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It’s obvious in this series on mediation that couples who are divorcing don’t listen to each other
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The actress talks about her GP father’s warmth, her glamorous TV presenter mother and finding lasting love in mid-life
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He says he doesn’t think the marriage is fixable, but he won’t tell me what the problem is
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KiLife has created two wearable devices that use apps and Bluetooth to track a child’s distance from a parent and emit a 95-decibel siren if they stray too far
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A woman who is progressing in her career has hit a wall with the menopause. Mariella Frostrup advocates investigating HRT to challenge the difficult symptoms
opinion
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Am I ready to have a baby? You asked Google – here’s the answer
Charlotte PhilbyEvery day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries -
Why Andrea Leadsom is right to talk about babies
Susanna RustinThe Tory party leadership hopeful should not be ridiculed for championing the bond between newborns and their mothers -
What makes you an adult nowadays? Taking care of your parents
Jean Hannah EdelsteinAs the normal rites of passage – marriage, children, career – have become so uncertain, swapping roles with our parents may be the surest marker of maturity
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Blame your parents if you must – but then forgive them
Nell FrizzellThey make convenient scapegoats for everything from emotional damage to lack of housing. But in the end you have to let it go -
Want a vacation? Send your family away
Mary ValleWith husband and daughter on a week long trip, I was plunged into a silent, indulgent, pantless existence, as good as any swanky retreat -
Do nothing at all – and just wait for the brainwave
Emma BrockesThe slack line catches the biggest fish, wrote Thomas McGuane. So I tried turning off, but it’s not easy. Insight is elusive until you stop looking -
The heartbreak of losing a loved one to a drug overdose never goes away. I hope the trend toward treatment instead of punishment prevents future suffering
advice
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaI’m becoming menopausal and it’s already getting me downA woman who is progressing in her career has hit a wall with the menopause. Mariella Frostrup advocates investigating HRT to challenge the difficult symptoms
love & sex
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I was brought up when homosexuality was against the law, and was traumatised by a dread of Aids in the 80s. How can I overcome this fear?
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Did visual merchandiser Karen, 26, and technology journalist Jon, 24, fall for each other?
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I’ve never even kissed anyone and I’m at a women’s college. I’ve tried online dating and nothing has worked. What should I do?
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A recent study found that people who rated highly for narcissism also tend to be perceived as most desirable in dating scenarios. Here are three reasons why
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A daughter both resents and appreciates her mother. Mariella Frostrup suggests that she explain her feelings
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The first time I logged on was terrible. I was scared and found it hard to deal with the strange things clients ask you to do
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Is rail operations consultant Simon, 29, on the right lines with art administrator Caz, 32?
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I’m worried about my son’s extreme anger