‘I can’t help thinking this is the best first date I’ve ever had’ – searching for love offline

Modern Morals: I’ve never had an orgasm – how do I tell my boyfriend I’ve been lying without wounding his pride?

My sexual awakening: ‘I called him ‘My Elevenses’, because every Tuesday at 11am, he would come around. It was the best thing’

College sweethearts who actually went the distance – and what their stories reveal about long-lasting love

Just Between Us: ‘What turns you on shapes you’ – Porn, desire and sexual scripts with Cindy Gallop

The Divorce Diaries: ‘After 10 years of abuse he walked away – and left me with a lifetime of debt’


Why I’m a big fan of Valentine’s Day – despite all the negativity

Rowan Pelling: The Winter Olympics love rat and his slippery slope of infidelity and no cop-on to keep apology private

Serendipity, fate and a 25km first date: Real Irish love stories that began in the most unusual ways

Dear Mary: I resent how my entitled daughters-in-law make a virtue out of being stay-at-home mums when my hard work is paying for their lives

Asking for a friend: I’ve caught feelings for the guy I’ve been having a fling with. It’s been mostly just sexual but I think we could be more. Should I risk telling him?

Modern Morals: My best friend only goes for married men. I know it's all going to blow up in her face – what should I do?

‘I really couldn’t process that the man that I had come to know was also this guy’ – as Theresa Rowley’s fairytale romance ends in cheating, we ask: is love OK?

Just Between Us: From bullets to bondage - A beginner’s guide to sex toys with Shawna Scott

11 fun and creative Valentine’s Day gifts to enjoy together

The Divorce Diaries: ‘The sex stopped – he said you’re the problem, you have to sort it out’

Dear Mary: My wife’s sisters use our house like it is their own home at the weekends and I feel pushed out and like I don’t matter

Asking for a friend: My boyfriend doesn’t want to tell his homophobic landlord he is gay so I can’t come over or stay the night. Why won’t he look for somewhere else to live?

The Divorce Diaries: Walking away from my wife after 26 years felt like falling off the edge of the Earth

Dear Mary: There must be some ladies who might take a chance on a widower like me, but where do I meet them?

Asking for a friend: My new girlfriend is from another country and goes to church a lot, which is not my thing. Can we overcome all our cultural differences?

Dear Mary: I’m sick of tidying up after my messy wife but when I confront her, she threatens divorce

Asking for a friend: I thought my boyfriend was going to propose over Christmas but instead he told me he needed space and moved out. I feel blindsided and at rock bottom...

Just Between Us: Coming out later in life with Sarah Magliocco

Dear Mary: My sister has an eating disorder and takes up all of our parents’ attention. I sometimes think I hate her

Asking for a friend: I felt amazing and naughty after having my first one-night stand over Christmas. Now I would like to explore having more casual sex safely. Where do I start?

Just Between Us: Owning what turns you on with Bláithín de Burca

The Divorce Diaries: ‘I wish people felt less shame about divorce — it was the best decision I ever made’

Dear Mary: We’re not short of money but my boyfriend refuses to put the heating on for more than two hours and I’m freezing

Asking for a friend: Sex with my husband has dwindled to an occasional treat. I feel really hurt at the lack of intimacy – how can I get things back on track?

Asking for a friend: My husband and I have a great life together but I’m not in love with him and there’s no intimacy. Should I settle for my kids’ sake?

Affairs, betrayal, sibling rivalry and ungrateful adult children: The most read advice columns of the year

Dear Mary: My wife started therapy and wants more time for herself but I feel we’re not a team now and the kids are losing out

Asking for a friend: My boyfriend dumped me and I didn’t see it coming. I can’t get out of bed or stop crying. How can I face Christmas parties now?

Just Between Us: ‘I couldn’t even Google it’ – Bobby McQuaid on erectile dysfunction and shame

‘I’m a single woman in my 50s and the only thing I want for Christmas is a good snog – and I’m determined to get one’

Dear Mary: My son may be dating his half-sister but doesn’t know they are likely related. How can I confess to being unfaithful?

Asking for a friend: I’ve started seeing a younger guy but he’s very vanilla in the bedroom – how can I spice things up without scaring him off?

Modern Morals: I said I’d pay for my fiancée to get a boob job for Christmas – but now I think it’s a bad idea

Dear Mary: My boyfriend and his family and friends are obsessed with rugby and talk about it non-stop. I feel I’ve nothing in common with them

Asking for a friend: I want to treat my partner to a sexy weekend away and bring some toys for us to try but I’ve no idea what to buy

Olivia Petter: The boyfriend test you didn’t know you needed – and why you should go for maths nerds

‘A woman took her top off at the Christmas party — that’s when it all slotted into place’: the women who came out as lesbian or bisexual later in life

Dear Mary: My 18-year-old daughter wants to dress up in sexy ‘lingerie’ like Taylor Swift for Christmas nights out and I worry for her reputation

Asking for a friend: I was sexually assaulted and now I blame myself because I didn’t fight back. I don’t want to report it as I don’t think I’ll be believed. What should I do?

Just Between Us: 'Lube isn’t kinky, it’s helpful' – Laura Dowling on having better sex

Jenny Maguire: I’m among the weary masses who have suffered the dreaded situationship, but I’ve learnt to remember dignity

Dear Mary: I married for money but now have a mother-in-law with exacting standards who tells me how I and my children should behave

Asking for a friend: ‘My friend’s new husband liked my profile on a dating app but has convinced her it’s innocent. I’m terrified she’s falling for his gaslighting – what can I do?’

The joy of sober sex: ‘You’re connected with your partner. When I was drinking, I was off with the fairies’