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# Relationships

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8 bedroom interruptions you'll know all too well
Chinese women are renting boyfriends to please their nagging parents
Column: Why is so much importance attached to engagement rings?
Molly Garboden
6 things you should no longer need to hide from your parents
Column: Ongoing alcohol misuse in Ireland is ruining individuals and families
Tony Moore
7 scientific secrets to a happy marriage
Irish believe older women to be kindest group in Ireland
Facebook network can predict if you'll get dumped within next 60 days
Column: I was raped by my ex-boyfriend but I've taken back control of my life
Catherine W
Column: We lack the empathy and support for people going through divorce
Bernadette Ryan
Column: Is online dating keeping us from settling down?
Molly Garboden
10 distinctly Irish relationship problems
Watch an entire relationship... in five minutes
Column: Is it still taboo for a woman to carry condoms?
Tony Moore
Want to know your chances of finding true love in college?
The deeply annoying things people say to you right after a breakup
Column: Relationships and suicide – it’s time we talked to men properly
Tony Moore
It's now illegal to post nude pics online of your ex... in California
12 examples of how social media tears romance apart
This woman is making her boyfriend 300 sandwiches in exchange for an engagement ring
Guy offers $1500 to the person who can find him his ideal girlfriend
Here's exactly how to annoy your boyfriend
Column: Let's talk about sex (maybe)
Catchall
"I have five wives - but it's not about religion"
Column: 'Third wheel' syndrome – why are we made to feel embarrassed about being single?
Aoife O'Connor
Only younger siblings will understand these problems
Column: Should you stay friends with your ex?
Lisa O'Hara
9 chat-up lines that couldn't have existed 20 years ago
Column: Beware the passion killers – how to keep the spark alive in your relationship
Tony Moore
Is eating dinner on your own good or bad?
Here's what NOT to do when writing a personal ad...
6 ways TV is the third person in your relationship
Hey, older siblings! You'll understand these problems
How much sex is too much sex?
Column: Tackling the taboo – relationships, sexuality and disability
Petal Pilley
And you thought your break-up was bad...
Ten questions that could tell whether you’re a sociopath…
Column: Modern dating and the awkward question of who foots the bill...
Aoife O'Connor
Here are your random acts of kindness
The Guide To Dumping Your Other Half