‘you might judge me but we’re not so different’

An extramarital affair, a crushing professional dismissal, a shoplifting compulsion. Cyan Turan explores the psychology of secret-keeping, plus 12 women reveal what they’ll never share out loud

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

‘When did he lose her?’ asks Gina. I inwardly roll my eyes at the expression. Matthew didn’t mislay Becky, like a pair of reading glasses or a wallet. She died. I am not a fan of the euphemisms that p

Our Antonella tells it how it is

Eppie had been caught doing the unthinkable. But could she turn shame into a fresh start?

Our columnist fondly recalls her first experiences of the world of work – and a few mishaps!