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Single mothers "10k worse off if they marry
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (726+ words) Women punished for choosing a stable family life says report calling for benefit reforms A single mother is nearly "10, 000 a year worse off if she marries because of the way Britain's benefits system works, research has revealed. Women face a…...
The relationship habit mismatches that could end your marriage (and how to solve them)
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1190+ words) Opposites might attract, but certain disconnections can have devastating consequences. Here's how to embrace your differences It's a throwaway couples clich" " opposites attract. But while there is some truth that being in a mismatched marriage holds a level of allure,…...
How to stop your ex clawing back money after you die
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (101+ words) The Telegraph A "clean break order" can sever your financial ties for good, Telegraph Money explains Rachel Lacey is a freelance financial journalist covering everything from retirement planning and pensions to tax and consumer finance. See more She also writes…...
Marriage diaries: My wife makes me watch her wild swims. It bores me senseless
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (473+ words) The Telegraph Long before my wife's midlife obsession with immersing herself in frigid rivers, reed-lined streams and pond weed, I had an uneasy relationship with swimming. At school I'd been under-12 butterfly champion and even won a trophy in the…...
A fifth of young men do not think controlling partner's money is abuse
2+ week, 3+ day ago (653+ words) Males aged 18 to 24 three times more likely than older men to dismiss financial coercion as non-abusive, Home Office survey finds Many young men are unaware that controlling a partner's access to money is economic abuse, Home Office research has revealed....
My husband wants to change our retirement plan " and he's the one with all the money'
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (1296+ words) Moral Money: our reader feels she doesn't have a say in plans to buy a ski chalet My husband and I have spent nearly three decades building a life together. Twenty-eight years of marriage, three boys and what I can…...
I've paid the "singles tax' for years but my married friends just don't get it
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1105+ words) From assembling furniture alone to battling sky-high bills on one income, the financial burden of singledom is constantly underestimated Being single in 2026 is hard. Not only do you have to navigate the hell-scape that is online dating if you want…...
I thought my husband had a brain tumour, but he was having an affair
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1343+ words) After 17 years of marriage, my partner's personality seemingly changed overnight. Now, I realise he's been a narcissistic cheat all along Over the decades we'd spent together, I'd always had a suspicion that he might be autistic or neurodiverse in some…...
Unmarried couples to gain automatic right to inheritance
4+ week, 1+ day ago (532+ words) David Lammy proposes to let cohabitees claim their partner's estate if they die without a will Benedict J Smith is a Money writer specialising in property and jobs. See more He previously worked as a publisher on the Telegraph Business…...
Only a sexual revolution can save us now
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (658+ words) The Telegraph Births are at a 50-year low, according to the Office for National Statistics, which just released the figures for 2025. In England and Wales, the average woman had 1. 9 children in 2010, but it's now down to 1. 4, a rate that means…...