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theguardian.com > society > 03/22/2026 > hidden-mental-health-crisis-gen-x-women

‘You lose yourself’: inside the mental health crisis hitting gen X women

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (643+ words) My generation had great role models, free university and the morning-after pill. We should be running the world. Instead, two-thirds of us are facing mental health problems " and it's not all about the menopause A survey by the British Association…...

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theguardian.com > lifeandstyle > 03/22/2026 > this-is-how-we-do-it-i-worried-that-hed-miss-having-sex-with-women

This is how we do it: ‘I worried that he’d miss having sex with women’

10+ hour, 45+ min ago  (268+ words) Joe had never dated a bisexual man before, while Matt took time to trust his new partner, but now both are happy swapping roles in the bedroom How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously…...

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theguardian.com > lifeandstyle > 03/21/2026 > moment-i-knew-reassured-me-believed-future

The moment I knew: I was crying and couldn’t stop. When he reassured me, I believed in the future he could see

22+ hour, 44+ min ago  (558+ words) When Tracy Crisp was at her "messiest and darkest, Adrian didnt diminish her pain, but he did help her look beyond it Find more stories from the moment I knew series I met Adrian when I was 18 and we married…...

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theguardian.com > global-development > 02/04/2026 > married-pakistani-children-women-motherhood

I’m married, Pakistani – and I don’t want children. That doesn’t make me broken | Fizza Abbas

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (472+ words) I live in a country where a woman's value is often measured by motherhood, but for me and many others fulfilment simply looks different What shocked me more was my own response. "Ji, ji, bilkul," (Yes, yes, of course) I…...

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theguardian.com > wellness > 03/19/2026 > can-prolonged-eye-contact-really-make-couples-feel-closer

Can prolonged eye contact really make couples feel closer?

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (562+ words) I made my husband stare into my eyes for four minutes, on the advice of a happiness researcher. Did it work? "This is the best thing ever," he enthuses, explaining that it can help with mood management and to strengthen…...

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theguardian.com > lifeandstyle > ng-interactive > 03/17/2026 > alpine-divorce-abandoned-hiking-trail

Women are being abandoned by their partners on hiking trails. What’s behind ‘alpine divorce’?

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (864+ words) As stories of men leaving their dates in "sketchy situations" go viral, experts say these incidents could stem from big egos and poor communication MJ calls what happened to her in Zion national park "small "T" trauma. She knows women…...

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theguardian.com > lifeandstyle > 03/15/2026 > life-fell-apart-when-husband-had-affair-how-recover-annalisa-barbieri

My life collapsed when my husband had an affair. How can I recover? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (622+ words) It's OK to be angry at your husband " the shame isn't yours to carry I have been married for 30 years. Until recently, we were the best of'friends. Then he began being distant, though he remained kind. I thought this was…...

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theguardian.com > lifeandstyle > 03/14/2026 > blind-date-jacquie-robin

Blind date: ‘He looked at me, 5ft, and said he was looking for someone around 5ft 6in’

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (556+ words) Robin, 68, a retired property manager, meets Jacquie, 69, a retired secretary What were you hoping for? To meet someone with a nice personality and similar interests. First impressions? An attractive, slim, smart lady. What did you talk about? Our lives, family,…...

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theguardian.com > lifeandstyle > 03/14/2026 > my-mothers-best-advice-go-in-to-bat-for-the-ones-you-love

My mother’s best advice: go in to bat for the ones you love

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (274+ words) She wasn't a great one for dispensing wisdom. Instead, she fought for me whenever I most needed it Mum was a brilliant non-giver of advice. Now Dad, he had his pearls. "If you do something, do it with a good…...

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theguardian.com > us-news > 03/13/2026 > kyrsten-sinema-romantic-relationship-guard

Kyrsten Sinema says in court filings she had a ‘romantic’ relationship with guard

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (665+ words) Former US senator's admission comes after Heather Ammel sued her under North Carolina's "homewrecker' law Kyrsten Sinema, a former US senator, admitted in court filings to having a "romantic and intimate" relationship with a married man who was a member…...