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Family

  • A hand squeezing a stress-relieving ball

    Face your anger and let it out. It’s the only way to stay healthy

    More than sadness, hatred or grief, rage is something that we shut away or flee. That endangers our relationships, our happiness – and our safety
  • A children’s birthday party. ‘Babies are so undiscerning, you could simply walk around until you found another baby’s birthday party in the park and join in.’

    There’s nothing like a big cake and local park for a stress-free child’s birthday party

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • Divorcing Society Observer Archive Cover 21 11 1976

    The big split: why divorce rates were soaring in 1976

  • man and woman with kids in fallen leaves

    My brother’s mental illness hovers over my family life

  • Reggie Yates wearing a blue suit, a white shirt and a blue bow tie in 2024

    Reggie Yates looks back: ‘I went from a council estate to working with the people I watched on TV’

  • Two men, both wearing glasses, standing in a room with a dark wood table and cabinet, and lots of pictures on the walls

    ‘As my wife and I left our wedding, I thought: I’ve made a huge mistake. I love Ted’: from closeted men to a major age gap – finding love against all odds

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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
  • Child filling in a voting form

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

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • 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
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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

  • man and woman with kids in fallen leaves

    Ask Philippa
    My brother’s mental illness hovers over my family life

  • 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

  • Tom Usher

    Beards are alpha, ‘rat boys’ are in – and the rules of masculinity are as baffling as ever

    Tom Usher
  • Emma Beddington

    ‘Look at my husband’s lovely cagoule!’ – should I become a hype partner like Travis Kelce?

    Emma Beddington
  • A middle aged woman sitting on a couch, lost in her thoughts

    Is there a single woman in the world over 40 who is not gaslit about her love life?

    Melanie Tait
    Well-intentioned dating advice from family and friends starts to grate when you realise it’s always directed atyourpsychological shortcomings
  • Hulu Panel - Winter TCA 2019<br>PASADENA, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Dr Ruth (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Hulu)

    Ruth Westheimer obituary

  • Eva Wiseman

    How much would you pay, honestly, to get back with your ex?

    Eva Wiseman
  • Darius Williams and Tamara Lee Bailey for Moment I Knew

    The moment I knew: her smile cut through the freezing morning air and warmed me like nothing else

  • Dr Ruth Westheimer in 2010.

    Legendary sex therapist Dr Ruth dead at age 96

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