Joy of Sex gets makeover for generation that found Viagra

The Old favourites are still there: the 'Viennese oyster', 'pattes d'araignée' and the 'flanquette' all stand the test of time. But 35 years after Dr Alex Comfort introduced the world to these particular joys of sex, his seminal manual on how to pep up love lives is itself being spiced up to appeal to a 21st-century readership

Thou shalt not waste

Thrift is fashionable again. But what is it like to grow up in a home where nothing is thrown away - and even toilet paper is strictly rationed? Mary Horsley remembers ...

Sexual healing

Pamela Stephenson Connolly: It seems you experienced a serious sexual assault and like many victims of this kind of crime, you are blaming yourself for something that was perpetrated by others - our society often refuses to recognise sexual coercion of men by women

Is it time to end this friendship?

We used to get on well, but our views have diverged. I am very liberal, but she is rightwing and influenced by religion. She won't change, so should I walk away?

Sexual healing

Pamela Stephenson Connolly: It is perfectly normal for women to have orgasms during sleep or on awakening. It is probably the female equivalent of male nocturnal orgasm and ejaculation - except that we rarely notice because there is no tell-tale semen left in the bed

Stumped by difficult relationship

Dear Mariella: A friend I have had since school has become selfish and rude. I wish to step back from the caring role I seem to be in, as I want to look to the future and be positive'

An unwelcome crush

The dilemma: 'After I kissed another man it took years for my marriage to recover. Now I've got a crush again. I'd like to make light of it, but the more I dwell on the secret, the more I magnify it'

Out of touch

Dear Mariella: 'I have few relatives, and my only sister is very egotistical. We have been extremely close, but now we're out of touch. Is it pointless trying to rebuild our relationship?'

What women don’t understand about men

For some time now, Lisa has been covertly seeing her ex, Nick. Randomly, she has bumped into him and his wife, Justine, in a department store. They are making conversation