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The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Myleene Klass stuns in polka dot bikini as she soaks up the sun on holiday in Italy
MYLEENE Klass spots an opportunity to give her followers a treat as she poses in a polka dot bikini on holiday. The radio host, 47, posted snaps from her break in Italy against a background track of The Beach Boys' Good Vibrations. 3 3 3 Her cossie and matching bandana were from her latest collection with Freemans, who she is a brand ambassador for. Earlier this year Myleene revealed what really gets her in the mood during an appearance on Loose Women. Referencing Brooke Shields ' autobiography, in which she details her thoughts on sex as a 59-year-old woman, Jane Moore put the same question to her fellow panelists. Myleene, who shares five-year-old daughter Ava with her husband Graham Quinn, revealed what gets her turned on now she's a busy mum. The model explained that when it comes to getting in the mood for women, it's a' slow burn'. "I think all these ideas of tequila and setting the mood and music, it's not about those five minutes, it's about the whole day," she said. "It's about the cup of tea, it's about kindness, put a shelf up and things are going to look way more promising for the evening." Myleene went on to say that being proactive about tasks in the home and looking after your partner and family is her idea of "foreplay." "It's not just what goes on in the bedroom, it's actually what goes on in your relationship." And while she acknowledged that society doesn't find this idea as "enticing," she said that putting time and effort into a relationship is the biggest turn on.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ask Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes your relationship questions. They'll answer.
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are now taking your wildest, messiest, thorniest relationship questions, in a new Yahoo advice column: Ask Amy & T.J. (Photo illustration: Yahoo, photo: Getty Images) Longtime journalists Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have firsthand experience with the messiness of modern relationships and the complexity of combining family, finances and more when you're starting over with a new person. 'We're here to be the face of life is messy,' Robach says. 'Love is messy.' Robach and Holme's own relationship has unfolded, in all its complexity, in the public eye — a challenge the couple has turned into a strength. 'What it boils down to is that ours is a story people can relate to,' says Holmes. 'I think it's a more attainable goal for people in relationships to get where we got: We went through hell and then realized on the other side, I'm gonna be OK, and this relationship is worth fighting for.' Who better to tackle your trickiest problems than two people with hard-earned wisdom of their own? 'I feel like we've become experienced relationship veterans because we've had a lot of trial and error,' Robach explains (Holmes chimes in, with a laugh: 'a lot of errors'). And that's why the couple is so well-suited to be relationship advice columnists for Yahoo's Ask Amy & T.J. 'I think you really, truly learn when you make mistakes; when there are problems, even failures,' Robach admits. 'And we have learned significantly." In this weekly series, the celebrity pair will take on your questions, however complicated, bizarre or intimate — there are no taboos here — with humor and humility. Scroll to check out their latest column and check back every Monday morning for their latest advice to readers' juiciest relationship questions. Advertisement To get advice directly from Amy and T.J., send whatever relationship question is keeping you up at night — whether it's about friends, family, your love life or beyond — to askamyandtj@ Lisa W. wrote to Amy and T.J. to ask what to do about the socialite who's after her man. Should she forgive him for confiding in another woman or jump ship from this love triangle? (Photo illustration: Yahoo, photo: Getty Images) Friends are great, but what happens when the friend your partner is confiding in has designs on your significant other? In their first column, Robach and Holmes take on Lisa W.'s love triangle with her boyfriend and a meddling socialite. The couple gets real about what trust can — and can't — look like, and who you confront when three's company.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Woman Says Her Partner's ‘Very Needy' Ex Is Contacting Him at Inappropriate Times: 'What Do I Do?'
