relationships
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My wife has come out as gay – is my sex life over?We have long had a low-sex marriage but continue to share a lot. At 69, is it time to switch off my sex drive and make peace with the situation?
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Tinder Gold takes us nearer to the app’s grim endpoint: robot-style datingThe app’s new paid-for service offers a ‘first-class swipe experience’ at the bottomless buffet of human experience, says freelance writer Roisin Kiberd -
My nephew is disabled and it’s all his mother’s faultMariella Frostrup asks the sister-in-law of a woman whose home birth went horribly wrong why she is so full of anger and blame -
As an at-home dad, I've felt like paid work is valued more than raising happy kidsAmid the self-doubt, I watch all the lovely moments of parenting, come and go knowing they’ll soon be forgotten – and I mourn their passing.
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I’m turning 40 without a partner, children or parents – and I’m freeIt is highly unusual to lack parents, a partner and kids at my age. But what I am trying to embrace at 40 is this sense of being radically free
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My adult children are filling the house with clutter. The drum kit is the final strawMy daughters have a mania for buying shiny new household things. Then my son brings home drums and we can no longer get to the stairs
love & sex
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What I’m really thinking: the other womanI don’t think he’s ‘having his cake and eating it’. And I don’t feel guilty
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Blind date: ‘A kiss on the cheek counts, right?’Did musician Letty, 31, and Austen, 33, a business development manager, hit the right note?
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Experience: I fell in love through AirbnbWhat if he thought I come on to all my Airbnb guests? What if he felt unsafe?
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I’m attracted to older men and it feels like a fetishI find the idea of sex with men my own age almost repulsive. I fear I’m destined to have a string of flawed relationships and will end up lonely
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A moment that changed me: turning my back on monogamyBrought up believing in romantic exclusivity, relationships caused me crippling jealousy. Then my husband and I embraced polyamory, writes Stephanie Munro, a freelance writer working for the Guardian’s online community team
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A letter to … my partner – here we are again, arguing about the houseworkThe letter you always wanted to write
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A letter to … my brother, the bully: next time you need me, I won’t be thereThe letter you always wanted to write
opinion
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I imagined myself pregnant, felt tiny fingers in mine, I dreamed about babiesAttempting motherhood has been the most profound experience of my life. My longing coated everything I saw
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To be better dads, men need parental leave and flexible working. And a culture changeMany men say they would like to be more involved in their child’s life. But even when generous leave options are available, fewer men take them
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Motherhood floors most women. So why do so many suffer in silence?Postnatal depression remains a taboo issue, says clinical psychologist Emma Svanberg
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Dementia systematically dismantles a person, one memory at a timeWhen Harriet McKnight’s grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she told her family, ‘I’ll always be here for you, except sometimes when I’m not’
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They invade privacy, but apps such as ReplyASAP could also save livesOf course parents have a right to spy on their kids
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The Guardian view on vaginal mesh implants: trust data and patientsEditorial: The devices have benefited a large number of women – but thousands have suffered serious adverse effects
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Blind date: ‘I got on my soap box about Jeremy Corbyn – twice’Did lawyer Jahangir, 39, hit it off with public-sector director David, 38?
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Blind date: ‘A kiss was not on the menu’Matt, 40, NHS social care coordinator, meets Sumeet, 33, IT analyst
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Blind date: ‘Good beard, kind eyes: I think this is going to be totally fine’Do 24-year-old film assistant Emma and children’s services officer Will, 26, hit it off?
advice
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Private livesPrivate livesI’m attracted to older men and it feels like a fetishI find the idea of sex with men my own age almost repulsive. I fear I’m destined to have a string of flawed relationships and will end up lonely
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Problem solvedProblem solvedShould I tell my adult daughter that the man she calls Dad may not be her father?I want to be honest with her, but I don’t want to ruin our relationship. And I don’t know whether her father is my ex-husband or a friend of his. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Ask JackAsk JackWhat's the best way to test my broadband speed?Steve has only been getting 1Mbps when he has paid for 70Mbps. An engineer said there is nothing wrong with his wifi router – is there another way to check?
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaHow can I stop my parents sending embarrassing emails?Cyberspace means everyone can publish their views, says Mariella. And parents are entitled to do that, too
Stalking, actually: why men who reject rejection are not romantic heroes