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Is being single the best anti-ageing treatment?

Humans have spent millennia going to wild extremes to stay forever young. It's said that sixteenth-century countess Elizabeth Bathory bathed in the blood of virgins. The Ancient Romans...

I went to a sex party completely sober — here’s what no one tells you

It was a Saturday night, and there I was outside a random building in Hackney, second-guessing the choice to wear underwear under my lacy bodysuit. Practical? Not really,...

A televised apology at the Winter Olympics isn’t romantic – it’s manipulation

The 2026 Winter Olympics kicked off in Milan on February 6th, and it seems that a new sport was added to the schedule: grovelling. After taking the bronze...

20 Valentine’s Day movies to watch this weekend

You don’t need a boo to enjoy the best Valentine’s Day movies, trust us. Whether you’re coupled up and planning a cosy night in, ignoring texts from your...

It’s Red Tuesday, AKA the day you’re most likely to get dumped

Something's in the air. And, no, I'm not talking about love. Before we get to Valentine's Day, we need to deal with Red Tuesday, the unofficial yearly day...

This is the best Valentine’s Day to be single. Here’s how to spend it.

I’m not accepting any moping this Valentine’s Day. We’re single — whether by choice, circumstance, or someone else’s audacity — and we are going to make a great...

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“We’re Punished Because of Our Biology”: Ashley James on the Shocking Costs of Periods

I must’ve slipped into a time vortex because I’m suddenly 35 and closer to menopause than the start of my periods, yet every...

Why every generation secretly thinks the one before them had more style

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when...

Age of Attraction successful couples: who’s still together and who broke up?

Which Age of Attraction couples are still together? Warning: spoilers for the first five episodes ahead.Age of Attraction is a new reality dating...