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Relationships

  • Composite (photo and illustration) of a couple in an awkward embrace for G-spot/ Sexual Healing column

    No matter how hard he tries, my boyfriend can’t find my G-spot

    I’ve actually started to laugh at our increasingly desperate attempts, but it’s putting me off sex altogether
  • Black-and-white image of a couple on their wedding day, with their heads close together, looking happy

    The moment I knew: we were rehearsing a difficult dance move – and I caught her head before she hit the floor

  • two rabbits in bed, one reading, the other with an sleeping mask

    Cuddling too much and doing it after dinner: 12 ways you could be ruining your sex life – and how to fix them

  • Lauren and Ben composite for Blind Date 5th Oct 2024

    Blind date: ‘Barbecue and ribs are not the most demure food to eat on a first date’

  • Close up of a laughing couple hugging.

    The emophilia problem: why falling in love too quickly could be dangerous

  • Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This

    Hello Hot Rabbi! Why Nobody Wants This is the TV romcom we can’t stop watching

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Family

  • Crying Baby in Cot

    Will my daughter’s vexed bedtimes be too much for her grandparents?

    Séamas O’Reilly
    We’re away for 72 hours and fear sleep deprivation may put them off babysitting ever again
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    I feel I can’t give 100% to anything – including my family

  • A black-and-white photograph of Daniel O'Donnell wearing a suit, shirt and tie, and standing in front of a thatched cottage

    Daniel O’Donnell looks back: ‘In the 80s and 90s, when pop was experimental, some considered my music from a bygone age’

  • What makes a shooting star happen and do fish sleep at night? Try our kids’ quiz

  • Heartstopper’s Joe Locke, the mothers who regret having kids, and Philippa Perry on boastful rich friends – podcast

  • I’m 14 and stressed out with the pressure of school and friendships

  • You be the judge: my daughter never wears her glasses – should I pay for her contact lenses?

  • ‘My teenage children are bright but unmotivated. How much should I get involved with their school work?’

  • ‘The truth is that I’m named after a Baywatch character’: readers on their unusual names

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Love & sex

  • Senior couple walking in nature

    I know there will come a time when my wife no longer recognises me. But for now, we both feel blessed

    Steven Herrick
  • Do you still live with your ex?

    Tell us: do you still live with your ex?

    The Guardian’s Saturday magazine is looking to get in touch with former couples who still live under the same roof
  • A couple sitting and looking unhappy

    Repairing trust is an essential step in overcoming the trauma of betrayal – and so is commitment

    Diane Young
    When trust is shattered, the emotional impact can be devastating. But despite the pain it can bring, it is still possible to rebuild and heal
  • Sad couple-01

    I’m married to a man but have erotic infatuations with women on television

  • Judge 28th Oct - WEB

    You be the judge: should my girlfriend stop scrolling on her phone while we’re watching TV?

  • Painting: Xanthippe Pours Water Over Socrates by Luca Giordano.

    I asked my partner to name me as his beneficiary. He says he will but has not. What can I do?

  • Silhouettes of people arguing and reconciling

    The experts: therapists on 19 ways to have much happier, healthier relationships

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A letter to …

  • Photo montage of woman with child and man passed out with bottle of alcohol

    A letter to… my alcoholic husband, in lockdown

  • Photo montage of teacher with two children

    A letter to… the teacher who inspired my young son

  • Composite of model with back turned, next to chair with shopping bags, against pink background

    A letter to… my psychiatrist, who exploits me

  • Illustration of mother with child leaning against her, both standing up and seen from behind

    A letter to... the school parents who ignore me and my autistic child

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Opinion

  • Nels Abbey

    When a Heinz advert features racist stereotypes to sell pasta sauce, it’s vital to speak out. So I did

    Nels Abbey
  • Sergey Maidukov

    My passion for an argument was relentless – and damaging. Then my granddaughter intervened

    Sergey Maidukov
  • Lucy Jones

    ‘Baby brain’? ‘Fussy eater’? By dispelling such myths, science is taking the shame out of parenting

    Lucy Jones
  • Natasha Sholl

    We need to stop talking about ‘resilience’. I’m not here to inspire you with all the trauma I’ve endured

    Natasha Sholl
  • A toddler pushing their pram along grass, while their mother stands behind.

    I’ve pushed it up hills, on to trams and around possum poo – but now I must farewell our faithful pram

    Kelly Eng
  • Patrick Lenton

    Sorry, Sydney, I think it’s my fault you lost the AFL grand final

    Patrick Lenton
  • Robert McCrum

    My great-grandfather William McCrum, the man who invented the penalty kick

    Robert McCrum
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Blind date

  • Sophie and Emily, photographed in London earlier this month. They are holding large daisy-like flowers up to their eyes

    ‘I think we inspired the knickerless couple’: the story of the Guardian Blind date duo who tied the knot, six years after that first kiss

  • Blind daters Sophie and Harry.

    Blind date: ‘Bouncers swarmed a table of guys near us and escorted one out, like in a gangster movie’

    Sophie, 35, a nurse, meets Harry, 36, a creative director
  • Julia and Isabella

    Blind date: ‘We agreed that neither of us has good table manners and that neither of us cared’

    Julia, 25, a fundraiser, meets Isabella, 24, a Master’s student in data and AI ethics
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Advice

  • Private Lives illo 7 Sept 2020

    Private lives
    My teenage son shows no interest in school

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    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    I’m 14 and stressed out with the pressure of school and friendships

  • Mariella Frostrup

    Dear Mariella
    Farewell Mariella: ‘I wanted to say thanks’

  • Composite (photo and illustration) of a couple in an awkward embrace for G-spot/ Sexual Healing column

    Sexual healing
    No matter how hard he tries, my boyfriend can’t find my G-spot

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