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  • Rebecca Shaw

    double quotation markMargot Robbie changing her name to her husband’s hurts my beautiful lesbian brain. Here’s why

    Rebecca Shaw
    I don’t flip a table every time this happens – but I actually do mind when it’s the default decision with no discussion
  • Miranda and The Tempest, John William Waterhouse

    My wife obsessively consumes US news. She’s so stressed but can’t turn off. What should I do?

  • Illustration of beige high-heeled sandal rests on a crumpled red sports flag on the ground

    You be the judge: should my girlfriend let me hang my football calendar in her flat?

  • Older couple arguing

    Unfair method of splitting pensions can add to the pain of divorce

  • A young couple is sitting and holding each other on a park bench in autumnG1YCFA A young couple is sitting and holding each other on a park bench in autumn

    Tell us: are you aged 18-29 and never had a romantic relationship?

  • Composite image of David and Dec from the waist up

    Blind date: ‘We talked about how I don’t like Clapham gays – guess where he lives?’

  • Joe and Jade smile together, him with crossed arms, both dressed casually

    Blind date: ‘He probably thinks I hold a lot of strong opinions on frivolous matters’

  • Don and Claire

    Blind date: ‘Bizarrely, she suddenly realised she knew my daughter’

  • Composite of Mike and Caterina, both smiling, him on left with hand on chin wearing a pale shirt, her with hands in pockets wearing a cream waistcoat

    Blind date: ‘She’s one of the easiest people to talk to that I’ve ever met’

This is how we do it

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  • Cartoon of a female hand cheekily pulling open the rope belt of a monk with hands folded in prayer

    This is how we do it: ‘As a Catholic monk, I was celibate. But sex with Orla feels so natural’

  • Two illustrated giant hands hold two small nude people, whose fingertips reach toward each other

    This is how we do it: ‘Being in an open relationship means we’re constantly choosing each other’

  • How is your sex life going?

    Would you and your sexual partner like to share the story of what you get up to in the bedroom?

  • Illustration of a man's face in profile with lots of piercings on his ear and a small naked woman draped across his bald head.

    This is how we do it: ‘As carers, we have to be responsible. During sex, we relinquish control to each other’

  • An illustration of two people from side profile shouting at each other

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My husband never stops working, but he won’t discuss it. Should I leave him?

  • Miklos and Minnie, on a blind date, stand back to back glancing at each otherMiklos & Minnie

    Blind date
    Blind date: ‘I do wish I hadn’t stepped on that dog – but she assured me it was OK’

  • Illustration of a couple embracing and about to kiss against an orange background

    This is how we do it
    This is how we do it: ‘As a sexual abuse survivor, I’ve had to relearn how to have healthy sex’

  • 1. Anthony Nocer and Billy Holland - at Dinner in Adelaide - 2026

    The moment I knew
    The moment I knew: My late fiance’s favourite song was playing – and Billy said ‘Jamie’s here, isn’t that nice?’

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