In the face of grief, it’s hard to find the right words to say. What matters is that you keep trying
Ranjana Srivastava
As our friends with kids become grandparents, it reignites the sadness of being childless not by choice
Tess Pryor
At times we fear a future without the anchor of family. But love bombs from the many children in our life can be great defibrillators for a blown-up heart
Meet the postpartum punks – a primal scream in the face of all tradwives
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
My neighbour, 82, would give everything for just a week with her parents. What she longs to tell them surprises me
Yumi Stynes
I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 40. The doctors asked for my family medical history – but I’m donor-conceived
Sarah Dingle
The kids are eating us out of house and home – and I couldn’t be happier
Emma Beddington
Why bother going on holiday when you can watch other people’s on social media?
Emma Beddington
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
Advice
Ask Annalisa Barbieri
My boyfriend gets angry if I make plans with friends or family – even though I include him
Sexual healing
My wife has little interest in foreplay but I can’t get aroused without it
Ask Philippa
Bad events knocked the joy out of my life. How do I get it back?
Consumer champions
I had insured my car with Churchill … until the police told me I hadn’t
Love & sex
Why is dating app Feeld so popular? Fetishes and throuples are only part of the story
Zoe Williams
Do you dream of becoming one with your partner? The deep-sea anglerfish shows how badly that can end
In some fish species, couples lose all independence when they mate, even sharing one pair of eyes. Is that really something to aspire to?
The moment I knew: he helped me try on a motorbike helmet – and I cried because he showed such tenderness
May B Wild was only looking for a ‘Sunday lover’. But in a bike accessories shop she was unexpectedly moved by Chris’s gesture of care
This is how we do it: ‘We have phone sex once a month – and it feels primal’
Blind Date: ‘I showed too much disdain when he mentioned his friends working in the City’
