Next week: We’re worried about this unassisted birth
'My brother's girlfriend is pregnant and they are planning a completely unnassisted birth despite a family history of complications. What kind of intervention is appropriate?'
A moment of selfish pleasure ruined my life
First person: Mark Hennessy was 40 when he took ecstasy before a night out. A month later he woke up on life-support
Was she right to write about it?
Open thread: Julie Myerson's memoir about her now-estranged son's cannabis use has caused a furore. What do you make of it?
This is an emergency
With his wife being accused of exploiting her son's drug problem in her new book, Jonathan Myerson speaks out for the first time to reveal why the story has to be told
Friendship studies reveal the power of pals
How do we pick our friends? It may be a far more arbitrary decision that you think, says Sarah Wilson
Welcome to the ‘love lab’
Sarah Wilson on Dr John Gottman's relationship laboratory
Reading between the sheets
Pamela Stephenson Connolly suggests some solutions to common sexual problems
Case study: Pearl Lowe and Danny Goffey
Designer Pearl Lowe and husband, Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, on making their relationship work
We can work it out
If you and your partner are experiencing a few minor glitches, don't panic. Andrew G Marshall troubleshoots three common conundrums
More than words
The language we use, and even the sound of our own voice reveals much more about us than we may think. Catherine Jones explains