What is love?

For a long time we’ve been focusing on dopamine detoxes, but do we need more, not less, of the d-word? And could a lack be the real culprit behind treatment-resistant depression, asks Emma Green

Internet favourite the Slutty Chef on why food, sex and love will always be inextricably linked

Listening to what lights you up

What if everything we’ve held as gospel about goal-getting is, in fact, way off target? Here’s the neuroscientific guide to chasing results you can actually feel good about

From Raphael and the mysterious Fornarina to Jan Steen with his flirtatious Margriet and Suzanne Valadon, who broke many hearts until she lost hers to a much younger man, Nick Trend explores five romances that made art history

What happens when sexual intimacy is no longer a part of your marriage? Here, one woman reflects on her decision to give up sex for good – and how it’s deepened her bond with her husband