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I’d spent 16 years imagining an evil monster. Would restorative justice bring me closure?
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That night, I go out to lock my office shed for the first time in months -
Put intercourse aside for now, says Annalisa Barbieri, and think about sensuality without a goal -
The birth of singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s fifth child has prompted media attention on a trend for larger families among famous parents. At this rate, the world may be populated exclusively by the offspring of celebrities -
She’d rather he never mentioned her at all, but Séamas O’Reilly is determined that this is the year his wife knows he appreciates her
Opinion
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Too many pre-teen girls are anxious about how they look. Fairytale princesses with tiny waists don’t help, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
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Exposure to normal stresses is vital for children’s future wellbeing, say academics Jonathan Haidt and Pamela Paresky -
It’s long been known that letting prisoners maintain family ties is good for everyone, says Guardian prison correspondent Eric Allison
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My parents smacked me and I never questioned their right to do so. But having my own child changed my mind, says Lola Okolosie, an English teacher
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A gathering of the O’Reilly clan (now numbering 36 at the last count) is bewildering for anyone. But for one young lad it’s something he’ll have to get used to -
Sometimes, there’s a family member we really loved, and in rare cases, an ex becomes the bridge connecting two old friends
Advice
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Put intercourse aside for now, says Annalisa Barbieri, and think about sensuality without a goal
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He is a kind man, but I feel lonely in my own home. My grownup children won’t understand, they don’t see the other side -
I now only feel capable of intimacy with men I don’t care about – but I know it is wrong to betray someone I love -
You and your ex’s roles as parents should be foremost in your mind, says Mariella Frostrup, not your sexuality
Love & sex
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What happened when Joanne, 24, barista, met Morgan, 24, children’s social worker? -
I instigated sex with my husband a few days after the attack
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The rising Democratic star has shown she is unafraid of the men who would oppress her, says Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore
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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 desire
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I now only feel capable of intimacy with men I don’t care about – but I know it is wrong to betray someone I love
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You and your ex’s roles as parents should be foremost in your mind, says Mariella Frostrup, not your sexuality
How we live together: the property guardians