singlehood and sexuality

Reclaiming Being Single Against Emma Watson’s Self Partnered
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Reclaiming Being Single Against Emma Watson’s Self Partnered

Emma Watson spoke to British Vogue about the incredible amounts of stress and anxiety that follows, “…if you have not built a home, if you do not have a husband, if you do not have a baby, and you are turning 30, and you’re not in some incredibly secure, stable place in your career, or you’re still figuring things out…”
By Feminism in India
February 15, 2021
Reclaiming Being Single Against Emma Watson’s Self Partnered
“Only for Families, Madam”: A House for Mrs Kulkarni, Divorcee
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“Only for Families, Madam”: A House for Mrs Kulkarni, Divorcee

The only hitch was that neither the agents nor the landlords who lurked behind those rentable flats were particularly keen on leasing their precious properties to a – what! Divorcee??!! No, no, madam, but this flat is only for families.

By Curated Content
February 15, 2021
“Only for Families, Madam”: A House for Mrs Kulkarni, Divorcee
Singlehood and the sexuality of a woman who seemingly knows it all and yet, is confused
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Singlehood and the sexuality of a woman who seemingly knows it all and yet, is confused

Why is it always so hard to find a place for intimacy and why do we have to lie and cheat our way into getting it? Everything related to non-committal sex was always so taboo, shrouded in secrecy, and eliciting raised eyebrows, that it turned me off.

By Sanjukta Basu
February 15, 2021
Singlehood and the sexuality of a woman who seemingly knows it all and yet, is confused
Editorial: Singlehood and Sexuality
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Editorial: Singlehood and Sexuality

In this issue of In Plainspeak our contributors reflect on and reveal the myriad facets of being single – is it a choice? A condition? A state of being? Lonely? Joyful? Not one or the other, but a glorious mix?
By TARSHI
February 15, 2021
Editorial: Singlehood and Sexuality
एकल जीवन की सराहना
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एकल जीवन की सराहना

Growing up, for me, has been about accepting that the loneliness and sadness woven into the fabric of my being do not go away with entering conventional arrangements like monogamous relationships or marriage.
By Siddhi Pandey
August 20, 2024
एकल जीवन की सराहना
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