Grown-up crushes

Adult celebrity crushes

Clem Bastow *And why they're arguably healthier than real-life unrequited love.

Men faking it

Do men fake orgasms?

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Clem Bastow A new book challenges our notion of how sex between a man and a woman is “supposed” to happen.

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Predator alert

Filtering out the cyber creeps

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Clem Bastow Will the new 'predator alert tool' give women a better online dating experience?

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Therapy

Beauticians as therapists

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Clem Bastow A visit to get one’s hair, nails or underarms 'done' is often about the therapeutic benefits more than the hairdo itself.

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Relationships

Is it ever a good idea to make a sex tape?

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Clem Bastow As a sex tape scandal sends a Kanye West in to a spin Clem Bastow wonders if anyone should ever take the risk of putting their love on the small screen.

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Relationships

The unbearable sadness of 'dream couple' break-ups

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Clem Bastow Why Amy Poehler and Will Arnett's break-up is almost as excruciating as our own.

Geek culture

Adult dress ups

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Clem Bastow CLEM BASTOW explains the joy of dressing up as fictional characters at this year's Comic-Con.

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Relationships

Why I've given up dating

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Psychology

Farewelling Lane

Lane Pryce (Jared Harris) in Season 5 of <i>Mad Men.</i>

Clem Bastow Dealing with the aftermath of a loved one’s suicide attempt.

Yes, he really is cheating on you

Noah Wyle - a welcome distraction at age 13.

Clem Bastow ...And 30 other things it took CLEM BASTOW 30 years to work out.

Psychology

The vulnerability hangover

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Clem Bastow Coping with that raw, morning-after, cringe-worthy feeling when you think you've said too much.

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Real Life

Relocation Anxiety

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Clem Bastow CLEM BASTOW tackles one of life's most stressful hurdles in one of the wrodl's most unforgiving cities.

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Real life

Hula hooping*

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Clem Bastow *OR how I learned to stop worrying and love exercise again.

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Does Bettina Arndt even like women?

Sex therapist, columnist and social commentator Bettina Arndt.

Clem Bastow And how valid is her claim that staying single in your 20's means you won't get a "happily ever after"?

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Psychology

Making friends on the internet

Susie Bubble

Clem Bastow It's the easiest way to find and bond with like-minded people - but can you really be qualify as friends if you've never met face-to-face?

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Real Life

The fine art of letting go

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Clem Bastow When is it okay to let your dreams go? When reality sets in? Never?

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Social etiquette

Airport breakdowns

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Clem Bastow What makes grown-ups turn into petulant children in the departure lounge.

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Homefront

A small mouse problem

Clem Bastow CLEM BASTOW confronts that connundrum that is being a peace loving vegetarian with a mouse infestation.

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Real life

Why you should join the Country Women's Association

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Clem Bastow Many self-styled “modern” feminists would look askance at the CWA, but CLEM BASTOW explains why we should give it another thought.

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A change to dye for

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Clem Bastow Should we mark our milestone age with a radical change in appearance? Clem Bastow explores the delicate link between hair colour and cusp-of-30 crises.

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