Love & sex
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Did things add up for Shawn, 30, trainee lawyer, and Tom, 33, accountant? -
The queer woman with autism
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All men struggle to get an erection at some point in their lives, but more and more in their 20s and 30s are having problems. Are they panicking at the thought of sex? -
I can bring myself to climax on my own, but I feel so much pressure when I’m with another person that I end up pretending. How can I communicate my needs? -
‘We-talk’ – constantly referring to yourself and your partner in the plural – is annoying. But it is also a sign that your relationship is solid. What else has science got to teach us about staying together?
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Episodes six to eight of our Close Encounters sex podcast got people talking. Here we share listeners’ own tales, comments and questions
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Jords has always known he was asexual, but his partners have struggled to understand. Can you compromise over your sexuality for the sake of companionship? WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT -
Michelle and Reuben live together, sleep together and date other people together. Alix Fox finds out how their polyamorous relationship works. WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT
Advice
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You have lost a lot and so has your husband, says Annalisa Barbieri. But you need to adjust your sexual expectations -
She is becoming forgetful and confused, her house is in an untypical mess and when I arranged for her to see her GP, she lied about going -
I can bring myself to climax on my own, but I feel so much pressure when I’m with another person that I end up pretending. How can I communicate my needs?
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It was a long time ago and he’s clearly ashamed of it… Mariella Frostrup is puzzled by a woman’s anger
My husband’s illnesses have ruined our sex life