What’s your magic number?

Q My first boyfriend and I met at school and it was a romantic dream. We didn’t quite have sex, yet what we did was amazingly arousing and passionate. We parted as friends when we went to college and

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?

Q My partner and I love each other very much and our sex life is great. But it annoys us that we always do the same things, in the same way, on the same night – Sunday, when we’ve recovered from our e

Counsellor Kate Medlin answers your personal, sexual and emotional problems

Q My marriage was wonderful. It lasted over 25 years, and I never felt insecure. Since my husband died, I’ve had several relationships which haven’t lasted. I hold back from involvement, feel unsure a

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