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How to avoid the fight club: breaking up without tearing each other apart

They split almost two years ago but the divorce battle between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is raging on as the former star couple try to get to grips with custody arrangements, child support and the distribution of assets.

Ask Brian: My boyfriend seems more interested in having sex with himself than me

Hi Brian, I'll get to the point. Been with my fella just over 2 years, and the last 6 months the sex...

Part of the test involves staring into each other's eyes for four minutes a la The Notebook's Noah (Ryan Gosling) and Allie (Rachel McAdams)

Why these 36 questions can make you fall in love with anyone

The path to true love just got a whole lot smoother. No, the key isn't appearing on Love Island, but to ask someone the 36 questions below - and...

Ask Brian: My mam needs to act her age and stop pretending she's still 21

My mam had me when she was quite young, in her late teens and outside of marriage.

Dear Mary: My boyfriend's ex thinks I 'stole' him from her

I am a woman, in my early 20s, in a new but happy relationship.

Ask Brian: My friend can't keep it in his pants at music festivals

Just back from Longitude and decided I'd fire you an email.

Dear Mary: Was I right to leave partner who left me stressed and nervous?

My partner and myself have been together for several years and we have two beautiful young children. I moved in with him when I found out I was pregnant to try to be a proper family. I...

Dear Mary: Should I talk to my boyfriend's ex-girlfriend?

Whistle while you work: Bogart and Bacall in To Have and Have Not

Manly manners in the age of #metoo

The neanderthal traditions of cat-calling and wolf-whistling are back under the spotlight this month. A Social Attitudes survey in Britain has found that women are now more likely to think it's acceptable for men to shout unsolicited comments or grunt weird noises at them on the street than men do themselves.

Dear Mary: Once he couldn't keep his hands off me - now it rarely happens

I've been married for seven years to an exceptionally caring, patient and loving man. I love him a lot and he...

Cristiano Ronaldo is a prime example of a modern day football icon who has embraced the benefits of sports science

Ask Brian: I think my boyfriend is more turned on by the World Cup than me

I read the letter sent to you by the guy who feels he's being ignored by his girlfriend for Love Island. I feel I...

British television presenter Caroline Flack poses on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2018 in London on February 21, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMEN

Caroline Flack writes honest open letter to every man she's ever dated

Caroline Flack has hinted she felt "powerful" dating Harry Styles.

Dear Mary: My girlfriend doesn't want children - am I wasting my future by staying with her?

I'm a 22-year-old lesbian in a very committed relationship. I love having sex with my girlfriend and I love her in general.

'Like Ant, my husband left me for my best friend...'

As I saw Lisa Armstrong tweet of the agony she felt when she discovered her estranged husband, Ant McPartlin, had begun a relationship with her friend, tears began running down my cheeks.

Ask Brian: My social media stalking puts me off every guy I fancy

Whenever I get interested in a guy I always like to check out their social media as a sort of private investigation.

Dear Mary: I love my pregnant girlfriend but I need more sex before I settle down

I am in a relationship with the love of my life. We have been together for a year and a half now. We are expecting a baby together in five months. I...

Dear Mary: My life looks perfect but my bully of a wife makes me so miserable

I am a forlorn dad of four great kids, and I have a great job, big house and nice lifestyle, and to the outside world I have the perfect life.

Dear Mary: How do I tell my brother that his alcoholic wife is having an affair?

I am the eldest daughter in a large family for whom I have always felt responsible, having played a large part in bringing them all up.

Ask Brian: My friend bullied me into giving her a role at my wedding - how do I avoid being her bridesmaid?

I need some practical advice in achieving the impossible, turning down a request to be a bridesmaid without destroying a friendship.

Dear Mary: I was so lonely after my mother's death that I had an affair with a married man

I am a 30-year-old married woman. Last year I lost my mother and I had already lost my dad a long time ago.

There's an 'exclusive' sex party coming to Laois this summer - here's what all the hype is about

An exclusive sex party is being held in Laois this summer.

Dear Mary: I'm sick and tired of being with my abusive, druggie, drunk husband

I have been married for seven years and with my partner for nine years. We have two beautiful kids. For the first three years of marriage it was all...

Ask Brian: I think my boyfriend has turned his car into a lurid sex den - so I'm tracking it

My boyfriend bought his first car at the start of the year and I think he's using it as some sort of sleazy sex motel.

Dear Mary: Our new daughter-in-law had an affair and our son is devastated

Our son, who is in his thirties, got married just over a year ago to a girl that he has been with for the previous six years.

Dear Mary: My wife told me she was a virgin when we got married, but she lied

I'm struggling with something lately. Me and my wife are married now for 10 years and have two beautiful kids. We were both raised by Christian...

Dear Mary: I crave attention from men but I've never been in a relationship

I'm writing to you to ask your advice about something that as I've become older has begun to bother me quite a lot to the point where it has...

Are you a Micro cheater?

It's 1989 and you're standing at the water cooler in your shoulder-pads and parachute pants, scrunchie in your hair, hoping that if you linger long enough you'll bump into Gary from marketing or, at least, exchange a stolen glance. It's risky, someone might see you; the rumours might start.

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'Like Ant, my husband left me for my best friend...'

Ask Brian: My social media stalking puts me off every guy I fancy

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Dear Mary: My life looks perfect but my bully of a wife makes me so miserable

Dear Mary: How do I tell my brother that his alcoholic wife is having an affair?

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Dear Mary: I was so lonely after my mother's death that I had an affair with a married man

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Dear Mary: I'm sick and tired of being with my abusive, druggie, drunk husband

Ask Brian: I think my boyfriend has turned his car into a lurid sex den - so I'm tracking it

Dear Mary: Our new daughter-in-law had an affair and our son is devastated

Dear Mary: My wife told me she was a virgin when we got married, but she lied

Dear Mary: I crave attention from men but I've never been in a relationship

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Dear Mary: My husband's flirting is really hurting me but he says I'm just being paranoid

Dear Mary: I'm struggling to forgive boyfriend for having sex with his best friend

Ask Brian: I found my boyfriend asleep with gay porn playing on his laptop

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Ask Brian: I think a trip to Ikea has ended my relationship

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Dear Mary: I'm 36-years-old, I've had plenty of dates with girls, but never had sex

Ask Brian: My boyfriend won't let me have lie-ins at the weekend

Dear Mary: I'm desperate to leave sexless, loveless marriage but I would miss the kids

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Dear Mary: Why did she have an affair?

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Ask Brian: I dodge going on nights out with my friends to stay home in my PJs

Ask Brian: The guy in the coffee shop gives me extra loyalty stamps - is he in love with me?

Ask Brian: I'm pretending to go to the gym but I'm really eating cake

Dear Mary: I'm missing out on sex with my wife, so now I'm turning to men

Dear Mary: I would not care if I never had sex again - is my marriage doomed?

Dear Mary: My widowed partner's family accept me, so why are others so nasty?

Ask Brian: My girlfriend takes ages to get ready and is wasting my life

Dear Mary: My daughter's choice of boyfriend breaks my heart - should I step in before they get engaged?

Ask Brian: My boyfriend needs to stop watching porn and live in the real world

Dear Mary: We have a beautiful daughter but I seem to have 'lost' my loving wife

Ask Brian: I made a holy show of myself at the office Christmas party

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