‘I feel hurt that my life has ended up here’: The women who are involuntary celibates

What is it like to go without a partner when you long for one – and when even a fleeting sexual connection feels impossible?

You be the judge: I’m super tidy, my girlfriend is not. Should she change her ways?

We air both sides of a domestic disagreement – and ask you to deliver a verdict

My partner ghosted me after I miscarried our child. What did I do wrong?

Where did you learn it was up to you to make things better? Now focus on healing yourself

Catching the rebound: people who went big to get over their breakups

From creating a standup show to climbing Everest, five people share their extreme – healing – heartbreak manoeuvres

The power of no: how to build strong, healthy boundaries

When we find it difficult to say ‘no’ at work or at home, our responsibilities can quickly become overwhelming. For good mental health, focusing on our own needs and capabilities is crucial

Not all narcissists are grandiose – the ‘vulnerable’ type can be just as dangerous

The introverted narcissist is harder to spot and may be more sinister

‘Be interested, be curious, hear what’s not said’: how I learned to really listen to people

Being a good listener isn’t just about shutting up and not interrupting – it’s about really taking in what someone is telling you

My husband has shut down sexually – and he won’t let me take a lover

He’s my best friend and I would never leave him. But I feel bereft after he withdrew all sexual intimacy from me years ago

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