I don’t want to be the ‘lonely spinster friend’
Our agony aunt Mary Fenwick offers a new perspective on your challenges and problems
Relationships
Relationships can be difficult to navigate, whether its romantic, platonic, friendship or professional ties – we’ve got expert advice & experiences to help.
Don’t focus on problems too much
Every month, Sarah Abell invites you to try a 30-day experiment to improve your love life and this time we’re all about solutions
Why it’s good to be direct
When it comes to dating, women have nothing to lose by making the first move, writes Charlotte Grainger
WW1 centenary: Why does it still matter so much?
On discovering a set of old family photographs taken almost 100 years ago, Ali Roff found herself with a hunger to know more about their stories, and was surprised by what she discovered
I’m stuck between two warring friends
Our agony aunt Mary Fenwick offers a new perspective on your challenges and problems
Marriage: why bother? Commitment
In the third and last of our features on the appeal of marriage, Clem Felix – uninterested in weddings and fearful of commitment – explains why she is nevertheless stuck on the idea of it
I don’t want to be friends with her any more
Agony aunt Mary Fenwick answers more of your questions and offers a new perspective on your problems
Five ways new couples get knocked off track
Marital therapist Andrew G Marshall reveals the ways in which a new couple can falter
Marriage: why bother? Hope
In the second of our three pieces on marriage, Mary Fenwick – married twice, divorced and widowed – considers what those vows mean
How do you manage the in-laws?
Parenting can be tough, says Ilona Boniwell, and managing your own parents and in-laws can be tougher. But with careful negotiation and respect, you can create happy family relations
