A problem shared: difficult schoolfriend

Meet the stepparents

Even the most amicable divorce can run into trouble when a mother wants to meet her former husband’s new life partner

Dear Tanya: do I have postnatal depression?

Since the birth of my daughter, I have been advised that I have postnatal depression. But I’m so happy to be a mother

Ireland's indie chicks

Cameron Diaz isn’t the only woman who doesn’t want a diamond ring. We meet a generation of single thirtysomethings

Mrs Mills: passionate neighbours

Diary of a child-free couple: Christmas crisis

Where to spend Christmas? Mr W and I have drawn swords/lists and exchanged them as follows:

Dear Tanya: I'm shocked by my parents' affairs

I have been living in a house full of lies, and all I feel is disgust and hatred towards my parents. What can I do?

Can the Tory Shires be rewired?

As the Tory candidate Liz Truss faces deselection over an affair, will David Cameron’s female agenda ever be accepted?

A problem shared: reclusive mother

When my dad was ill, she expected me to drop everything. She gets very angry if I say I’m busy

The trouble with women

Robert is 36 and an entrepreneur from London

Mrs Mills: winter drawers on

What is the purpose of an all-in-one fishnet body stocking? If any reader knows, I would be pleased to hear

Dear Tanya: I crave independence from my parents

I have loving, caring parents but I am having major difficulty in finding independence and gaining control of my life

How I make it work: Bonnie Greer

Bonnie Greer, 60, is a playwright, a novelist and the deputy chairwoman of the British Museum board of trustees

A problem shared: just friends?

Mrs Mills: dress for success

All he needs to do is pop your mother into a pair of roller skates, or perhaps fix her slippers to a skateboard

Sally: we argue constantly

Criticism and contempt are poisons that will taint even the best partnership

Diary of a child-free couple: just giving

Let’s not talk about sex

Agony aunts used to be our moral guides. Here we applaud their good work

Why write to a killer on death row?

Nearly 3,000 Britons, mostly female, are penpals with men awaiting execution. Our writer finds out what drives them

The rise of Japan’s 'girlie men'

Forget the salarymen, Japan's new 'herbivore' generation of males believe that life is far more important than work