Dear Men

'I really loved her but I broke up with her because my mother didn't think she would adjust in our family.' – Raul engineer 29~'I liked being angry. I wanted to hate the world be angry so I didn't have to be sad.' – Dhairya photographer 34~'I want a harem. But I want to be the only guy in a woman's life.' – Dushyant lawyer 27 In startling often revelatory interviews Dear Men shows how Indian men across ages navigate romantic relationships in a country that is still teetering on the cusp of modern and traditional. Direct often tongue-in-cheek accessible and engaging the book is an investigation of what sexual boundaries really mean to Indian men how they deal with online dating manage traditional gender roles talk about their mental health if they think romance is still relevant what marriage means to them and why they hurt the women they love. Dear Men hopes to start an honest and open dialogue with Indian men about subjects that are becoming more and more relevant as movements like #MeToo gain traction.