Just like the mangoes every summer, relationships come in different shapes, sizes, colours and flavours.

There's a whole spectrum of commitment, and open relationships are becoming more and more acceptable. “I travel quite a lot and stay away from my girlfriend – for months together sometimes. That’s why we are in an open relationship,” a friend of mine said.

Vibrators give the most speedy and powerful orgasms. In fact women worry their sex toy could put their partners out of a job.

For women who have trouble reaching a climax, a vibrator is the answer, according to research at the Medical Center for Female Sexuality in New York. But you should be aware of what you’re getting into – it might change the way you feel about sex.

During my teenage years, I was the only 'single' guy in the class, jealous of everyone else.

When I finished school, I never thought I’d ever see those guys again. I still fantasised about all the girls though. But then Facebook happened. And I got a whole new way to ignore the men and gawk at their women.

Most men who think their penis is too small actually don’t have anything to worry about, say international experts in a recent article.

Yet more and more guys around the world are heading for the doctor, begging for a penis enlargement. Some simply don’t know the real average size of a penis. But for others, a more serious body dysmorphic disorder might be the cause of their worries.

Q: If I use a vibrator, will I get addicted and not be able to have orgasms the normal way?

I have heard some of my friends talk about using one. I want to buy one for myself but I am not sure. What will my husband think if he gets to know I have been using a vibrator to give myself orgasms? Namrata, Mumbai

A friend of mine told me that she was guilty of “emotional cheating”.

What does that mean, I asked her. “I’m not cheating in the real sense of the word. There’s no sex involved, but I feel very close to this other guy at an emotional level,” she said. That was a tough situation to be in, I thought. So, what’s she going to do about it?

My mother invited all my relatives and neighbours to celebrate my first period.

People, some of whom I was meeting for the first time, were offering me congratulations on being a woman. I was a shy 11-year-old when I had my first period. I didn’t want the world to know that I was bleeding. But everybody knew and was happy about it. I was confused and embarrassed.

The bad news: being pregnant puts you off sex – and not surprisingly with things like sore breasts, tiredness and nausea.

You don’t feel in the mood, you don’t get turned on, your vagina is dry, orgasms just aren’t happening, and it hurts. But here’s the good news: it’s partly in the mind. Women who don’t realise they’re pregnant aren’t put off sex, a new study found.

Asking for shopping tips from the guy with the locker next to yours leads to a lot of raised eyebrows and muscle flexing – that was my lesson of the week.

Apparently the size of biceps is inversely proportional to the interest a man can take in shopping. Of course, his carefully coordinated ensemble with matching tie, socks and shades was a gift from the locker fairy.

Could the 'reversible vasectomy' be the answer for male birth control?

RISUG is a new Indian contraceptive method for men that lasts as long as you like. It's an 'injectable vasectomy' - one quick shot and you're infertile. But as soon as you’re ready to have babies, another shot reverses the effect, and you’re shooting live rounds again.