‘Clinically awful’: why the pain of a broken heart is real

Poets and songwriters have long known that love hurts, but now scientists are examining the physical anguish caused by a breakup – and the results are helping people understand and recover from their distress

Snoring was ruining my marriage – here’s how I finally cured myself

Fed up with being banished from the marital bed, I went on a desperate search for a remedy for my cacophonous snoring. Was the solution right under my nose?

Can knowing your ‘love language’ transform your relationship?

A 30-year-old book on the five ways of showing someone you love them has become an unlikely TikTok sensation. I tried them out on my partner

What’s your love language? Take our quiz and find out

Gary Chapman’s 1992 book The Five Love Languages – currently enjoying a TikTok revival – says there are a handful of different ways we like to feel loved. Which one presses your buttons?

I’m a recovering addict and my wife keeps telling our family and friends. Is she right?

Addiction has two victims, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith: the person using and the person supporting them. Your wife needs support too so both of you can recover together

My ex is with a new man but I still love her, and have even proposed

This sounds messy. You’ve told her how you feel, now maybe it’s time to leave her to it, says Annalisa Barbieri

Keep talking, try toys and trust yourself: how to have fantastic sex in old age

Just because you’re getting on a bit, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be getting some. You just might have to work on a few things. Couples and experts reveal the secret to later-life sex

The secret to saving your relationship: eight lessons from a couples therapist

Over three decades Susanna Abse has worked with every kind of couple. She shares what she’s learned on how to stay the distance

My husband was hopeless with our babies and I’m still angry. How do I forgive him?

It’s no wonder you are furious, despite your husband’s attitude improving. But living with this resentment is not sustainable

I’m 70; my wife is 65. Is she right to say that’s too old for sex?

It’s been years since we were intimate – even on special occasions