21 h. ago Somebody to love: should AI relationships stay taboo or will they become the intelligent choice? | Brigid Delaney

How will AI destroy the world as we know it? Not through evil. My guess is it will do it through loveRecently, at a pub with a bunch of my friends who were gen X parents, the talk turned to young love. Most of their kids were in their late teens and early 20s, and embarking on their first relationships.These gen X parents were a cohort that supported marriage equality and trans rights, not just for society more broadly but for their own children. And we all prided ourselves on being more progressive than the previous generation. Love is love. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Dad drowned his own three children on Father's Day after horror 'threat'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Robert Farquharson was found guilty of three counts of murder after he drove his three sons into a dam on Father's Day in 2005, with the boys' mother saying he had a 'love-hate relationship' with them

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7 d. ago Lipstick, manicures ... and fascism: the ugliness behind the $450bn beauty industry

In their new book The House of Beauty, beauty writer Arabelle Sicardi examines the good, the bad and the ugly of the lucrative industryThe very first sentence of Arabelle Sicardi’s book, The House of Beauty, reads: “When I tell you that beauty is a monster, I need you to know it is my favorite kind.”Sicardi, who splits their time between New York City and Los Angeles, has a love/hate relationship with the beauty industry. A writer and consultant working in beauty and tech, their projects include a beauty newsletter, a creative collective called Perfumed Pages and a non-profit arts project called the Museum of Nails Foundation. In their new book, they examine the impact of the $450bn beauty industry – the pretty and the very ugly. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago I had incredible sex with married man in my friend’s back garden – and now I want him to be mine

DEAR DEIDRE: I HAD passionate sex with a married man in my friend’s back garden, and now I can’t get him off my mind. How can I tell if I’m craving him, or the excitement it brought? I’m 29 and have been single since my last relationship ended four years ago. My love life had...

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9 d. ago Voices: I’ve fallen in love with my best friend and don’t know what to do

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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2 w. ago Lioness star Mary Earps reveals girlfriend as she speaks out on sexuality for first time

Football icon Mary Earps MBE has opened up on her sexuality for the first time as she confirmed she is in a relationship after keeping her love life private for years

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2 w. ago 'My boyfriend's 46 years older and covers most bills but I'm no gold digger'

David, 74, and Shalon, 28, are in an age gap relationship, saying that they often have to defend their love because people assume that Shalon is just a gold digger

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2 w. ago Amber Davies faces major blow as family set to miss rest of Strictly journey

Musical star Amber Davies first rose to fame when she took part in Love Island and left in a relationship but now she's known for her West End theatre appearances

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2 w. ago How ‘Love is Blind’ has become a cultural phenomenon of finding love across the globe

Each series adaptation is designed to fit cultural norms and expectations

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2 w. ago Youth Group on Forever Young at 20 and gen X middle age: ‘Angst doesn’t go away just because you get older’

As the band return with their sixth album, Big Whoop, frontman Toby Martin reflects on fatherhood, mortality and their love-hate relationship with their biggest hitGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwenty years ago, Youth Group recorded Forever Young, a bittersweet anthem that’s wired as tightly to the hearts of gen X indie kids as a pacemaker. The 1984 original, from German band Alphaville, was a gloriously histrionic ode to cold war anxiety. But in Youth Group’s hands, synths were replaced by mellow guitar and the song was set to footage of kids skateboarding in Sydney in 1978. It was pure sun-dappled nostalgia that shot to No 1 on the Aria charts in 2006 after it was used on The OC.So how does the band, now middle-aged, regard their biggest hit with the passing of time? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dani Dyer speaks out about failed romance with ex Sammy Kimmence in 'guilty' admission

The Love Island winner opened up about her failed relationships with Sammy Kimmence and fellow winner Jack Fincham, saying she 'loved the wrong people' but 'doesn't regret anything'

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2 w. ago Selling Sunset star Emma Hernan reunites with 'very, very rich' boyfriend Blake

Emma Hernan has had her ups and downs in love, but viewers are gripped to see where her on-off relationship with real esate agent Blake Davis goes given past drama

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2 w. ago Love Island's Samie Elishi poised for All Stars villa return after Sam Thompson split

A popular former Love Island star is set to return to the villa for their third chance at finding love after their latest relationship ended earlier this year leaving them single again

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3 w. ago I'm 37 and still single. After a series of cheaters and ghosters I was hopeful of finding Mr Right

Tina writes: Everyone keeps saying: 'You'll meet someone when you least expect it.' But I am expecting it - I've been expecting it for years! I'm on all the apps and it's exhausting.

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3 w. ago Be honest about choices ahead as Starmer claims Swinney 'insulting intelligence' of Scots

Record View says if the SNP are to be trusted with another term at Holyrood, they need to be honest about the challenges the country faces

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3 w. ago Olivia Attwood ‘fighting for her marriage’ as Bradley Dack ‘embarrassed’ by her behaviour

Following an undeniably tricky few months, a source claims Olivia Attwood and her husband Bradley Dick are still very much love each other and she'll 'fight' to save their relationship

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3 w. ago Strictly's Amber Davies' stroppy demands over £1million Love Island relationship

The Love Island winner who is currently appearing on Strictly said she was sick of people asking about her ex and just wants people to move on after they split and now has a new love interest

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last month Voices: Should you ever date a smoker if you can’t bear the habit?

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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