“A man should gather from the actions of the woman of what disposition she is, and in what way she likes to be enjoyed. A man during her monthly courses, a woman who has been lately confined, and fat woman should not be made to act the part of man.”

—  Vātsyāyana , book Kama Sutra

Source: Kama Sutra, p. 50

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