StagesDating and meeting people Early dating Becoming exclusive Moving in together Long-term partnership Marriage Long distance Rebuilding after a break Dating later in life Getting engaged Trying for a baby and the strain of it Becoming parents together Meeting each other's parents Empty nest Retirement together Caring for an ageing partnerSkillsCommunication and being heard Conflict without damage Repair after an argument Boundaries Listening Expressing needs Apologising properly Handling difference Emotional labour and its distribution Talking about money Talking about sex Sharing the mental load and household admin Phones, privacy and digital boundaries Living with different working hours Rebuilding trust after a betrayalDifficultiesGrowing apart Loss of intimacy Money and financial conflict Jealousy and insecurity Trust and betrayal Different life goals Family and in-laws Caring responsibilities When one partner is struggling Recognising a controlling or abusive relationship Addiction in a relationship Bereavement as a couple Infertility and fertility treatment Long-term illness and becoming a carer Redundancy and job loss Loneliness inside a relationship Neurodivergence and mismatched communication stylesFamily & structuresCohabiting rights in the UK Marriage and civil partnership Blended families and step-parenting Co-parenting after separation Non-monogamy and open relationships Chosen family and friendship Living apart together Civil partnership compared with marriage Donor conception and surrogacy families Adopting or fostering as a couple Multigenerational households A partner from outside the UK and where the official visa guidance is Faith differences within a coupleEndingsDeciding whether to stay How to end a relationship Separation and divorce in the UK Dividing a home and finances Telling children Grief after a breakup Staying friends Rebuilding on your own No-fault divorce in England and Wales, step by step Divorce and dissolution in Scotland Consent orders and financial settlement Child arrangements and who decides Splitting pensions Untangling joint debt and utilities Leaving a long cohabitation with no legal statusNewsDating todayHinge Bumble Tinder Feeld Grindr Muzz OurTime Writing a profile that reads like you Meeting safely the first time Romance fraud and reporting it to Action Fraud Dating after a long relationship Dating with children Dating and disability Dating burnout and taking a breakSex and intimacyMismatched desire Intimacy after having a baby Intimacy through menopause Consent inside a long relationship Talking about what you want Sexual health testing and how NHS services work Intimacy when one partner is unwell Long periods without sex

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