Ask Layla ‘My partner has built a wall around her emotions and doesn’t want to let anyone in’Ask Layla: My girlfriend’s emotional disassociation is making our relationship really difficult. I’ve suggested therapy so she can work through the trauma of her past relationship – but she’s not yet willing to, and I’m at a breaking point
Ask Layla ‘Ever since my parents met my partner there is a constant battle for boundaries — they criticise our decisions and intrude on our personal space’Ask Layla: I’ve been with my girlfriend for a year; she’s supportive and shares my values. However, my parents are overbearing, especially since meeting her. They criticise us and invade our space despite my attempts to set boundaries
Ask Layla ‘My boyfriend has become very dependent on porn, despite my repeated expressions of discomfort’Ask Layla: How can I address my boyfriend’s porn dependency when it’s causing discomfort and strain in our relationship, despite expressing my concerns repeatedly?
Ask Layla ‘I can’t shake the feeling that there may be more to intimacy than what our monogamous relationship offers’In the first of our new weekly advice column, Ask Layla, psychologist Layla Collins offers advice on whether non-monogamy within a long-term relationship can ever really work
Opinion Jarlath Regan: When your only work colleague is your wife, there is nowhere to hideWorking with your wife throws up problems – outside of her work ethic being stronger than yours – such as wanting to go on a date with your colleague
Relationships What Bumble’s new features mean for your dating lifeThe app is using machine learning to produce a daily, personalised list of top profiles to cut down on time spent identifying potential matches
Design For Life Advice: Should I respect my teenage daughter’s request to keep her relationship secret? This week, our expert advises a reader who faces a tricky dilemma
Feature Don’t take me to church: Meet the couples choosing secular ceremonies for their big dayTraditional Catholic church ceremonies are in decline as more marrying couples from all walks of life choose to create secular ceremonies – humanist or civil – in country houses or in very unusual locations altogether
Relationships Dating in your 40s: ‘On a Tuesday he comes over, has a lovely meal and a sleepover, then we see each other in a week’Dating after separation, divorce or as a co-parent are just some of the challenges in meeting someone in your 40s, says divorce and relationship coach Amy Dixon
Relationships Method of modern love: The scam romances blighting the dating gameFor those seeking to find love online, the landscape of contemporary dating is fraught with potentially ruinous scams that seek to fleece the unwary – and the psychological damage can be considerable
First love can be magical, but it can also be excruciating. Here, our contributors deliver honest, heart-warming and sometimes painful stories about their experiences
Design for Life: Should I cut ties with my verbally abusive dad?This week, psychotherapist and author Siobhán Murray advises an adult child feeling rage over having to visit their irascible father
Design For Life: Should I tell my children about their parentage? This week, clinical psychologist Dr Malie Coyne advises a reader with one biological child and one adopted child who is unsure whether to tell them about it just yet
Design For Life: How do I know if I’m being coerced?This week, occupational psychologist Louize Carroll advises a reader who wants to find out more about the pernicious practice of coercive control
Design for Life: I don’t know if I can trust my boyfriend againThis week, psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader who, having reconciled with her previously unfaithful ex, is now unsure how she feels about the relationship
Making it Work: The dating agency that has figured out the plus and minus of finding loveIntro sets up around 100 dates per week, and believes its statistics-based model is a good fit for a post-lockdown world
Design for Life: Is my boyfriend gaslighting me?This week, our occupational psychologist advises a reader who thinks her other half may be emotionally manipulating her with continuous lies
Design for Life: Should I come out to my parents? This week, chartered psychologist Aisling Leonard-Curtin advises a reader on whether he should tell his conservatively-minded parents that he is gay
Design for Life: My partner wants to be more adventurous in bedThis week, Dr Caroline West advises a reader and her partner to talk to each other about what they want from their sex life