Relationships

It’s 2019. Who Told My Eight-Year-Old Daughter If a Boy Is Mean to You,...

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Your first crush is a rite of passage. The fixations that follow it are just life. Nervous, awkward, sublime. Disastrous. Transcendent. Here, we celebrate infatuations, obsessions, and passions in all their exquisite splendor. Meet our "It's...

I can’t get past my strained relationship with my mother

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It’s time to leave the past behind and forge a new bond, and the first step should be yours, says Mariella FrostrupThe dilemma I don’t have a very good relationship with my mum most...

A letter to… my little brother who passed away

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‘I would have dropped everything, done anything for you’: the letter you always wanted to writeWhen anyone asks whether I have any siblings, I say I have a younger brother. Some people ask...

All Your Friendship Questions, Answered

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We constantly talk about our partners and our breakups, our marriages and our divorces. But friendship — its beginning, occasional end, and every problem in between — can be harder to pin down. Many...

Domestic abuse survivors and children sleeping rough, survey finds

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Women unable to get refuge place also having to sofa-surf or stay with abuserSurvivors of domestic abuse and their children are being forced to sleep rough as they struggle to find safe accommodation, a...

Babies rarely choose their friends – maybe that’s true for us, too

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Our baby son is enjoying the friendships we are forcing on him – but what choice do adults have?After a few months of somewhat patchy interactions with other babies, it’s a surprise to...

I have become far too close to my best friend

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I know our friendship is too one-sided, but I cannot bear the thought of being without her. How do I maintain a healthier relationship?I met my best friend a year and a half...

Blind date: ‘He probably thinks I’m looking for an Irish passport’

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Emily, 26, charity worker, and Barry, 24, maths teacherBarry on EmilyWhat were you hoping for?A laugh, good conversation and nice food.First impressions?She needs to work on her French – she picked the wrong...

Parents have 32 minutes of me-time every day, says depressing study

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Parents have just 32 minutes to themselves every day and many have to hide from their kids to get a breather, according to new data.A study into the everyday lives of 2,000 moms and...

I’ve left my damaging childhood behind me, but why do I feel guilty?

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You must delve into your own past, Mariella Frostrup tells a social worker who has no contact with her own familyThe dilemma I’m 28 and was born and raised in a northern mining town....

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