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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
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Court rules against heterosexual couple who wanted civil partnershipCampaigners say they have momentum despite judges’ narrow decision to give government more time to review law -
Civil partnership fight goes on, say heterosexual couple after losing appeal – videoRebecca Steinfeld, 35, and Charles Keidan, 40, speak after losing their court battle to for the right to enter into a civil partnership -
'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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Edie has been a much-loved family cat for years, but when she died it led to some interesting conversations between Eva, her mum and her young daughter…How do I explain the death of our cat to my two-year-old?
opinion
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Unhappily married? You’re not aloneAs an agony aunt I’ve heard all sorts about couples. But this doesn’t make it any easier to judge whether Tini Owens’s loneliness should be grounds for divorce
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The beautifully made 1985 series was talismanic for so many of us who saw it as children. Its Netflix incarnation will have a difficult task unseating our memoriesCan Anne of Green Gables overcome 30 years of nostalgia?
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Loose canon: Synod’s rejection of the same-sex marriage report shows the problem of having glorified administrators focused on unity at the head of the churchThe clergy has moved on. It’s the bishops who are out of touch
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The firm’s parachuting parcels wheeze is about as credible as the 1970s TV detector van that only existed in adverts. But hey, we’re all talking about itNew from Amazon: the drone that delivers free publicity
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The Guardian view on marriage: not the only wayEditorial: The law should recognise more than marriage as a way of giving rights to straight couples
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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?
advice
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Private livesPrivate livesMy wife has had an affair and I am struggling to get past the hurtShe told me she had a six-month affair and she is trying to make things work, but I don’t see what I did wrong and can’t seem to get over the pain
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Dr Dillner’s dilemmasDr Dillner’s dilemmasShould I take vitamin D every day?Although advice suggested people should take supplements during winter, unless you are seriously deficient, the chance of it stopping you catching a cold is minimal
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaMy life is full of religion and education – but no menAt only 27 years old, a high-performing woman fears she is having a midlife crisis: she feels her conservative and Christian beliefs have prevented her from finding love. Mariella Frostrup encourages her to emerge from her chrysalis
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Sexual healingSexual healingSince my husband’s affair, I’m afraid he will reject me sexuallyWe are rebuilding our relationship, but neither of us feel free to initiate
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Problem solvedProblem solvedA friend is flirting with my husband. She cheats on all her partners, so I don’t trust herI find it hard to believe any man would not want sex with her, but won’t confront her unless she goes further. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Ask AlysAsk AlysAsk Alys Fowler: I want to get rid of concrete slabs and create a gardenOur gardening expert has some excellent advice
love & sex
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Publishing an article that normalises sexual assault in relationships is not only wrong, it is dangerous – the Daily Mail should know betterNo, wives 'withholding sex' are not to blame for male violence
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Since my husband’s affair, I’m afraid he will reject me sexuallyWe are rebuilding our relationship, but neither of us feel free to initiate
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Women and desire: the six ages of sexSix women across six decades talk about how their sex lives and sensuality have changed, and what they’ve learned about the politics of pleasure
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My life is full of religion and education – but no menAt only 27 years old, a high-performing woman fears she is having a midlife crisis: she feels her conservative and Christian beliefs have prevented her from finding love. Mariella Frostrup encourages her to emerge from her chrysalis
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True love waits? The story of my purity ring and feeling like I didn't have a choiceWhen my dad gave me the ring, he said it represented my commitment to guard my heart. But after a while, my virginity vow no longer felt empowering
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'I didn't realise he was dying': the day I lost my fianceThey were engaged and on the trip of a lifetime when tragedy struck. What would she tell his parents?
Move over granny: the ‘graddy annexe’ is on the rise