupi?
Mar 22, 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
Tomboy Dating Terms From South East Asia
Thailand se lekar Philippines tak, SE Asian countries have their own tomboy culture and so, words that connote the many desires
Mar 06, 2024
Dear Hook Up...
Here are a few #MorningAfter greeting cards for your last night’s hook-up!
Oct 12, 2022
7 Things The Caribbean Taught Us About Flirting And Fun!
There is a way to verbally and non-verbally gauge another person’s interest without harassing them. It’s called flirting.
Mar 13, 2018
Dard-E-Display: The Desi Heartbreak Playbook
What is dard without making a display of it? Here are some desi words for the heartbroken
Nov 16, 2022
Drowning In Love - A Valentine's Special Reading List
Ishq comes in many shades - kabhi passionate, kabhi emotional, kabhi sexual aur kabhi chill. Here are some passionate, hatke love stories for you to read this Valentine’s month.
Feb 17, 2023
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
The Winners Of The AOI Prem Patra Contest
For Valentine’s Day
Feb 14, 2024
Moments in Our Life That Make Us Ask “Why Not Me?”
From not having a date on Valentine’s Day, to being overlooked by your crush, a long list of situations that make our hearts go all dard-e-disco
Dec 20, 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
Real Life Confessions: The Break-up Behaviour I Wanted Versus What I Actually Did
From giving comfort to their partner to calling them 100 times, agents share what they did when relationships went south!
Nov 01, 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
“Should I announce my disability?”
“Do I pick the venue?”
Dating tips and advice for disabled people, from disabled people
Nov 10, 2023
I Was Happy To Give Them My (W)hole Heart, But They Wanted Kids And A Desi Bahu
I’ve had a heart defect since childhood. So, how do I find love in a world that’s obsessed with the body?
Oct 09, 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
Did You Know Speed Dating Was Created By A Jewish Rabbi?
Let's find out more about this mutual swayamvar aka 90's ka tinder!
Aug 11, 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
Sexy Saturday Songs in Puriya Dhanashree
You both laugh together then, and you find he is holding your hand. You wonder if he will hold your ankle the same way.
Apr 29, 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
What Does Fictosexual Mean?
Falling in lou with fictional characters koi fiction nahin!
Mar 17, 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
Drowning In Love - A Valentines Month Reading List
5 books on big big love stories where love defined itself differently in different relationships.
Jan 01, 1970
People Said I Should Drop Some Kilos, Instead I Shed My Shame
I want to marvel at fat women with fat minds and I want to marvel at myself.
Apr 03, 2023
Hyenas, Orangatuns And Discovering My (A) Sexuality
Questions, questions, and I had no answers. Until a Reddit meme showed me "Asexuals are…"
Feb 27, 2023
Breaking My Heart And Finding Myself
Imran on why queer break-ups are hard, but you can't lose yourself entirely in love.
Apr 01, 2022
Reckless In Love, Powerful In Sisterhood - Vijeta Kumar Interviews Asha Kowtal
Asha was General Secretary of All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) for eleven years
Jun 28, 2022
Dilbadar: A Dating Manifesto Minus The Bad Advice
Putting the pleasure back in online dating!
Dec 11, 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
Things You Wanted To Know About Polyamory, But Felt Too Cool To Ask!
Polyamorous Pyaar ki Basic Jankaari!
Nov 23, 2020
I am Big and Beautiful
A fat woman rises to own her sexuality, desire and desirability
Nov 21, 2020
A Prostitute and A Saviour: A Diary
A trans-person's journey through sex-work and back
Nov 17, 2020
Why Does Guilt Follow Pleasure - An Investigative Documentary About Me
Moving from guilt to satisfaction in sex!
Nov 09, 2020
“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
The Adorable Boys Who Love ‘Papa Bear’
Who decided that desire is only for the young?
Aug 21, 2020
To All the Boys I Couldn't Love Before
What fleeting connections with many interesting men tell you about having the hots for none of them.
