Pursuit of happiness
The path to inner joy is simple – commit random acts of kindness, relax and be thankful for what you've got
If you’re HIV positive, safe sex isn’t just about condoms
Deborah Jack: With advances in HIV drug therapy, the option of 'treatment as prevention' is a real possibility – though it's not right for everyone
Taking care
What is it like to be a carer? And when another adult has to wash you, put you to bed or even take you to the toilet, how does it affect you? In National Carers Week, five people and their carers share their experiences
‘It’s weird to be growing a penis inside me’
Two years after tying the knot, Lucy Mangan and her husband, Toryboy, are about to have a baby. Are they ready? Are they heck…
All About Love: Anatomy of an Unruly Emotion by Lisa Appignanesi – review
An ambitious dissection of the most intangible human emotion turns to literature and Freud to chart the experience in all its forms, writes Salley Vickers
Vulnerable gay people don’t need to be ‘cured’
So-called "conversion therapy" for gay men can ruin lives, says Patrick Strudwick, who went undercover to investigate the practice
Sleep apart, stay together
Jenni Murray hasn't shared a bed with her partner for 22 years and claims it is the secret of a happy (and well-rested) relationship. Lionel Shriver begs to differ...
This column will change your life: Vaguely familiar
Life's too short to spend chasing specific goals all the time; that would be both exhausting and dispiriting. Oliver Burkeman welcomes the opportunity to vague out
Abandon resolutions. Stop looking for a soulmate. Reject positive thinking
Oliver Burkeman kicks off our new year issue with advice on how to be a better person in 2011 (and it's not what you think)