I got more respect for marrying

Three women share how persevering against all odds can lead to a wealth of new opportunities

I never intended to be unmarried, single, celibate and childless at 49. But don’t pity me. I’m really rather smug about it. Throughout my 20s and 30s, there were plenty of lovely boyfriends, some of w

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L If they’re ever looking to recruit spies, forget handsome, fit, blue-eyed Bonds. Forget gym-buffed Daniel, impossibly good-looking Tom and danger magnet Matt. Look instead for a middle-aged woman in

Women’s happiness has declined over the last 20 years while men’s has increased, says the economist Corinne Low. Claire Cohen meets her

I wanted to start a family, so I invited the girls round for a party