Sex & Relationships
Dear Mary: I pay all the bills while my wife waits for fame
Asking for a friend: ‘My partner insists she has the right to look through my phone. Will asking her to move in with me reassure her I’m not cheating?’
Are you parenting your partner? How to spot the problem and rebalance your roles
Dear Mary: My husband and I are married 60 years. I’ve caught him watching porn on his phone
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Asking for a friend: ‘Should I leave my sexless marriage? My husband won’t try new positions and I’m so frustrated — when he finishes, that’s the end of it’
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This is the ideal age gap for a relationship if you want it to last, according to experts
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Can casual sex ever really be casual?
Married people who have affairs don’t regret it and don’t think it hurts their marriage, research finds
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Ask Allison: My sister-in-law monopolises my wife with her problems – how do I ask my wife to put us first?
Dear Mary: My girlfriend is related to my kids. I’m worried people will disapprove
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Most Read | Asking for a friend: ‘My boyfriend and I always had amazing sex, but lately I feel icky and just can’t enjoy it. Why?’
Dear Mary: My mother and sisters mock me and ostracise me
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Asking for a friend: ‘I’ve been sleeping with my ex but being friends with benefits is just making me feel lonelier’
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‘I still do’: Why these Irish couples decided to renew their wedding vows after years of marriage
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Shakira took on the ‘scorned woman’ role, and promptly set fire to it
Dear Mary: Why can’t men wear women’s clothes without stigma?
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Brighid McLaughlin: ‘To any woman thinking of marrying a man with stepchildren, my pal has only one word of advice – run’
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Asking for a friend: ‘My partner of three years is not interested in marriage but I am. Will I regret not having a wedding?’
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Long-distance relationships: Five couples on the pros and cons of living far away from the one you love
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How to have great sex — from your 20s to 70s and beyond
Dear Mary: My marriage was sexless for 37 years, now I’m my wife’s carer. I’m so angry
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Asking for a friend: ‘My girlfriend spends her cash getting drunk with friends while I save for a house. Is she serious about getting a mortgage with me?’
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‘The woman who secretly filmed her husband’s parenting should leave him’
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Pragya Agarwal: Robbie Williams is right about sex after marriage
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Rosie Wilby: Adele’s ‘breakup energy’ is relatable – we are most ourselves after heartbreak
Dear Mary: I’m 58, about to retire because of ill-health and am terrified of the future
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Asking for a friend: ‘My boyfriend broke up with me because I put on weight after my mother died. Will anyone ever want to date me again?’
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‘Help! I’ve become my boyfriend’s mum’: The unstoppable rise of the manchild
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Ask Allison: My husband’s snoring will end our marriage – he refuses to do anything about it
Dear Mary: How do I get my 74-year-old brother to realise he’s old and must act his age?
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Asking for a friend: ‘I’m really shy and don’t know how to communicate in intimate relationships. Will I be single forever?’
Dear Mary: My husband won’t do his fair share at home and gets angry when I challenge him
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Asking for a friend: ‘My partner broke up with me after I told him I had an abortion years before we met. Will this be a deal-breaker in future relationships?’
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Relationship platitudes like ‘you’ll know when you meet the one’ and ‘plenty fish in the sea’ held me back — until I finally shook them off
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‘Who wants an orgasm tonight?’ — What happened at Ireland’s first ever sold out live sex education show
Dear Mary: I enjoy sex — but I don’t get what all the fuss is about
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Asking for a friend: ‘I’m happily married but my sex drive has vanished and I’m worried my husband will leave me. Can we reignite things?’
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Should we be concerned by the rise in choking during sex?
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My dad was asexual. I wish he could have told me before he died
Dear Mary: My wife is angry because I want to be a part of her grown-up daughter’s life
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Asking for a friend: ‘My boyfriend wants to have sex all the time. It feels like the only thing he’s interested in doing with me. What should I do?’
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The joy of aural sex: ‘I listen to it before having sex with my boyfriend. It’s very intense, having someone in your ear telling you what to do’
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Sad, paranoid and still single: How dating apps destroy us
Dear Mary: I’m a married man and considering sex with my male masseur. Am I bisexual?
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Asking for a friend: ‘My partner lies all the time and it’s embarrassing when my friends notice. Should I dump him?
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Single stigma: Why do we still believe single people aren’t as happy as couples?
Dear Mary: My kids’ mum is an alcoholic and I am struggling to cope
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‘Being with other men is self-care’ – Meet the cheaters who say affairs are saving their marriages
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Asking for a friend: ‘My boyfriend wants an open relationship but I am not sure about it. How do I decide if it’s right for me?’
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That mysterious account watching your Stories: why people make burner accounts to stalk their ex online
Frolo founder Zoë Desmond: ‘It’s not unusual to see kids described as baggage on traditional dating apps’
Dear Mary: I’m 22 and feel my family is suffocating me with their rigid rules
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Asking for a friend: ‘I’m marrying my friend’s brother but she’s been distant with me since the engagement and I haven’t asked her to be bridesmaid’
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This is why I had an arranged marriage, and you might wish you had too