Cat Person author Kristen Roupenian: ‘Dating is caught up in ego, power and control’
Her short story was read by millions online – then things got weird. The writer talks about viral fame, power games and her new collection of twisted talesKristen Roupenian’s short story Cat Person...
Poundland’s engagement ring: who says romance is dead?
They’re being sold as fun placeholders – so the couple can then choose together. But with money tight and marriage in decline, maybe they’re the real dealGood news for all romantics out there...
Men prefer younger women not for their firmer bodies – but their greater admiration
The French novelist Yann Moix claims a 50-year-old woman’s body is unlovable, unlike a 25-year-old’s. But the truth is that the young tend to respect the old – and that is what older men...
I’m 40 and chronically single. Is my unhappy childhood to blame?
You can meet a partner at any stage of life, says Mariella Frostrup. But to hold onto someone, you need to deal with your insecurities firstThe dilemma I am a 40-year-old chronically single woman....
My boyfriend and I are well matched, but I just don’t fancy him
He doesn’t seem to be offering you much, so don’t just ‘make do’, says Mariella FrostrupThe dilemma I have been dating my boyfriend for three months. He is intelligent and thoughtful, sensitive and funny....
I can’t get past my strained relationship with my mother
It’s time to leave the past behind and forge a new bond, and the first step should be yours, says Mariella FrostrupThe dilemma I don’t have a very good relationship with my mum most...
Can too little sleep ruin your relationship?
Lack of shut-eye has long been linked to a range of serious health problems. Now a study confirms that it can also be at the root of strife between couplesIs your partner irritating?...
‘We tenderly drop the vibrator into the bin’: how I Marie Kondo’d my whole...
The Netflix series has sparked a whole new wave of tidying. But can I apply her minimalist approach to my love life, friendships and diet?Marie Kondo is the latestin a long line of...
Divorce, Islam and me: ‘I will for ever be the woman who left two...
When my arranged marriage ended, my parents decided to set me up again. But finding love isn’t that easy...Iwas 19 the first time marriage was mentioned. My mother told me about a young...
A letter to… my little brother who passed away
‘I would have dropped everything, done anything for you’: the letter you always wanted to writeWhen anyone asks whether I have any siblings, I say I have a younger brother. Some people ask...
