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Relationships

  • The moment I knew: our visa situation made things complicated – then he proposed, hypothetically

    International students Vidya Madabushi and Jason shared a love of Scrabble and good poetry. After they broke up, Vidya took a last-chance shot at their relationship

  • This is how we do it: ‘We just watch for now, but soon we plan to have sex with another couple’

  • ‘I got consumed by the hatred, by how many people were upset because I wore an armband’: Alex Scott on love, Lineker and standing up for LGBTQ+ rights

  • Tim Dowling: is this a hangover – or just what being 60 feels like?

  • Blind date: ‘I may have embarrassed him by asking if he was rich’

  • A bot on the side: is it adultery if you cheat with an AI companion?

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Family

  • How I found joy in life without children of my own

    I wanted kids and once was ashamed not to have them. But things changed when I began asking myself new questions

  • Three things with John Waters: ‘I was delighted but I wondered how to get it on to a plane’

  • Time-warped: how modern life shortens our perspectives

    • Home alone with my son, we decide to enter the boyzone

      Séamas O’Reilly

    • Are you Daddy Pig or Logan Roy? A Father’s Day celebration of dads

    • Our son is refusing to go to school – and we feel so isolated

    • Kevin Rowland looks back: ‘Trying to calm myself down never even occurred to me’

    • How many children are there in the world? Try our kids’ quiz

    • Weekend podcast: Marina Hyde on Boris’ deluded acolytes, why indulgence means success, and Alex Scott on love, Lineker and the Women’s World Cup

       
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Love & sex

  • I am 25 and have never been kissed. Have I missed my chance?

  • Share your stories about your first loves

    We would like to hear from people about their first love, why it mattered and if you still think about them now
  • Coco Khan

    Call it the Rod Stewart manoeuvre. Who hasn’t had to dump a really appalling friend?

    Coco Khan

  • Tell us: how has the housing crisis affected your dating life or relationship?

  • Why humanist marriages are less likely to end in divorce

  • I re-read my teenage diaries hoping for a dose of nostalgia – instead I was horrified

  • Eleanor Margolis

    It took me a long time, but I’ve finally fallen in love with being gay

    Eleanor Margolis
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A letter to …

  • A letter to… my alcoholic husband, in lockdown

  • A letter to… the teacher who inspired my young son

  • A letter to… my psychiatrist, who exploits me

  • A letter to... the school parents who ignore me and my autistic child

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Opinion

  • Natalie Morris

    A bit Caribbean, a bit British. We millennials owe it to the Windrush generation to embrace both

    Natalie Morris
  • Zoe Williams

    My generation drank to quell our self-loathing. Gen Z is admirably tough and teetotal

    Zoe Williams

  • Holidays with fresh towels and organised fun? I have given up on being an adventurous parent

    Ashe Davenport
    Before having children, I thought travelling with toddlers to Mexico would be a breeze. After considering a cruise, I’m just happy to stay home
  • Emma Beddington

    The kids are back from university – and I’m counting on them to restore my sanity

    Emma Beddington

  • Which baby cousin will walk first? The race is now on…

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • Catherine Bennett

    Breast is best if you want top marks for your children? You’ve got to be kidding

    Catherine Bennett
  • Eva Wiseman

    When desperate parents are stealing baby milk, it’s time for a new formula

    Eva Wiseman
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Blind date

  • Blind date: ‘I guessed she was Canadian – she’s from Glasgow’

  • Blind date: ‘I got way too excited seeing margaritas on the menu’

    Katie, 29, who works in television, meets Will, 35, a senior finance analyst

  • Blind date: ‘She asked if I’d Googled her before the date. I said of course’

    Zula, 32, photographer and lecturer, meets Leyla, 27, communications worker and art curator
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Advice

  • Private lives
    My teenage son shows no interest in school

  • Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    I’m plagued by intrusive, violent thoughts. How can I lessen their impact?

  • Dear Mariella
    Farewell Mariella: ‘I wanted to say thanks’

  • Sexual healing
    I am 25 and have never been kissed. Have I missed my chance?

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