Family and Relationships
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I worried we’d never get our groove back, but after going through labour I feel like I trust my body more, and have more confidence to try new things with it, writes Rebecca Weller.
“It’s absolutely devastating but it’s important for the safety of our wedding guests."
After getting the news his partner had a ‘missed’ miscarriage (when the baby has died but there are no miscarriage symptoms) David did what he thought men were supposed to do – suck it up and be the ‘man’ of the family. But after a few months he realised he needed to mourn and talk about his loss and by opening up to friends and dealing with the tragedy it helped not just himself, but his partner and his three-year-old daughter too.
Your chronic work stress isn't just making you miserable — it's taking a toll on your partner too.
"He always needs to be happy," the former footballer said of the Duke of Sussex.
When Garry and Kyle met, the two were both open and honest on their desire to begin a family. Soon, they were beginning the process of fostering children and became the first male same-sex couple in Kent to do so. What they found along the way however was a process that didn’t have much scope for families that didn’t subscribe to a man and woman being a couple. This continued as their fostering turned into adoption of their four children but now they’re living live as a family that shows that not all families have to be the same to work.
These smaller moments deserve to be celebrated, too.
Office romances impact everyone in the workplace, so it's best to conduct them wisely.
Belfast couple Robyn Peoples, 26, a healthcare worker from the city, and Sharni Edwards, 27, a waitress originally from Brighton, became the first same-sex couple to get married in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's prohibition on same-sex marriage was eliminated by the central government after a vote by British lawmakers when the province did not have a sitting government.