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Letters: My daughters grew up playing with a similar variety of dolls, cars, Lego, etc, at a time when girly pink stuff wasn’t all pervasive
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I’ve slept on my wife’s side of the bed since the night she died. When I try to cross back to my own half, I fall into a pit of despair
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Readers’ favourite photographs, songs and recipes
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Mathew Shurka’s father put him in ‘gay conversion’ therapy when he was a teenager and told his lover to break off their affair. Years later, Mathew has chosen to forgive his dad
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Don’t get involved in gossip, no matter how tempting, make sure your children are polite at their friends’ houses, and be selective about when you socialise
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Every day families who qualify for child maintenance are rejected simply because they can’t afford to pay the £20 application fee
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How should you talk to your baby?
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Can’t we judge people on their merits, instead of their genes?
Catherine ShoardThe obsession with pedigree as an explanation for success and failure is just a present day form of narcissism
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Diary: I'll get cross about millennials drifting through life. Once I've tidied my bedroom
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'I knew nothing would be the same again': readers on their partner's death
Guardian readers and Sarah MarshThe death of an 89-year-old war veteran’s wife led him to find a new purpose in life. Here, others talk about how they coped with the loss of their other half -
Facing my fear: to save my autistic son's future, I had to let him go
Elayne Robertson DembyIt’s always hard for parents when their children leave home. But usually they can fend for themselves when they do -
A moment that changed me: becoming single at 62
Michele HansonFor years, terror of spinsterhood had kept me mouldering along in disharmony with a man who upset my family and repelled my friends. But now I have a gang
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaMy best friend met the love of her life – and I can’t copeA woman feels bereft because her friend has less time for her. Mariella says stamping her foot because she’s getting less attention is not the way forward
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Private livesPrivate livesI was reunited with my long-lost son – then he vanished againI gave my son up for adoption and I was overjoyed when he got back in touch with me years later – but he has suddenly gone quiet again and seems to want to avoid me. I am devastated
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Problem solvedProblem solvedI’m desperately unhappy with my family. Should I leave home and cut ties?Living with my parents to pay off university debts is exhausting me. Am I being spoilt? Part of me no longer cares. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Dr Dillner’s dilemmasDr Dillner’s dilemmasCan insomnia be cured by online therapy?Up to half of us have problems sleeping – and some experts say online treatment may soon become the norm. But which tool should you use?
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Sexual healingSexual healingI’ve lost all interest in sex – although I still find women attractiveI’m worried my issue will cost me my relationship – but the thought of sex fills me with dread
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Dear JeremyDear JeremyDear Jeremy – your work problems solvedOur careers expert – and you the readers – advise an HR worker wanting to branch out, and someone passed over for a job
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A woman feels bereft because her friend has less time for her. Mariella says stamping her foot because she’s getting less attention is not the way forward
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In order to acquire a British passport, Adrian Mourby’s wife was required to study hard. But he fears she may have absorbed a little too much Britishness in the process
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Women chose bigger penises for a one-time sexual encounter versus a long-term partner, showing that the ideal penis is larger than the global average
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I’m worried my issue will cost me my relationship – but the thought of sex fills me with dread
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Carry on sexting? That’s no way to help your kids…
Barbara EllenParents may not want to go as far as Jeremy Hunt in policing cyberspace, but the desire to be ‘cool’ can make a laissez-faire approach even more dangerous -
Will lawyer Jen, 26, hit it off with chartered surveyor Jeremy, 29?
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