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Family

  • cartoon of slippers with plants and butterfly

    You be the judge: should my husband stop wearing his slippers outside the house?

    Jim thinks it’s fine to wear his slippers in the garden (and the bedroom), but Mindy’s looking out for her carpets. Who’s stepping out of line?
  • A 10-year-old girl hangs from the bars in a playground while her eight-year-old brother sits on the equipment behind her.

    How to be a Norwegian parent: let your kids roam free, stay home alone, have fun – and fail

  • Lisa Wright leaning against a tree looking pensive

    I was alone in my grief when my parents died – but missing them gave me the answer

  • Child filling in a voting form

    I’m hoping my son, aged five, has the makings of a political commentator

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • Close-up Of A Man Holding Empty Pocket With His Hand<br>KC65W5 Close-up Of A Man Holding Empty Pocket With His Hand

    I’m a failure and in debt. And now my partner is pregnant

  • Iwan Thomas in 2024

    Iwan Thomas looks back: ‘When I lost my 400m record, everyone thought I’d be gutted. Instead, it was the best day ever’

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Opinion

  • Ruth Patrick

    Labour has power at last. Will it use it to scrap the inhumane two-child benefit cap?

    Ruth Patrick
  • Saima Mir

    I dared to leave my three young children and spend a month with strangers – and it was blissful

    Saima Mir
  • ‘The sun. It rises and rises, and I’m looking up too, into its light.’

    After my husband’s death, looking down was all I could do. Then I saw a dragonfly

    Ailsa Piper
    How can we find hope when grieving? By surrendering to the sun, the sky and bounties of nature
  • Parents help their little girl learn to ride a bike

    I photographed every moment of our toddlers’ lives. Now I wish I’d paid more attention instead

    Sunil Badami
  • Woman holding hand of someone in hospital.

    Don’t fight with your siblings about inheritance, and 12 other tips for coping with the death of your parents

    Emily Thompson
  • Stock image of members of a wild swimming group in the UK

    After our first cold water swim our teeth chatter and hands ache – and I imagine the spirit of Mum not far away

    Nova Weetman
  • Portrait of angry businessman outdoors on the phone

    My rather sweet Father’s Day joke got the men’s rights activists raging

    Séamas O’Reilly
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Advice

  • Alone-01

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My former friends are ignoring me when I try to reconnect. Why does it hurt so much?

  • Composite of an older woman resting her head on an older man’s bare chest

    Sexual healing
    I’m struggling to enjoy foreplay – but I want more from sex than just penetration

  • Close-up Of A Man Holding Empty Pocket With His Hand<br>KC65W5 Close-up Of A Man Holding Empty Pocket With His Hand

    Ask Philippa
    I’m a failure and in debt. And now my partner is pregnant

  • Dart charge 'do not ignore' penalty notice.

    Consumer champions
    Dartford Crossing charge firm told me not to pay, but still fined me £2,230

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Love & sex

  • Pip and Steve in Chicago, on the Skydeck, 2022.

    How we met: ‘We wobbled into each other for a hug and kiss. I always say I walk like a drunken camel’

  • Young woman sitting on couch looking at mobile phone

    Love and theft: why is Australia’s online dating app safety code only voluntary?

    Lisa Portolan
    Realistically, we don’t just need self-regulation but a comprehensive societal approach
  • A silhouette of a couple embracing at dusk as they looking out a window on to a cityscape

    We often turn to loved ones for support but relationships can falter if our feelings are ignored

    Gaynor Parkin and Amanda Wallis
    Relationships, especially romantic ones, need to be based on mutual recognition and understanding of emotional experiences
  • Eva Wiseman

    Polyamory? Celibacy? Today’s sexual politics reveals much about the way we live

    Eva Wiseman
  • Young woman with phone and an annoyed wtf look on her face.

    After a decade on the dating apps, I’ve encountered more phoneys than you can poke a stick at

    Anonymous
  • Simon Tedeschi and Loribelle Spirovski

    The moment I knew: we could barely make eye contact because of the chemistry radiating between us

  • A cartoon of a giant sheep, with two little naked people held between its teeth.

    This is how we do it: ‘The sheep on our farm hinder our sex life more than the kids’

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