Aug 04, 2020
Tell Me Tarot, Will He Ever Come Back?
After Manjari is ghosted, all search for closure leads to herself.
Jul 02, 2020
Love x Sex x Caste: A Reading List
Will you read about love with us?
Apr 15, 2020
I Have a Disability. Why Does Everyone Keep Saying That Love is Not For Me?
It took me way too long to realise that I, too, was allowed to love. That I, too, was worthy of it.
Mar 23, 2020
How My Girlfriend's Abortion Made Me A Better Man: A Comic
M's story about a life-changing incident.
Oct 02, 2019
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
Dil Ki Rani, Rishton Ka Rajya
A look at the many kinds of relationships in the realm of rishtas!
Feb 28, 2019
Three Superb, Sexy Poems By Tamil Poet Perundevi
good poetry for the health of your soul.
Oct 16, 2018
Isn't A Whatsapp Love Story A Real Love Story?
Could you fall crazily in love with someone you've never met IRL?
Jun 12, 2018
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
Romance is Real, and Here’s How We Know
Feb 08, 2018
Is It Better To Have Loved and Lost Than Never To Have Loved At All?
While we sometimes have the pleasure and good luck of finding a “Truly, madly, deeply” wala love, we may not always find the “Forever and always” kind.
Feb 04, 2018
Sex Actually 2.0 :
Stories of women's sexual experiences and thoughts... continued.
Jan 31, 2018
Curious Cat or Sleeping Dragon: What's your position on positions?
Is the definition of good sex many-positions wala sex?
Dec 22, 2017
Dating an Older Woman Made Me Take Myself and Relationships More Seriously
It made me do a lot of prioritizing and reorganizing. It was stabilizing.
Jan 08, 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
#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
Mard, Mann Aur Jealousy: 5 Men Talk about Dealing With Unusual Jealousies
Unusual jealousies men experience and how it affects the way they look at themselves as sexual beings.
Nov 16, 2017
Just How Long is This Breakup Going to Take?
If you didn’t count his crying, nagging, and emotional blackmail, he was a genuinely nice guy who cared about me and wanted the best for me.
Nov 07, 2017
I was the Abusive One In My Relationship. My Break-up Taught Me To Change.
I’ve realised that there is no purpose to just feeling perpetually guilty. What I can do now is never treat anyone else the way I treated her.
Oct 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
Dosti is Pyaar: Being Lost and Finding Friends
If pyaar is dosti, it took me a while to understand that that dosti is also pyaar, but more forgiving.
Aug 04, 2017
I LEARNT HOW TO EXPRESS AFFECTION AND LOVE IN FRIENDSHIP THE HARD WAY
Sometimes I think that friendship and hugging are oddly co-related. Both exist in a place of love which is somewhere between sexual love and cordial acquaintance.
Aug 06, 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
How To Have THAT Awkward Conversation
Jun 28, 2017
Watch Me As I Fall In Love: 5 Trans Persons Talk About Dating
Love is supposed to be the simplest thing, but it isn’t.
May 17, 2017
My Konark Summer
Feb 17, 2017
TELEPHONE PYAAR
When Rohit's crush writers her cell number on a form he quickly memorises it. Then it's love in full gear. They act like strangers in the coaching class and spend hours on the phone. And then, one day, there's a cross-connection and the line goes dead. Did love have to turn into hate? Listen to this podcast and see what you think.
Nov 04, 2016
BAS EK KISS...
Sep 16, 2016
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
JEEP MEIN BEEP, DIL MEIN DHAK DHAK
“He winked at me in the rear-view mirror and I was overcome with shyness.” Once Chandni meets this jeep driver and their love story gathers speed, it’s heart-in-the-mouth romantic twists and turns and the speedbreaker of respectability cannot slow it down. A story of passionate romance from Banda, UP.
Aug 05, 2016
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