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  Ain’t Nobody Like A Desi Boy
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Ain’t Nobody Like A Desi Boy

    December 20, 2010March 30, 2025
    3 Comments

    This Telegraph article made me laugh. I quote: “You have beautiful eyes” was by far the most used compliment, picked by almost a quarter of all men, but only the third most successful. The least used line was “You have beautiful ears”, which was also the second least effective line…

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  Ideart: Sabu-Jupiter Jwala
    Pop Culture

    Ideart: Sabu-Jupiter Jwala

    December 17, 2010March 19, 2023
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    Another edition of Ideart! It is most delightful to be able to gift something that you’ve put a little piece of yourself into. The boy is at the slightly flummoxed receiving end of this. Being a typical boy in all such manner of things, he’s a comics aficionado. Grave conversations…

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  • disloyal man with jealous girlfriend looking at another girl meme
    Body & Sex | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Relationships | WorkSpace

    The Female Dilemma: Managing Male Interest

    December 13, 2010October 4, 2023
    9 Comments

    “Why do we trade in the attention of a hundred men for the indifference of one?”

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  Finally On Facebook
    Digital World | Relationships | WorkSpace

    Finally On Facebook

    December 6, 2010July 3, 2024
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    Recently, a friend updated his relationship status on Facebook to the now-familiar status of ‘X is now in a relationship’ preceded by the ubiquitous red heart. He received a barrage of comments specially alluding to the fact that he has been in said relationship for years now. Last year I…

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  • Body & Sex | Home & Identity | Relationships

    Thinking About It

    November 30, 2010March 30, 2025
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    Among other things, I’ve been discovering the joys of vanity since I quit my job and have had a lot more time to myself. It’s quite wonderful, caring for oneself and looking good-feeling good. Mr.Everyday, on the other hand, is determined to win the title for ‘Most Likely to Be…

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    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | Relationships | WorkSpace

    Material Girl

    November 29, 2010July 3, 2024
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    I received a corporate reward. My mother had a suggestion on how to spend the money. I’ve never been a girly girl but might I be a material girl?

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  • Two Women with Sun and Bird (recto); Two Men Fighting and a Fallen Horse (verso)
    Map Of Emotion

    Space

    November 25, 2010October 4, 2023
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    A poem about the space in relationships.

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  BlogAdda 12: “This happened today…”: Blogging An Event
    Digital World | WorkSpace

    BlogAdda 12: “This happened today…”: Blogging An Event

    November 24, 2010October 4, 2023
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    The final episode of my BlogAdda column is about how to cover every kind of event for your blog.

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  • green kite flying on sky
    Map Of Emotion | Poetry | Relationships

    Kite

    November 18, 2010September 17, 2023
    7 Comments

    You reached out your heart to me. What I found, tied me to you. What we are, is a kite.

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  BlogAdda 11: Reader Devo Bhava!
    Digital World | Home & Identity | WorkSpace

    BlogAdda 11: Reader Devo Bhava!

    November 18, 2010October 4, 2023
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    This week on my BlogAdda column: A great blogger goes the extra mile by thinking about how to make their blog, a real experience for the reader.

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  • IdeaSmith on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “@Harshaman: What a delightful set of throwbacks it was to receive this comment! First, to the days when one would…”
  • Harshaman on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “Which for me means, looking back at the past with a discerning and curatorial eye I had been thinking about…”
  • Neha Kapoor on Unlikeable Women: It’s Okay To Dislike Her, But Respect Her: “You always have such good book recommendations!”
  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”

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