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Why didn’t I wash my bed sheets regularly? Reader, I didn’t even have any
Max Liu
As a reformed slob, I’m unsurprised that half of single men in the UK leave linen unwashed for months on end, says writer Max Liu
Why didn’t I wash my bed sheets regularly? Reader, I didn’t even have any
It smells like sex out there – and we seem determined to ignore it
Nell Frizzell
Whether you are waiting at the bus stop or outside Lidl, the spring scent hangs heavy in the air, says Nell Frizzell, author of The Panic Years
It smells like sex out there – and we seem determined to ignore it
My friend thinks everyone is against her. How do I help?
You are doing the right thing by understanding, listening, being available says Philippa Perry
My friend thinks everyone is against her. How do I help?
Tim Dowling: I’ve got Covid, and my wife seems set on ruining the experience
I catch the virus so late in the game that there are no restrictions left – not even against mowing the lawn
Tim Dowling: I’ve got Covid, and my wife seems set on ruining the experience
Blind date: ‘I wish I hadn’t gone into so much detail about my star sign chart’
Josie, 28, civil servant, meets Ruth, 26, community development lead
Blind date: ‘I wish I hadn’t gone into so much detail about my star sign chart’
My wife works an impossible job with ridiculous hours. Home life is intolerable. What can I do?
Communicate your concern, writes advice columnist
Eleanor Gordon-Smith
, but ensure you’re on her side as you do so
My wife works an impossible job with ridiculous hours. Home life is intolerable. What can I do?
Ever fallen in love with someone who doesn’t exist? You may be a fictosexual
Thousands of people love fictional characters and some even ‘marry’ them. Is it worse than any other unattainable love?
Ever fallen in love with someone who doesn’t exist? You may be a fictosexual
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Blind date: ‘I spied her hiding at the bar, getting a pep talk from the host’
Blind date: ‘I spied her hiding at the bar, getting a pep talk from the host’
Blind date: ‘I persuaded him to read his poetry aloud just as the waiter came over’
Blind date: ‘I persuaded him to read his poetry aloud just as the waiter came over’
Blind date: ‘I think she liked me. There may have been a little kiss’
Blind date: ‘I think she liked me. There may have been a little kiss’
Blind date: ‘At one point he asked if I had hairy armpits’
Blind date: ‘At one point he asked if I had hairy armpits’
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Ask Annalisa Barbieri
My mother is too hands-on with our first baby – how can I tell her to leave us alone?
You need to set some boundaries – be curious about the advice being offered, and ignore what’s not needed
My mother is too hands-on with our first baby – how can I tell her to leave us alone?
Sexual healing
I’m 70; my wife is 65. Is she right to say that’s too old for sex?
It’s been years since we were intimate – even on special occasions
I’m 70; my wife is 65. Is she right to say that’s too old for sex?
Ask Philippa
My friend thinks everyone is against her. How do I help?
You are doing the right thing by understanding, listening, being available says Philippa Perry
My friend thinks everyone is against her. How do I help?
Consumer champions
How can it take Zopa four months to transfer an Isa?
After it announced it was closing its peer-to-peer accounts I needed to move my savings elsewhere
How can it take Zopa four months to transfer an Isa?
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