Single? Why not try an arranged marriage?

In an age of uncertainty, women need an alternative to the Western style of selecting a marriage partner, Reva Seth says

Therapy notes: Take the edge off competitive love

Since Alison and Philip both put in long hours at their respective companies, surely at home they applaud each other's efforts?

Complete novice who delivered a baby

Times reader Mark Hunt, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, remembers a medical baptism of fire

Women who deserve a stamp of approval

After the recent list of women worthy of stamps of achievement, our writer makes her own list

Honesty box: Steve Jones

TV presenter Steve Jones on birdwatching, staging his own death and not having his heart broken

Rise and rise of the British literary festival

Literary gatherings have become magnets for people keen to engage with culture and meet its purveyors

Bankers: No one likes them and we don't care

Aversion to moneylenders is nothing new, says a former investment banker. Now the credit crisis has given the demonology a whole new life

Tough love: a mother's painful lesson

A year after we reported on Hannah Mayne's addiction, we reveal how her mother's health and marriage have been affected

The best insults of all time?

The latest book by Times columnist Matthew Parris celebrates mudslinging down the ages, from Socrates to Sharon Stone

How can I make my son go to school?

Dr Tanya Byron advises a reader who is struggling with a 14-year-old son who is verbally abusive and anxious

I told you so: bankers are brainless

Nassim Taleb, maverick intellectual, former trader and inventor of black swan theory, explains why the banks got it wrong

The diary of Caitlin Moran, aged 13 3/4

“Fourteen shot in small market town. Bad. Watched Howard the Duck and ate choc ices. Brill.”

Feeling down? Take a dose of Nature's Prozac

From St John's Wort to a stroll in the park, there are plenty of ways to beat the blues and remain buoyant and healthy

Mrs Mills solves all your problems

Lodgers are best avoided, unless you are anxious to spice up your sex life

People like me

Richard Garriott and his father, Owen

Richard Garriott, 47, a computer-game designer and developer, is an investor in the space-tourism business Space Adventures. His father, Owen...

Going Up

Best of Times, Worst of Times: Flossie Ravenscroft

Flossie Ravenscroft, 26, youngest daughter of John Peel, has been collaborating on a collection of his writings, The Olivetti Chronicles

Valley girl

Slow train to Italy

I didn’t get where I am today without...

The Rev Al Green, 62, pastor and soul music star