Never tried BDSM? Go on, it’s good for you
Fifty Shades of Grey is opening people’s eyes to the joys of BDSM. And it isn’t just a bit of bedroom fun – it has serious benefits for you and your partner
Ask Molly Ringwald: I lost my baby and my pregnant friend may use the name we both like. Do I say anything?
‘Would it have been OK for both of you to use the same name had you both become pregnant?’
Partners can worsen childbirth pains for the intimacy-averse, study finds
Psychologists find that women who need less closeness in their relationships feel more pain when accompanied by their partner
Broken heart syndrome: share your stories
Inspired by a piece on the science behind broken heart syndrome, where couples die within days of each other, we’d like to hear your stories of this phenomenon
Why elderly couples often die together: the science of broken hearts
Bernard and Irene Jordan, who had been married for 50 years, died within a week of each other. Coincidence – or can you really die of a broken heart? Dean Burnett investigates
I’m stressed at home and work, and now I can’t maintain an erection
I’m 24 and my sex drive has diminished after a stressful and frustrating few months. What can I do? Pamela Stephenson Connolly advises a reader
‘I feel guilty but I hate my body’: a feminist confesses
She’s a campaigner. She counts calories 24/7. Thinking about food takes up more energy than her career. Does Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett have an eating disorder?
Our marriage is happier than ever because of the alcoholism
When R and I realised that the alcohol was not the cause of all our problems, we understood that we could stay married if the desire was strong enough
The trouble with modern friendship
‘Panic-merchants worry that online social networks will replace offline friendships, turning users into basement-dwelling zombies, unable to converse face-to-face,’ Oliver Burkeman says
The poison’s still in the fridge, but perhaps I don’t want it after all
Paula Cocozza: In July, sick with cancer, Jo Beecham talked in this newspaper about stashing life-ending drugs in her fridge, in case she wanted to hasten her end. But as the disease wore on, and she received better palliative care, she had second thoughts