My advice to the advice industry? Let me make my own mistakes

In the space of 24 hours, people I had never met told me how to sleep, how to sit, how to walk, what to eat and how to breathe

Deprived of gossip during lockdown, I’ve turned to advice columns instead

There’s surprising solace in the wisdom of agony aunts – that life doesn’t always work out as we might hope, says Rachel Connolly

How can I stop obsessing about my fiance’s ex-girlfriend?

You need to look at how you were made to feel as a child, says Annalisa Barbieri. Was the love conditional?

For those who want children, Covid has intensified the ‘panic years’

The pandemic has put everyone’s life out of sync but for some in their 30s, the turmoil has added complications, says Nell Frizzell, author of The Panic Years

I have never struggled to get an erection – until now. What’s going on?

My partner and I have a great relationship, but my inability to ‘perform’ makes her think I am not attracted to her

When you can’t quit a crush

Falling head over heels in love is one thing, but if it becomes all-consuming you may be in ‘limerence’

Destined for an arranged marriage, I chose to follow my heart

As a teenager, true love seemed like an impossible dream, but I was determined to marry for love and not obligation

My partner wants us to have kinky sex, but I find it traumatic

It’s your body and your choice, and you are totally within your rights to say no to anything, says Annalisa Barbieri

Is working in bed ruining your sleep and sex life? Here’s how to fix it

Using the bedroom as a workspace has its pitfalls, from a disturbed body clock to a dampened libido. But it doesn’t have to be that way

Semi-solo hiking brings me the gift of time alone, and the joy of reuniting

Needing solitude in lockdown but wanting her partner’s presence, our writer came up with the idea of taking opposite walking routes