How can you be the best possible parent, lover, friend, citizen or tourist? Here’s what the experts think

It’s not easy being a ‘good’ person – what can we learn from the people who have thought about it the most?

More Australian teenagers are sexually active and for one-third it’s unwanted

Exclusive: National survey of young people also finds fewer than half used a condom during their latest sexual experience

My in-laws won’t accept my post-chemo vulnerability. Do I confront them?

You are well within your rights to ask them to consider your weakened immune system. You deserve to feel safe – even if the chat causes tension

Fertility treatment and work are often incompatible – employers need to step up

I know from experience how hard the balancing act can be. It’s in organisations’ interests to provide proper support, says fertility consultant Zeynep Gurtin

My in-laws never pay their way and it drives me mad. How can I break this habit?

Ask your husband why he always pays for his family – and ask yourself why you don’t dare discuss this behaviour with them

My partner snores and won’t do anything about it. Help!

It will be hard to change his behaviour alone, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But stand your ground – even if sleep-deprived

My friends are very flirty with my new partner. What should I do about it?

This may be their way of showing they accept your new man. And remember, you can ask him for some reassurance

‘Clinically awful’: why the pain of a broken heart is real

Poets and songwriters have long known that love hurts, but now scientists are examining the physical anguish caused by a breakup – and the results are helping people understand and recover from their distress

Snoring was ruining my marriage – here’s how I finally cured myself

Fed up with being banished from the marital bed, I went on a desperate search for a remedy for my cacophonous snoring. Was the solution right under my nose?

Can knowing your ‘love language’ transform your relationship?

A 30-year-old book on the five ways of showing someone you love them has become an unlikely TikTok sensation. I tried them out on my partner