Lucy Mangan: They can’t pull the wool over my eyes. Well, not any more
Maybe it's late-onset teenage rebellion, or some kind of early pre-menopausal hormonal adjustment, but a new questioning spirit is stirring within me
Surviving the midlife crisis: a 10-point guide
Feeling anxious and washed-up before you've even hit 40, let alone 50? Then follow our 10-point guide to keeping sane
Experience: I lost all four limbs to septicaemia
Ray Edwards: 'The anaesthetist said, "Everything's going to be all right." My next memory is waking up and my father saying I'd lost my hands and feet'
My wife’s illness has ruined our sex life and she suggests I look for a lover
You need support to help you feel less resentful and to find other ways of giving each other pleasure. And don't discount extramarital sex: it could work for both of you
Lucy Mangan: Toryboy’s turning into a weight on my mind
He won't eat veg, he loves junk food and he won't exercise. So why is my husband in the least bit surprised that he's getting rather flabby?
Sex after 50
Headlines about STDs among older people skirt one of the last taboos – that it's not just the young who have fulfilling sex lives
Darling, I’m flattered you’ve let yourself go
Paul MacInnes: Don't fear the 'seven-month slouch' in relationships – we should see a partner's less lovely habits as a compliment
The race to discover Viagra for women
According to some accounts almost half of all women suffer from sexual dysfunction. But does it really exist? And would a female Viagra make any difference?
Masculine faces appeal most to women in countries where disease is rife
A country's health influences women's preference for masculine or feminine-looking faces, claim psychologists
How I got caught in the single trap
A year after a painful break-up, Hannah Booth finds out if a relationship counsellor can detect a pattern in her past partners … and what predictions he has for the future