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Papou didn’t lift a finger around the house. As a modern man, I reckon I’m doing my fair share

Apparently over the years men have become convinced they do more housework than they do, but I can tell you, I’m the exception.

  • Fotis Kapetopoulos

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Sarah and Paul Davis at their studio in Paddington.

Artist Paul ‘likes order’: Sarah got a glimpse of how much on their second date

On the day they met in 2006, this couple shared an instant attraction. They’ve been together ever since – experiencing new life as well as loss.

  • Fenella Souter
Sally Obermeder.

‘We can be hot-headed’: How Sally Obermeder makes her marriage work

The TV presenter hadn’t had much experience in love when she met her husband, Marcus, who then nursed her through cancer with a newborn.

  • Jane Rocca

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How to give your partner constructive criticism without starting a fight

Relationships can suffer without space for honest feedback. Here’s an expert’s step-by-step process.

  • Joshua Coleman
Sarah Manguso wrote Liars in the wake of her own marriage breakdown.

Elena Ferrante fan? I read this novel with the same exhilaration

Sarah Manguso’s new novel, written in the aftermath of her own marriage breakdown, is a vivid taxonomy of “wifedom”.

  • Helen Elliott
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Amanda (Lucy Punch) and her toxic mother Felicity (Joanna Lumley) in Amandaland.

Being jealous of your daughter is natural, Joanna Lumley says. But it goes deeper

There comes an age when mothers look at their daughters with a complicated cocktail of pride and something that feels like “I wish I was you”. 

  • Kate Halfpenny

I was single and over 50. This is how I found love again

It involved dipping my toe into an unfamiliar pond.

  • Annie Lawson
Affection, appreciation and kindness are key to a relationship that goes the distance.

Can you marry your first love and live happily ever after?

Three couples tell how they keep the spark alive after decades of marriage.

  • Dilvin Yasa
If you’re heartsick this Valentine’s Day, just remember that love is curable in a way that, say, a close encounter with a great white shark is not.

An unhappy marriage creeps up on you. These are the signs that it may be over

Valentine’s Day isn’t an excuse to stay in a bad relationship.

  • Kathy Lette

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