5 ways to find happiness on your own

LET COUNSELLOR KEREN LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD

The UK is in the grip of a housing crisis – and single people are bearing the brunt, finds Serena Smith

FAR FROM BEING DEPRESSING OR LONELY, COOKING AND EATING SOLO DINNERS IS ONE OF LIFE’S GREAT JOYS, SAYS Eli Davies

When old men are getting hitched more than men in their prime, it seems fair to ask if society has taken a wrong turn. Are they discovering the joy of commitment, intimacy and stability late in life?

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

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