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Family

  • Nish Kumar as a young boy

    Nish Kumar looks back: ‘My parents had to bribe me with Crunchies and Batman pens to stay in school’

    The comedian on learning from his fearful family, the ferocious fallout to The Mash Report, and how he was a dweeb happy in his own world
  • FOR FEATURE ON DIVORCE. Chris Mares and his huskies photographed in Orono, Maine, USA, by Jason P Smith in 2018

    ‘They ate my ex’s furniture!’: people on their drastic divorce decisions, from training huskies to getting plastic surgery

  • An illustration of a man with grey hair and a beard, wearing a red jumper, seen from behind with his arms crossed, against a blue background

    I lost my hearing in one ear and I’m worried I won’t find a new job

  • Homesweethome

    I’ve moved 28 times in my lifetime. This is the story of a new America

  • A bride and groom in Paris

    ‘As if we’re real guests’: the startup selling strangers invitations to weddings

Opinion

  • Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

    Parents and columnists don’t get everything right – here’s what I’ve learned from three years as both

    Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
    I’ve reconsidered tummy time and baby-led weaning, but I will always passionately hate Bill Thompson from Postman Pat, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
  • ‘My poor mother had to deal with my begging and pleading for a sibling, which unbeknownst to me was her wish too.’

    The loneliness of being an only child never really goes away, which is why I gifted my two daughters each other

    Freya Bennett
  • Emma Brockes

    Worried about your child’s screentime? Get a landline

    Emma Brockes
  • ‘Families need guidance to navigate complex medical decisions and care coordination,’ writes Sarah Macdonald.

    ‘There are times I feel I hate them’: how siblings can clash over end-of-life care for elderly parents

    Sarah Macdonald
  • Paul Daley

    I’ve never been prone to nostalgia. But when I stop by our old London home, memories come upon me in a flood

    Paul Daley

Advice

  • An illustration of a man with grey hair and a beard, wearing a red jumper, seen from behind with his arms crossed, against a blue background

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    I lost my hearing in one ear and I’m worried I won’t find a new job

  • Man looking downbeat.

    Sexual healing
    My wife has had more than 50 sexual partners – so why won’t she sleep with me?

  • Crushed cars in scrapyard

    Consumer champions
    DVLA insists my van was scrapped … that’s news to me as it’s passed its MOT

  • Painting: The Tribute Money by Francesco Boneri (1612)

    Leading questions
    My father finally acknowledged my stepmother’s cruelty. How do I ask him to reconsider their marriage?

Love & sex

  • Emma Beddington

    Are heterosexuals OK?

    Emma Beddington
    It is the question du jour – and a lot of people are teasingly interrogating it, writes Emma Beddington
  • A woman sitting on a couch looking sad and holding a phone

    Using Generative AI for therapy might feel like a lifeline – but there’s danger in seeking certainty in a chatbot

    Carly Dober
  • Photos of Ben and Anne with a confetti background

    The moment I knew: moving so far and so fast wasn’t in my character but it just felt right

  • An illustration on a bright pink background of a man with ginger hair and a woman with brown hair, seen from behind with their arms around each other

    This is how we do it: ‘I need some emotional connection before sex, but he is ready to go at any time’

  • A young man with light brown hair wearing a blue striped shirt over a white T-shirt, standing with a woman with long brown hair and red lipstick, wearing a blue striped shirt over a grey crop top

    Blind date: ‘The karaoke host got the crowd to chant “kiss, kiss, kiss”. We couldn’t let the people down…’

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