I thought I was laidback about my sons leaving home. My WhatsApps tell a different story | Emma Beddington
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I’m 54 and have terminal cancer. I have a wife, 47, and 8-year-old child. How do I split my $1.2 million retirement and life insurance between them?
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I thought I was laid-back about my sons leaving home. My WhatsApps tell a different story | Emma Beddington
In 2021, I see I sent my home-alone eldest 12 unanswered messages over three days. I have to face facts: they’re just not that into me. ‘Texting your teenage son is like texting a guy who has no ...6 hours ago -
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After my husband’s death, I papered over my grief with posters and pictures. No more | Kat Lister
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‘He forced me to take Social Security at 62’: My husband inherited millions, but never gave me a penny. If I divorce him, would I get any of it?
“We have five rental properties — two of them were inherited — and the rental money goes into a joint checking account.”20 hours ago -
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‘I have zero regrets’: I’m 84 and estranged from my two adult sons. My 48-year-old wife will get my seven-figure estate. Is that selfish?
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For 61 years I’ve been too lazy to use sunscreen. How badly have I damaged my skin – and is it too late to change?
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‘My mom still has his original will’: A few months before he died, my father went online and made a secret will, cutting off my mother. Can he do this?
“His new will leaves his estate to my two nieces, nephew, my sister and me.”Yesterday -
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‘I don’t want to be unfair’: My mother gave me $150,000 to buy a house. One sibling wants 15% ownership. What now?
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The moment I knew: on our second date he taught my son how to ice-skate – and my heart melted
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I’m wife No. 4. My husband’s first wife is owed 50% of his federal pension when he dies. Where does that leave me?
“Going through some old paperwork, I found the divorce decree from his first wife.”2 days ago -
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‘I had 3 offers over 11 months’: With the Fed’s 50-basis-point cut, will I finally be able to sell my house?
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This is how we do it: ‘I felt betrayed when I found his Viagra. Were his issues my fault?
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The Fed rate cut scared me. Where should I invest my $127,000 in savings now?
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‘I earn £2m – my partner £20k. It’s a bit ridiculous’: the truth about wealth-gap relationships
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Romola Garai: ‘For a lot of my 20s, I was rude, annoying and a brat’
The actor and director on fearing abduction, fantasising about ‘the good life’, and the bad habit she can’t shake. Born in Hong Kong, Romola Garai, 42, joined the National Youth Theatre in her ...2 days ago -
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‘I think we inspired the knickerless couple’: the story of the Guardian Blind date duo who tied the knot, six years after that first kiss
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I want to be a stay-at-home mum, and feel angry that society won’t let me | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
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'I no longer feel afraid to speak up' - survivor tells her story
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Pat Barker: ‘When I first read Pride and Prejudice, I hated it’
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Vice President Harris said that if someone were to break into her house, they would get shot while talking with Oprah Winfrey about hot-button issues during a Thursday night campaign event. “If ...3 days ago