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‘It won’t last for ever but it feels like home’
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I’d spent 16 years imagining an evil monster. Would restorative justice bring me closure?
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That night, I go out to lock my office shed for the first time in months -
Put intercourse aside for now, says Annalisa Barbieri, and think about sensuality without a goal -
The birth of singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s fifth child has prompted media attention on a trend for larger families among famous parents. At this rate, the world may be populated exclusively by the offspring of celebrities
Opinion
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The film-maker’s despairing tweets about having children have caused uproar, says freelance writer and editor Katy Guest -
It’s important business that requires attention to detail. Finding out that all my sisters have this habit thrilled me immensely -
We’d like to hear what it’s been like since you’ve come out, and what challenges you’ve had to face
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The system can’t run on the kindness shown to my ailing father, says freelance writer and broadcaster Alex Clark -
Too many pre-teen girls are anxious about how they look. Fairytale princesses with tiny waists don’t help, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
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Exposure to normal stresses is vital for children’s future wellbeing, say academics Jonathan Haidt and Pamela Paresky
Advice
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Put intercourse aside for now, says Annalisa Barbieri, and think about sensuality without a goal
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He is a kind man, but I feel lonely in my own home. My grownup children won’t understand, they don’t see the other side -
This started after about a year of our relationship, about the time I got pregnant. Something similar happened with my ex – I’m scared I’m going to ruin everything again -
You must delve into your own past, Mariella Frostrup tells a social worker who has lost contact with her own family
Love & sex
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Contraceptive use and peer pressure can affect whether first sexual experience is positive, says research -
The Guardian’s blind daters Joanne and Morgan brought gaiety to the nation in these dark, dry January days. We all need reminding to live in the moment
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This started after about a year of our relationship, about the time I got pregnant. Something similar happened with my ex – I’m scared I’m going to ruin everything again
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Letters: Dr David Marjot on the anti-boredom effect, and Dr Ian Flintoff on the damage done by a materialist society -
Joanne and Morgan’s action-packed instalment of Weekend column hailed as ‘best ever’ -
What happened when Joanne, 24, barista, met Morgan, 24, children’s social worker?
I’ve left my damaging childhood behind me, but why do I feel guilty?