Britain’s loneliness epidemic
People in Britain are living longer, and increasingly, spending their last years alone. Now more of us than ever before describe ourselves as lonely. Homa Khaleeli finds out how to beat the loneliness epidemic
Are we getting childbirth wrong?
The conversation: Kirstie Allsopp discusses caesareans, guilt and breastfeeding with birth guru Sheila Kitzinger
Five people describe living on the margins of modern Britain
How easy is it to fall through the cracks in modern Britain? A former prostitute, a homeless man, an asylum seeker, a mental health sufferer and a drug dealer tell their stories
World Aids Day: dating when you’re HIV positive
Jack Hewson: For all the medical advances in treating and preventing transmission of the HIV virus, a normal love life for those with a positive diagnosis remains elusive
Take heart, men of negligible tone and tummies as hollow as your cheeks
Stuart Jeffries: Research involving 29 Latvian women in their fertile phase has revealed what women want – and it's good news for skinny guys
My mother has early-stage lung cancer, but won’t give up smoking
I struggle with the smell and her refusal to consider its effects on her health. How should I deal with this?
This column will change your life: the harsh realities of relationships
Is it really true that men and women can't ever be just friends and that relationships are always a power struggle, asks Oliver Burkeman
My husband has not wanted sex since I became pregnant
We kiss and cuddle but haven't made love for five months – does he find me unattractive?
Sex toys and social enterprise: the perfect match?
Terry Hawkins explains how FPA is using its new social enterprise arm to help fund work promoting sexual awareness
On the trail of the Free Hugs founder
Everybody likes a cuddle, so why has the man who pioneered the global Free Hugs movement gone off in a huff? Elizabeth Day gets touchy feely in order to find out