Relationships

Berlin-based photographer Marina Hoppmann was just 17 years old when she lost her mum, Ria. The two of them had been exceptionally close and the experience

“But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo / What the hell am I doing here? / I don’t belong here” – Creep, Radiohead, 1992  You know

With our ever-present desire to keep things nonchalant in our love lives, ‘grabbing a drink’ has become the modern date default. With ambiguous

The past couple of years has popularised the idea of understanding your attachment style, identifying a partner’s perceived narcissism or ranking their e

I don’t know any happy relationship that isn’t odd in its own way. Add a 13-year age gap into the mix and it doesn’t make things more ‘normal&#

Even though Elaine Ventura had dated her ex for around half a year, their breakup was relatively painless. “We were just not on the same page,” she say

The friendships forged in the fire of capitalism are some that I look back on most fondly. As a teenager, I worked at a major toy store, where shifts were

The New Year is a time for taking stock, making resolutions and figuring out what you want from the next 12 months. If you’re single, this can mean r

Ever wondered what you’d say to a therapist, given the chance? We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 years’ clinic

“YOU! ARE! A! C*NT!” This is what I yelled at the top of my lungs one Tuesday morning in lockdown. There was a stunned silence. My anger had crescendoe

Dating as a woman who feels a lot isn’t easy. The fear of being called “crazy” became so overwhelming that I learned to keep my emotions to m

It is 4:54pm on a bleak Wednesday in November. I’m walking back home after hiking to the lake down the road, an audiobook in my ears to protect me from t

There’s a famous saying: “There is no hierarchy of suffering.” This feels especially true of breakups, the great equaliser. We can’

26-year-old Vanese met her ex on Bumble back in 2017. “He was my first ever boyfriend,” she recalls. “The relationship was great.”

We asked Dr Sheri Jacobson, a retired psychotherapist with over 17 years’ clinical experience and the founder of HarleyTherapy.com, for advice on th

Content warning: This article discusses problem gambling. If you are recovering from or directly impacted by problem gambling, you may wish to disengage fo

It was December 1999 when I asked my mother, who I was helping with the Christmas decorations: “Was my mummy pretty?” She smiled and said: R