love & sex
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How likely is your marriage to succeed? Start by counting the guests – quizTry our quiz to find out the relationship between the size and cost of your wedding and its likely success, says Ben Ambridge -
My friend told me not to freeze my eggs and now I'm childlessBlaming your friend for a decision you took in the past will not solve your problem. Channel your anger into tackling your possibilities for conception, says Mariella Frostrup
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‘I want my late husband’s children’: the fight for posthumous conceptionThree widows have been brought together through their battle for the right to have their partners’ children. But should it be a decision for the courts? -
What I’m really thinking: the adult bed-wetterNo one will ever want to share a bed with me. No one will love me
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On our first date, Monica the vulture pokes her beak hard into Helen’s historyIf dating profiles are like Philip Pullman’s dæmons, I am coming to realise that mine is still only half-formed
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Listener feedback with Jacqui Gabb - Close Encounters sex podcastEpisodes six to eight of our Close Encounters sex podcast got people talking. Here we share listeners’ own tales, comments and questions
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Sex when you're asexual – Close Encounters podcastJords has always known he was asexual, but his partners have struggled to understand. Can you compromise over your sexuality for the sake of companionship? WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT
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Polyamory, sexual unicorns and Google Calendar – Close Encounters sex podcastMichelle and Reuben live together, sleep together and date other people together. Alix Fox finds out how their polyamorous relationship works. WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT
advice
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Private livesPrivate livesI am 26 and find it hard to meet people on the same wavelength as meEveryone my age just seems to want to party or are in long-term relationships that take priority over seeing friends
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Dr Dillner’s dilemmasDr Dillner’s dilemmasWill alcohol ruin my diet?Booze contains plenty of calories, although studies have shown that moderate drinking is not necessarily associated with piling on the pounds
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaMy friend told me not to freeze my eggs and now I'm childlessBlaming your friend for a decision you took in the past will not solve your problem. Channel your anger into tackling your possibilities for conception, says Mariella Frostrup
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Sexual healingSexual healingMy boyfriend and I don’t have sex so I turned to another womanI’ve lost interest in the physical side of things with my partner of six years, but recently had drunken sex with a good female friend and loved every minute of it
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Problem solvedProblem solvedMy boyfriend and I have great sex, but sometimes I wonder if that is all we haveHe doesn’t want children and I am mostly resigned to that and would prefer to have someone in my life. But I worry that I am just settling, or using him. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
My boyfriend and I don’t have sex so I turned to another woman