Marriage
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Civil partner ruling against heterosexual couple a fuss about nothingLetters: Ms Steinfeld and Mr Keidan may be the victims of discrimination – but, c’mon guys, get over yourselves -
Should heterosexual couples be allowed to enter civil partnerships?Readers share their thoughts on whether heterosexual couples should be given the option currently available only to same-sex couples -
Families await supreme court verdict on income rules for spouse visasWednesday’s ruling will determine legality of £18,600 minimum income threshold for non-EU spouses to live in UK
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'Some people don't like the phrase man and wife' – the campaign for equal civil partnershipsThere are lots of straight couples who don’t want to get married but worry about the financial and legal risks of cohabiting. Extending civil partnerships could be one answer – and the pressure is growing
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My father’s claim on my heart put an end to my young love affairWhen his mother left, Alan Balfour, aged six, vowed he would never let his father down. But when he fell in love with a German girl, he knew his Jewish father would never approve
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Straight people must be allowed to have civil partnerships tooLetters: Our relationship has lasted a lot longer than many marriages – an institution surely devalued by the fact that nearly half of all marriages end in divorce
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Church of England in turmoil as synod rejects report on same-sex relationshipsClergy vote against report by 100 to 93 in blow to archbishop of Canterbury as he tries to chart course between apparently unreconcilable wings of church
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'We must discriminate': pre-wedding passport checks cause stress, say clergySome members complain of legal and administrative burden of marriage banns but synod votes to continue tradition
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The Guardian view on Anglicans and gay clergy: stop listening, start leadingEditorial: A whole generation of gay and lesbian Christians have been denied their place in the rituals of their faith
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Grit your teeth and struggle through. Is this the key to happy relationships?It helps if you share the same views on politics, and separate bedrooms can keep it fresh, says one therapist
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Miriam González Durántez is right to object to being called ‘Mrs Clegg’An invitation to speak on International Women’s Day was sent to the lawyer in her husband’s name. Why is there such a deep anxiety about women retaining their independence?
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The threat that women’s liberation would destroy the nuclear family has been neutered. Matrimony has been repackaged as an experience we all must enjoy
Hen dos are a deeply sad and conservative tradition – like marriage itself -
Protecting the financial rights of unmarried parents will matter not just to women but to the one in three children born to parents who aren’t marriedThank you, Lady Hale, for shifting the supreme court’s view on marriage
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What I’m really thinking: the newlywedDid we do the right thing? We are so young: I’m 24 and he is 23
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When you got divorced, did you have a party? Share your storiesWhen a marriage ends you may want to draw a line under it. Whether you threw a party, travelled the world or just got a new haircut, we’d like to hear from you
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C of E bishops refuse to change stance on gay marriageReport says marriage can only be between a man and a woman but says church must stand against homophobia
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Woman to marry homeless man she found rifling through bin 40 years agoJoan Neininger started to leave wrapped sandwiches for Ken Selway and so began their extraordinary love story
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The affair that saved our marriageTal Araim’s affair brought his 16-year marriage to Samara to the brink. But four years later, they are still together and closer than ever – how did they survive? Anna Moore finds out
Laura Bates on everyday sexism No, wives 'withholding sex' are not to blame for male violence