All Sex & relationships articles
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Opinion
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I have put on weight, don’t feel attractive and lost confidence, how do I get out of this rut?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Dr Kathrine McAleese answers a reader who has lost confidence in themselves.
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There was polygamy in the Bible and now polyamory is on the rise among Millenials. What should Christians do?
Anna Fothergill considers the rising trend of the so-called ethical non-monogamy, and says, ’the shift away from Judeo-Christian values and subsequent breakdown in sexual ethics has now landed the average singleton in the position of forming an opinion on this topic.’
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I have fallen out of love with my husband, when is it ok to get a divorce?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we answer someone who wants to know when it is ok to get a divorce.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I want to marry a Christian man, but there are not many!
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Marcia Dixon answers a reader who wants to marry a Christian man, but wonders where to meet them.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: How many dates does it take to know if there’s real potential?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we answer someone who wants to know if she should keep dating a guy she was set up with
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I was dumped, and now I can’t move on
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here Dr Kathrine McAleese speaks to a woman who can’t get over a break-up.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I am scared of childbirth, but want children - what can I do?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we answer a lady who has tokophobia.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My husband had an affair and now says he is allergic to me and can’t touch me
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Dr Kathrine McAleese helps a woman whose is being treated very badly by her husband.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’m engaged to a pastor and we’re pregnant. Should we bring the wedding forward?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Marcia Dixon helps a pregnant reader who wants to know if she should get married before the baby is born.
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We should pray for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s marriage instead of seeing it as entertainment
Hope Bonarcher looks at the history of Ben and Jennifer’s relationship, and comments on the rumours that their relationship is in trouble.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’ve just moved in with my Christian partner – are we living in sin?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we help a reader who wants to know if she is living in sin.
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Are date nights the secret to a healthy Christian marriage?
A new report from the Marriage Foundation reveals that intentional time spent together as husband and wife can make all the difference.
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Are age-gap relationships a solution to the lack of men in the Church?
Sienna Miller is fourteen years older than her partner and age-gaps this way around are becoming less unusual. Shovorne Adams, who herself has a younger husband, asks if women marrying younger men can finally shake off the ‘cougar’ slur.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My best friend is marrying my ex-boyfriend, how is that fair?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we help a reader who is in the painful situation of a friend and ex-partner getting engaged.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Can I kiss boys at parties?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we help a reader wants to know if this kind of casual intimacy makes her a bad Christian?
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A Gen-Z guide to modern dating (Christians need help too)
If you’re recently single and hitting the apps, you are going to need to decipher more than just WWJD…
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I had to leave my abusive marriage but now I feel really angry at God - why did he let that happen to me?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we help a reader who is angry at God after leaving an abusive marriage.
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It’s Valentine’s Day! If you’re single – don’t panic.
Do you cringe at the thought of being single for yet another Valentine’s Day? Wendy Griffiths shares encouragement from her journey, and gives steps on how to celebrate the day, single or otherwise.
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'I will always celebrate Galentine’s Day'
Abi Louise Roff shares how four friends in her life have been an invaluable support, and why we women should keep looking out for each other.
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The boyfriend trap - how romantic relationships are being used to trap women into exploitation
Around ‘15% of victims of trafficking are thought to be trafficked by an intimate partner’ says Ben Ryan from Medaille Trust, a charity that works to support survivors of modern slavery. He explains how the longing for love can make women dangerously vulnerable.