Poundland’s engagement ring: who says romance is dead?
They’re being sold as fun placeholders – so the couple can then choose together. But with money tight and marriage in decline, maybe they’re...
Blind date: ‘I found myself in a monologue about toilets from around the world’
Did Niamh, 23, a teacher, and Kabillan, 28, a business development manager, hit it off?
What were you hoping for?A good story.
First impressions?Good-looking and...
Be honest, be kind: five lessons from an amicable divorce
Consciously uncoupling is possible: choose your battles, build a support network and learn to play the long game
It’s not always infidelity that leads...
I Don’t Want My Peanut-Allergic Son to Attend This Birthday Party
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Can too little sleep ruin your relationship?
Lack of shut-eye has long been linked to a range of serious health problems. Now a study confirms that it can also be at...
Cat Person author Kristen Roupenian: ‘Dating is caught up in ego, power and control’
Her short story was read by millions online – then things got weird. The writer talks about viral fame, power games and her new...
How we live together: the ‘life wives’
We’re on the same wavelength – it’s like she can read my mind
Zahra Jones, 40
Amy and I have known each other for nearly...
‘We tenderly drop the vibrator into the bin’: how I Marie Kondo’d my whole...
The Netflix series has sparked a whole new wave of tidying. But can I apply her minimalist approach to my love life, friendships and...
Home alone with the baby… and gruesome Scandi crime drama
Parenting tasks are multiplied by two, banana pulp is everywhere – but at least there’s TV murder
For the first time since my son...
Are you a screen-snubber whose phone use is ruining your relationship? Take this test!
A third of people in relationships are being ignored because their partners are staring at smartphones. Are you a snubber or a snubbee?
A...
