When old men are getting hitched more than men in their prime, it seems fair to ask if society has taken a wrong turn. Are they discovering the joy of commitment, intimacy and stability late in life?

Counsellor Kate Medlin answers your personal, sexual and emotional problems

HOW DO WE CARVE OUT A LIFE THAT SUITS US – NOT SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS? ON ENTERING HER 40S, Poorna Bell DECIDED TO EXAMINE EVERYTHING SHE’D BEEN CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE AS A WOMAN… AND THEN DO IT DIFFERENTLY

Q My first boyfriend and I met at school and it was a romantic dream. We didn’t quite have sex, yet what we did was amazingly arousing and passionate. We parted as friends when we went to college and

Q My partner and I love each other very much and our sex life is great. But it annoys us that we always do the same things, in the same way, on the same night – Sunday, when we’ve recovered from our e

Q My marriage was wonderful. It lasted over 25 years, and I never felt insecure. Since my husband died, I’ve had several relationships which haven’t lasted. I hold back from involvement, feel unsure a