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Could ‘emotional blindness’ be making life harder than it needs to be? Here’s how to recognise the hidden clues

If you never know what you feel, life can be more complex and frustrating than it needs to be. We asked an expert all about alexithymia (or ‘emotional blindness’) and how to navigate it. Words: Amy Mica Marsden. Images: Shutterstock. It often goes unnoticed, and in fact many people don’t even realise they have it. […]

Could ‘emotional blindness’ be making life harder than it needs to be? Here’s how to recognise the hidden clues
Love life

‘Is my partner having an affair with an AI chatbot?’ – How to deal with emotional infidelity in the time of AI

Could an AI chatbot come between you and your partner? An expert explains when virtual companionship becomes emotional infidelity – and how to respond. Words: Amy Mica Marsden. Images: Shutterstock It’s a scenario straight out of a sci-fi movie: you sense that something is off-balance with your partner, only to discover they’re cheating on you […]

‘Is my partner having an affair with an AI chatbot?’ – How to deal with emotional infidelity in the time of AI
Family & parenting

‘I thought becoming a mum meant my sex life was over — then I learned what was really getting in the way’

Is becoming a mother incompatible with having a good sex life? We spoke to Sarah Forbes, author of Mama Sex: How a Perfect Storm Created a Revolution, about the challenges mothers face when it comes to keeping intimacy alive. Words: Amy Mica Marsden. Images: Shutterstock It’s a refrain heard time and time again throughout history: […]

‘I thought becoming a mum meant my sex life was over — then I learned what was really getting in the way’
Love life

‘I realised I’d grown apart from my husband – one conversation changed how I saw our future together forever.’

Yoga-mad Jill* feels like she’s pulling against bike-obsessed Kevin. Is it time to end the relationship? Coach Kim Morgan discusses their relationship troubles and offers her solutions if you’re in a similar situation. Words: Kim Morgan. Images: Shutterstock. *Names have been changed Jill was a warm, expressive and confident woman. She had a youthful, ‘boho’ […]

‘I realised I’d grown apart from my husband – one conversation changed how I saw our future together forever.’