‘i miss her different perspective’

Many years ago a friend taught me how to make teddy bears, and I still have a few that are precious to me. But the bear that I treasure the most is a very tiny bear hand stitched by my friend as a spe

Jenny Lucas, 76, from Kent, is a retired professional golfer. She was 54 years old when she discovered that she had a twin sister, Helen. For many years, I considered myself an only child. With cousin

The first time I experienced empty nest syndrome it came as a huge shock to my system. I wasn’t prepared for the sense of loss I would feel when my eldest daughter, Mia, left home to go to university.

When a close friend cuts you out of their life, it can be as devastating as the end of a romantic relationship. Maureen Rice looks at why it happens – and how to cope

If you’re mourning your youth, pick up a novel featuring a fierce woman of a certain vintage, says author Louise Candlish

‘I’m becoming increasingly nostalgic as I get older’