Soft truths, hard verdicts.
Honest reads on love, sex, bodies and relationships — unpreachy, shame-free, and written for real life in India. Every piece from the archive, right here.
The Manosphere Doesn’t Just Sell Misogyny. It Sells Belonging.
Young men are lonely. They are anxious about money, work and what being a man is supposed to mean now. And an entire online economy has figured out how to turn that uncertainty into subscriptions, supplements, coaching programmes and resentment.
When Should Sex Education Start in India? Age 3, Not Class 9
India may finally make sex education mandatory, and Chechi has one demand: start at three, not fourteen. At three it isn't about sex at all. It's a child knowing the real names of their body, that it belongs to them, and that their no counts. Words are the kindest thing we can hand them.
Being Important Is Not the Same as Being Chosen
Someone can care about you, miss you, rely on you, and still not choose you clearly. Chechi explains how to recognise when you are being kept as a backup option, ask for clarity, and step away without guilt.
The Breakup Recovery Timeline Nobody Gives You
Breakup recovery is not a neat 30-day challenge. Chechi walks you through what the first days, weeks, and months can actually feel like, and how to stop organising your life around him.
How to Go No-Contact and Actually Stick to It
No-contact is not about proving a point. It is about giving yourself enough distance to stop reopening the same wound. Chechi explains when to go no-contact, what to block, what to do when he texts, and how to stay steady when you miss him.
A Love Letter to the Uniqlo Airism Bra, from a Woman Who Has Known Suffering
Three years strong, zero red flags, no breadcrumbing. Chechi writes a love letter to the most dependable relationship in her life: the Uniqlo Airism bra.