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  • An illustration of a man with white hair turning away, arms folded, with a thought above his head

    My wife and I are in our late 70s and have no children. Who can help us in our old age?

    Getting older and losing your autonomy is even harder without family around. You need to consider both the practical and emotional issues involved
  • Watercolour illustration of two pale yellow mice nuzzling closely together with pink feet and ears

    How good is a mouse’s eyesight and what comes after space? The kids’ quiz

  • An illustration of a cat and a dog either side of a photograph cutout of Tim Dowling, in front of a background of different coloured circles and pen strokes

    Tim Dowling: having a tortoise reminds you that life is long

  • Painting: The dispute at cards by Jan Steen

    My sister-in-law is nearly 40 but cannot handle losing at board games. What can I do?

  • Man in a park holding a book

    The one change that worked: I told the men in my life I loved them – and my world opened up

  • Department for Work and Pensions sign

    The Guardian view on supporting carers: the DWP’s problem is deeper than IT

    Editorial: A taper is much better than a cliff-edge. But problems with carer’s allowance should have been solved years ago
  • A smiling woman wearing headphones lies on a patterned rug surrounded by scattered CDs

    I used to think I had impeccable taste in music. My kids taught me to stop being a snob

    Myke Bartlett
  • Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

    Don’t call me ‘mumsy’ – the contempt behind that word makes me livid

    Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Attention LaMelo Ball: only losers boast about avoiding diaper duty

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Two cumquats attached to their leaves

    Since my daughter moved out of home, my household has shrunk. A yearly tradition brings us together

    Nova Weetman
  • An illustration of a man with white hair turning away, arms folded, with a thought above his head

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My wife and I are in our late 70s and have no children. Who can help us in our old age?

  • A composite image of Nelson and Louise standing together smiling against a plain white background

    Blind date
    Blind date: ‘He said: “If heaven is real, you’ll definitely be going there”, which might be the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me’

  • Illustration of crossed arms, hands touching wrists, against a pink background

    This is how we do it
    This is how we do it: ‘We don’t have penetration – but it’s by far the best sex I’ve ever had’

  • Kev and Danielle smile for a selfie on a beach path near the sea

    The moment I knew
    The moment I knew: He loved to travel, I had a fear of flying. I expected him to skol his beer and wish me well

Love & sex

  • Patrick Lenton

    My phone thinks my boyfriend is my ‘best friend’. It’s not alone

    Patrick Lenton
    Being in a same-sex relationship can make you weirdly invisible. Queer identity shouldn’t be treated as abnormal
  • An illustration looking down on someone holding up a smartphone surrounded by speech bubbles with microphone icons and sound waves

    You be the judge: Should my girlfriend stop sending me 10-minute voice notes?

  • Rebecca Shaw

    G Flip and Chrishell Stause have broken up, and like many in the queer community, I’m in mourning

    Rebecca Shaw
  • A man and woman eat at a table, rendered in black-and-white with colourful illustrated clothing and swirls

    The kindness of strangers: After a tearful breakup dinner, another patron paid our bill

  • A tiny doctor with clipboard and pen holds two giant naked figures apart.

    This is how we do it: ‘Our fertility doctor told us we were having too much sex’

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