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The Church still treats gays as second-class citizens – how do they get away with it?
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (781+ words) Recently bishops voted 34-0 to block gay couples from being blessed in standalone ceremonies, even if they can be blessed during church services. At what point do we call this discrimination, asks Alan Rusbridger As I say, preposterous. Could never happen....
Taiwanese tycoon, 102, caught in dramatic guardianship battle between family and wife
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (442+ words) Taiwanese tycoon married caregiver of 17 years earlier in January, reports say A dramatic encounter between the family members of a 102-year-old tycoon and his wife outside a hospital in Taiwan has sparked legal scrutiny over a family guardianship battle. The…...
‘My health was in a tailspin – until I divorced my husband of 26 years’
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (484+ words) At 19, Ateh Jewel thought she'd found the love of her life. Then her health took a nosedive. She tells Emilie Lavinia the full story of her marriage, divorce, and the magic of bouncing back "But I'm divorced, I'm single, I…...
The 2,000-year-old philosophy of love that still rings true today
1+ week, 5+ day ago (579+ words) For the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle " the true form of love wasn't intense passion or grand gestures on one day of the year Valentine's Day is traditionally a time of heart-shaped balloons, overpriced roses and fully-booked restaurants. Couples kiss and…...
Bins, heating, switching off the lights: Top household arguments for couples revealed
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (564+ words) Here's the full list of what can drive us into a white hot rage when living with a partner The world can be a complex and horrifying place, so finding a partner and eventually carving out a serene and tranquil…...
‘Love languages’ lack scientific evidence, becoming the archetype of bad psychology
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (888+ words) The framework " introduced by Gary Chapman, an American Baptist pastor " emerges from a pastoral counselling context rather than systematic research Do you know how you prefer to give and receive love? Do you need words of affirmation? Spending quality time?...
How this European country is trying to fix its falling birth rates
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (166+ words) Inside Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg's new nursery for baby boy as couple prepare to welcome first child Joe Sugg How this European country is trying to fix its falling birth rates - France is set to send letters to all…...
France sends letters to 29-year-olds telling them to get on with having children
2+ week, 1+ day ago (464+ words) The move is aimed at reducing infertility rates in France, which is tackling dwindling birth rates France plans to send a letter to all 29-year-olds in the country encouraging them to have babies before it is "too late. Hundreds of…...
France is sending reminders to 29-year-olds like me to have children, and it’s not OK
2+ week, 1+ day ago (354+ words) As France launches a 16-part plan to tackle its dwindling birth rate, Lydia Spencer-Elliott argues that sending pointed postal reminders to procreate to her generation definitely isn't the answer The overbearing measure is part of a 16-part plan to increase…...
The wedding during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance was real
2+ week, 1+ day ago (390+ words) The wedding during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance was real'The Independent The wedding during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance was real - The wedding that took place during Bad Bunny's highly praised Super Bowl halftime show has been confirmed as real....