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Family

  • 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

    As an only child, when my mum and dad both died within three months of each other, the walls of my reality crumbled – suddenly, I was an adult orphan
  • 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’

  • Headshot of Michael Holden, author, June 2024

    For years I was my parents’ reluctant carer. Then I was told I was making things worse

  • Illustration of a river running through a green valley out to the sea, on a white background

    How many rivers are there in the world? Try our kids’ quiz

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Opinion

  • ‘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
  • 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
    Why didn’t I spend more time actually being in the moment rather than worrying about getting the right shot of it?
  • 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
    I was inducted young into the dead parents’ club. It’s a club no one wants to join – but here’s some advice for new members
  • 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
  • Brian Hanson-Harding

    After years of obsessive learning, my piano sits silent – and I’m happy with that

    Brian Hanson-Harding
  • Little girl breaking an egg on kitchen counter covered with flour. Girl child learning cooking in the kitchen at home and making a mess.<br>PGDX6T Little girl breaking an egg on kitchen counter covered with flour. Girl child learning cooking in the kitchen at home and making a mess.

    Working from home is all very well – unless your daughter is there too

    Séamas O’Reilly
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Advice

  • Illustration of a man and a woman with their arms folded.

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    Our place is a mess, but my partner and I still can’t agree who does which chores

  • 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

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

  • Spectators wait to watch a Wimbledon match.

    Consumer champions
    Wimbledon’s service was at fault over ticket name change

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Love & sex

  • 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
  • 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’

  • Nima and Maxim.

    Blind date: ‘We both grimaced as we gulped down oysters and pretended to enjoy them’

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