For more than a decade, social media ruled my life, says Sathnam Sanghera: it helped with my work, gave me an instant group of witty friends, and made me feel at the centre of things. But its attractions are wearing thin – and I’m not the only one feeling this

AFTER YEARS SPENT BUILDING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PERSONAS, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WANT TO LOG OFF — PERMANENTLY? OLIVE POMETSEY UNTANGLES HER LIFE FROM HER ONLINE AUDIENCE AND MAKES A FEW SURPRISING DISCOVERIES

Against a backdrop of constant surveillance, embarrassment has become our biggest fear – but what do we lose in our attempt to avoid it?

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

WHETHER YOU’RE DATING OR DECADES IN, ATTRACTION ISN’T ABOUT LOOKS – IT’S PRESENCE, CHEMISTRY AND HOW YOU MAKE SOMEONE FEEL

I lost so much the day she started dating my ex. But the deepest cut also yielded the most surprising revelation