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Relationships

  • An illustration of a bearded man in a green jumper, seen from behind, against a blue background

    Dating apps left me suicidal. How can I find love before it’s too late?

    Focus on yourself and your own self-worth, and you never know what may follow.
  • Tracy Sorensen with her partner Steve Woodhall at home in Bathurst, NSW, Australia.

    The moment I knew: fire was lapping the trees near my house when he knocked on my door in uniform

  • GUARDIAN TIHWDI 105.jpg

    This is how we do it: ‘We don’t need sex for intimacy – we walk around naked, kiss and flirt’

  • Groundhog HR 1

    My cultural awakening: Groundhog Day made me quit my job, move house and leave my girlfriend

  • 3May25 Blind Date for web

    Blind date: ‘Good table manners? Do Americans have them?’

  • A 17th-century glass painting attributed to Carlo Garofalo, depicting the romantic story of Rinaldo and Armida from the medieval chivalric romance.

    I’m considering dating again. Should I stop having sex with my ex?

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Family

  • Mother with baby looking out the window

    I’m losing my mum to young-onset dementia. Caring for my baby reminds me who she was

    Alexandra Hansen
    Now that I am a mother, I think of her often. Sometimes, when I need advice, I try to imagine what hers might have been
  • Flashback: Vicky Pattison. Now pic: Pål Hansen. Styling: Andie Redman. Hair: Jeyanney; makeup: Thomas Tatam.

    ‘When I discovered alcohol and boys, I was feral’: Vicky Pattison looks back

  • Kate Potter

    I always wondered what had happened to my missing brother. Could I ever forgive my father for driving him away?

  • Do all the planets ever line up and does popcorn get mouldy? The kids’ quiz

  • My mothers’ group goes camping every year. A lot has changed, but I’m grateful we still have each other

    Holly Wainwright

  • ‘Ugly, old-fashioned, weird’: the baby names that set grandparents’ teeth on edge

  • A moment that changed me: I went into the wilderness with my family – and lost my inhibitions

  • Jeremy Vine looks back: ‘What will I do after Radio 2? I don’t know. Die?’

  • You be the judge: should my housemate chip in with mowing the lawn?

Love & sex

  • We want to hear about the big moves you made following a romantic split - for the better or for the worse

    Tell us: have you ever made a drastic decision after a breakup?

  • Rachel Connolly

    The Clooneys never argue. In a fantasy world of riches and beauty, I wouldn’t either

    Rachel Connolly
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Alert! Gwyneth Paltrow is eating pasta again

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Blind Date 26April for web Rachael and George

    Blind date: ‘When she gets excited, her Newcastle accent comes out. It’s very cute’

  • Asha Colless (left) and Tristan St John (right) at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA

    The moment I knew: standing on her shoulders, I was impressed she could bear my weight

  • A couple arguing while walking down the street

    Arguing with your partner? Done the right way it can be a skill for couples, say therapists

  • Painting: God Speed by Edmund Blair Leighton, 1900.

    I want to start dating casually. How do I turn off the illogical, hopelessly romantic part of my brain?

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A letter to …

  • Photo montage of woman with child and man passed out with bottle of alcohol

    A letter to… my alcoholic husband, in lockdown

  • Photo montage of teacher with two children

    A letter to… the teacher who inspired my young son

  • Composite of model with back turned, next to chair with shopping bags, against pink background

    A letter to… my psychiatrist, who exploits me

  • Illustration of mother with child leaning against her, both standing up and seen from behind

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

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Opinion

  • Baby asleep on father's chest

    The Guardian view on paternity leave: campaigners are right to demand more

  • Putting clothes into a cardboard box for donation

    Forget Swedish death cleaning, letting go is hard – even when it’s just a jacket

    Nova Weetman
    It would now be easier for us if Dad had sorted things before he died but the process of emptying his house allowed me to see him differently
  • Moira Donegan

    What is America’s pro-natalism movement really about?

    Moira Donegan
  • Close Up Of Children's Feet In Soccer Match

    I prided myself on being rational and easygoing. Then I started coaching competitive kids’ sports

    Myke Bartlett
  • Some of the items listed were adorably minor… But for £1, he could toss a wet sponge at the school’s head teacher

    Our son’s eagerness to do chores is less about the pocket money than how he’ll spend it

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • Kate Maltby

    Stepmothers, relax, you’ll always be wicked but true love is worth it

    Kate Maltby
  • Julia Stiles and Larissa Oleynik in 10 Things I Hate About You

    Growing up surrounded by boys, I’m fascinated – and a bit scared – by the dynamic between sisters

    Rebecca Shaw

Blind date

  • Kat and Matt

    Blind date: ‘She called me a dork, which is what every man dreams of’

  • 12April Blind Date for web Bridget & Sacha

    Blind date: ‘I was in the bathroom when she arrived – the maitre d’ thought I’d done a runner’

    Bridget, 52, a yoga teacher, meets Sacha, 59, a psychotherapist
  • Monique and Ian

    Blind date in Cologne: ‘He walked me to my car. Unfortunately, I had parked very close by’

    Monique, 50, who works for the UN, meets Ian, 52, an English teacher
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Advice

  • Private Lives illo 7 Sept 2020

    Private lives
    My teenage son shows no interest in school

  • An illustration of a bearded man in a green jumper, seen from behind, against a blue background

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    Dating apps left me suicidal. How can I find love before it’s too late?

  • Mariella Frostrup

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

  • A young man wearing a vest sitting sideways in bed, looking behind him with a worried expression

    Sexual healing
    My husband is more attractive than I am – and it makes me feel like an inadequate lover

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