Improve your relationships – with advice from counter-terrorism experts
Emily and Laurence Alison specialise in communication and co-operation with criminal suspects. But their methods work in the home and at work, too
How can I stop being attracted to deeply damaged men?
My father was an abusive alcoholic and everyone I have been involved with in recent years has had addiction issues. How can I escape this negative pattern?
‘Dad’s a dictator, anything goes with Mum’: how masks and distancing rules are dividing Britain
What do you do when your loved ones flout the law – or nag you about going out? As lockdown eases, attitudes to Covid-19 seem more polarised than ever
The psychological toll of coronavirus in Britain – a visual guide
From anxiety to grief, our charts illustrate five areas of mental strain faced by people across the country
Welcome to the Guardian’s Power of Touch series
Stories and poems full of loss, longing and tenderness
The power of touch: having sex with another woman shook my brain and restarted my heart
I had known her for a month or so, and ending up in bed seemed inevitable. The experience elevated touch to a whole new level
Lockdown has been a bumpy ride towards rediscovering the joy of our marriage
I looked forward to spending more time with my wife – but it took a while before romance found its way back in
I like the sound of my own voice – but does that make me a narcissist?
Millennials are said to be more narcissistic than any other cohort of society. A self-confessed self-obsessive works out whether that’s a problem
Lockdown is straining so many relationships. A lot of people need help
Romantic and family ties are facing new kinds of challenges. Maybe there’s something the state can do, says Observer chief leader writer Sonia Sodha
‘There’s enormous screenshotting going on’: how Covid-19 changed the way we gossip
With most of Australia in some kind of lockdown, one might assume there’s little left to whisper about. But while the topics have changed, we’re still hungry for gossip