Family
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More men than ever are joining fathers’ groups and showing an interest in what it means to be a dad
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Once they were only seen as breadwinners and disciplinarians. A leading anthropologist highlights 10 ways in which the role of fathers has been transformed
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Rage, sweats and sleepless nights... this wasn’t how I’d pictured my 30s. But it was the start of a dual quest – to get pregnant, and control my demon hormones
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I hadn’t returned to my 25-year-old brother’s final resting place since his funeral. Could a journey along the Thames from London to Oxford help me come to terms with his death?
Opinion
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My newfound delight in the smallest pleasures is unlikely to survive the resumption of normal life, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
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For all the joys of new parenthood, there is still a stigma to admitting that having a baby is anything but sunshine, rainbows and bliss. I wish people could be more honest, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
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I don’t mind injections, they make me feel brave and strong, but there’s one question I’m desperate to ask, says Séamas O’Reilly
Advice
Love & sex
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Patrick, 59, and Richard, 50, met at a dinner party that Patrick had tried to skip. Years later, when Patrick’s kidneys began to fail, Richard donated one of his
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The behaviour exhibited on dating apps can be profoundly demoralising, writes social researcher Joanne Orlando – and it creeps into our lives offline
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David, 24, civil servant, meets Alex, 24, PR account executive
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