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True romance: how to keep the love alive when your partner is burnt out at work

Your loved one is struggling – and so is your relationship. Time to have a word with their boss?

True romance: how to keep the love alive when sex has gone

Fantasising about other people? Wishing your partner was younger or fitter? It doesn’t have to spell the end of the relationship

The French sex recession: has la flamme really gone out?

Reports suggest the French have lost their va-va-voom in the bedroom – and they certainly aren’t the only ones

Share the chores, send a nostalgic text and have a little dance: surprising ways to boost your sex drive

Couples are having less sex than ever – so how do you reignite the spark? Experts share their top tips to up your sexual desire (and, no, it’s not about lacy lingerie)

‘My life will be short. So on the days I can, I really live’: 30 dying people explain what really matters

Facing death, these people found a clarity about how to live

You be the judge: should my boyfriend stop filling our flat with empty water bottles?

Lara says old plastic bottles lying around their flat are ‘ick’, but for gym-bunny John, they’re practical and cheap. You decide whose argument holds water

The big idea: is couples therapy a waste of time?

Should we all be taking a leaf out of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book?

Don’t quit booze – just drink differently: 15 ways to change your life without trying all that hard

We ask the experts for the small life changes that can make a big difference

The experts: sex therapists on 20 simple, satisfying ways to revive your lost libido

Losing your mojo is very common, but it can be overcome, whether through self-love, putting down your phone – or even a sex ban

The bird test: does your relationship pass with flying colours?

How can you tell if your love will stand the test of time? Apparently it all comes down to how each partner responds to fleeting bids for connection

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