It was a routine antenatal appointment with many weeks still to go until the birth. “Things aren’t quite as we’d hope,” said the midwife, a worried look on her face. “You need to go straight to hospital.” The date was 8 April 1992. But also, it was 1 August 2024. The bump in 1992 was…
Why can’t I stop looking at myself on video calls? It’s become obsessive, to the point where I have to turn off the camera. Daniel Brown, London Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Readers reply As social creatures, we instinctively worry about how we are perceived, because of how this affects our status. Perversely, though, we…
Only an idiot would claim to love every form of exercise. At 61, I believe it’s the only way to delay the body’s slow crumble, but ugh, so much of it is unpleasant, or dull, or just not for me. I don’t think I will ever not hate Bulgarian split squats. I’m bored to tears…
Gina Chick has a wise take on riding the waves of travel. “Things happen on holiday – your stuff gets stolen, the car breaks down, you miss your flights, there’s some giant weather event,” she says. “But afterwards they’re the things that bring you together, that you remember and tell stories about for the rest…
Sorry, Valentine’s Day is cancelled: we’re in a relationship recession. Analysis of demographic data by the Financial Times shows a dramatic decline in married or cohabiting young adults, with tanking “relationship formation” rates in countries as diverse as Thailand, Finland, Peru, South Korea and Turkey. In the US, the marriage rate fell by 54% between…
