How we live together: the ‘life wives’
We’re on the same wavelength – it’s like she can read my mindZahra Jones, 40Amy and I have known each other for nearly...
Surprising Dating Advice for Finding Love After 40
If you’re single and over 40, chances are your BFF, your parents, your siblings, and maybe even the stranger in the checkout line, are...
22 Questions to Ask Your Spouse Once a Year
When you’ve been married for a long time, it’s easy to slip into a daily routine and familiar lifestyle and forget that you might...
Outsourcing education to Clarks shoes: only a Tory could think of that
The government’s proposal that shop workers should help kickstart children’s early development is laughableParents, we’ve all been there: a high-street shoe shop in early...
Babies rarely choose their friends – maybe that’s true for us, too
Our baby son is enjoying the friendships we are forcing on him – but what choice do adults have?After a few months of...
How can I help find my brother a girlfriend or wife?
He is honest, caring, has a great job – and he is keen to settle down. I really want to help him, but don’t...
Blind date: ‘I sensed she wanted to stay out longer’
Natalie, 30, freelance journalist, meets Antonio, 34, structural engineerNatalie on AntonioWhat were you hoping for?A bit of flirting with someone new who doesn’t...
Why Is My Family So Mean to My Daughter?
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Dear Care and Feeding,I’m a single mom and my daughter is 4. She’s bright, funny, generous, and...
‘We tenderly drop the vibrator into the bin’: how I Marie Kondo’d my whole...
The Netflix series has sparked a whole new wave of tidying. But can I apply her minimalist approach to my love life, friendships and...
My husband left me and our kids and is now with another woman
A new relationship will long outlive – and swiftly obscure – the heartache you’ve been through, says Mariella FrostrupThe dilemma Eighteen months ago, my...
