When grown-up siblings fight: how to move on
As children you share games, laughter, fights and maybe even a bedroom with your siblings, but as adults you might be jealous of one another or keep out of each other’s way. What’s the solution?
Relationships
Relationships can be difficult to navigate, whether its romantic, platonic, friendship or professional ties – we’ve got expert advice & experiences to help.
Are you jealous of your partner’s past?
Knowing our partner was happy in a past without us or was once in someone else’s arms can threaten to ruin the present. But you can break free. By Bernadette Costa-Prades
Improve your social confidence
Reaching out to others can feel risky, but boosting our social confidence – new experiences, friendships or even romance – make it worthwhile, says Clare Longrigg
TWITTER CHAT: Relationships
This week we had marital therapist Andrew G Marshall in to answer all your relationship questions and queries, from getting over past relationships, to long-term singletons who are wondering where they are going wrong. You can read his answers below. Hello everyone – marital therapist and author @andrewgmarshall here, I'm going to be answering your […]
Could you fall in love at first sight?
Your eyes meet, your heart races – within minutes you know you’re in love. Is Instant mutual attractionjust a matter of chance or can we all make it happen? By Helene Fresnel
Does love mean never holding back?
Anne-Laure Gannac asks whether, in a relationship, it’s always good to talk – or if some things are best left unsaid
Can we trust first impressions?
In a split second, our brain judges whether someone is a friend or an enemy, loyal, attractive or neither. But can first impressions ever be correct? By Hélène Fresnel and Laurent Bègue
Should we spoil kids at Christmas?
Children can learn valuable lessons about generosity at Christmas, if we can avoid over-indulging, says Isabelle Taubes
A letter from Celia Dodd to her daughter
At its best, Christmas is a time of cherished rituals and familiar faces. Yet inevitably, life doesn’t stay the same. Author Celia Dodd drafts a letter to the person who won’t be there this year
Why we secretly love to hate
Is it possible that you actually benefit from getting into a cycle of conflict with your partner? Victoria Hoban investigates
