How to make a relationship work – and when to call it quits: 10 lessons in love from divorce lawyers
Have the awkward chats early on, don’t be afraid to argue and be graceful when it ends. Divorce lawyers share their advice for singles and couples
July 2024
Sexual healing
I crave sex with my husband – but his porn addiction gets in the way
Japan asks young people why they are not marrying amid population crisis
How to build a better life
Face your anger and let it out. It’s the only way to stay healthy
From the agencies
Japan’s LGBTQ+ photo weddings – in pictures
From the Observer archive
The big split: why divorce rates were soaring in 1976
‘As my wife and I left our wedding, I thought: I’ve made a huge mistake. I love Ted’: from closeted men to a major age gap – finding love against all odds
Weekend
Marina Hyde’s career advice for Joe Biden, the world’s smallest stuntman, Philippa Perry on ‘failure’, and could you forgive your childhood bully? – podcast
Church of England moves closer to services of blessing for same-sex couples
Ask Philippa
I’m a failure and in debt. And now my partner is pregnant
Leading questions
My daughter visits daily since her partner left her. How can I reclaim my space without offending her?
June 2024
This is how we do it around the world: a sex special
I spent months interviewing people about their sex lives. This is what I learned
You be the judge
You be the judge: Should my wife stop putting Lidl hand soap in expensive bottles?
India’s supreme court to rule on new penal code permitting marital rape
Fake wedding celebrant sentenced over five ‘invalid’ marriages in Victoria
Conservative US lawmakers are pushing for an end to no-fault divorce
The Tim Dowling column
Tim Dowling: we’re on a packed train with the wrong ticket– and I’m meant to relax?
‘They dropped the cake from the top of the stairs’: wedding disasters – and insiders’ tips on how to avoid them
Leading questions
My husband loves me but clearly fancies a woman at work. How can I manage my jealousy?
The moment I knew
The moment I knew: I scrawled down my home number but it was illegible – then he called my office