A woman says her boyfriend's 'very needy' ex — with whom he shares a child — calls at odd hours and often overshares The woman detailed her story on Mumsnet, where she asked others for advice on how to deal with the situation Most commenters said they thought the woman should just ignore it and cut the other woman some slackA woman says that her boyfriend's 'very needy' ex keeps contacting him at inappropriate times — and she thinks he should say something. The woman detailed her experience in the 'Am I Being Unreasonable' forum on the U.K.-based community site Mumsnet. In her post, the woman explained that she and her current partner have been together for two years and that they moved in together 'around Christmas.' The original poster (OP) said that her partner shares a 4-year-old daughter with a woman with whom he had a one-night stand several years ago. She said that the daughter stays with them for about half of each week, and in general, 'it's all lovely,' and she's happy with their life. The problem? The woman has some 'issues' with the mother of her partner's daughter. 'She seems very needy,' the OP explained, adding, 'She will text my [partner] asking for a swap of days [for their daughter] in a few weeks time, and if he doesn't reply in about 10 minutes, she will call repeatedly.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. 'She has also started calling him at very odd hours — 12 a.m., for example — if she can't settle their daughter. My [partner] also doesn't answer these calls, but she persists,' she continued. The OP said that the woman often tries to keep her partner in unnecessarily long conversations at pick-ups and drop-offs, and one time even mentioned that she thought her current partner was having an affair. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! The OP went on to say that the other woman initially wanted a romantic relationship with her partner when she first became pregnant, but he did not reciprocate the feelings. 'AIBU [am I being unreasonable] to find this type of behavior odd? And what do I do?' the OP ultimately asked about the other woman's calls and comments. '[My partner] thinks ignoring is the best approach, but I think it's really disrespectful,' the woman added. Most commenters said that they thought ignoring the behavior was actually the best approach — and said they thought the OP should cut the other woman some slack. 'You do nothing. This isn't your circus and these aren't your monkeys,' one person said. They added, '[Your partner] is right to ignore it. She's probably lonely and looking for someone to share the hard times of parenting with, and it's clearly not ideal that [your partner] is a co-parent rather than her live-in partner, but she's not crossing any boundaries in your relationship or doing anything wrong here. [Your partner] just needs to keep upholding his boundaries and deal with it when a situation arises.' Another person said, 'When you have a child with someone, you are part of each other's lives for good, whether that is for better or worse. Your [partner] was 50% responsible for the creation of his child, and [...] it will never be as simple as saying it's not his problem. Yes, she sounds difficult, but equally, that's his child's mother you're talking about.' The same person added, 'Your [partner] sounds like he has a good read on the situation and is doing the right things. You need to stop trying to change that and decide for yourself whether you want to stay with him or not." Read the original article on People
ABC News
13-06-2025
- Health
- ABC News
Can romantic relationships survive without sex?
How often a couple has sex will fluctuate in most relationships, but what happens when it stops altogether? How one defines a 'sexless marriage' or relationship will vary. But whether it's no sex or infrequent sex over an extended period, couples lacking intimacy is "more common than many think", says Armin Ariana, a sexologist and president of the Society of Australian Sexologists Queensland branch. "This is especially notable in long-term relationships, where sexual activity often declines over time," Dr Ariana says. One Australian study found almost 15 per cent of couples hadn't engaged in sex in the past four weeks. While it's possible people in a relationship might both be comfortable with sex being off the table, a mismatch in desire is more likely at the root of why intimacy is missing, says sexologist and relationship counsellor Tanya Koens, based in the Northern Rivers/Bundjalung Nation. While talking about sex is the first step to reintroducing it, it isn't always easy. "I see people that have been together 30, 40 years, and seen each other throwing up and going through all sorts of terrible situations, and yet they will not talk about sex," says Ms Koens. Sexless relationships can arise for many reasons, both by choice and circumstance, says Brisbane/Meanjin-based Dr Ariana. Desire discrepancy is one of the most common issues he sees for decline in intimacy. "If both partners are on the same page and genuinely OK without [sex], that's not a crisis. "But when one wants connection and the other's switched off, that gap creates real tension." He says it can lead to feelings of frustration, distance and rejection. Other reasons sex may drop off include: No sex or low frequency sex can also be due to body changes including physical pain and disability, adds Ms Koens. Psychotherapist and relationship coach Tracey Rovere from Wollongong/Woolyungah says the less sex a person has, the less they tend to want it. But sex has benefits, she says. "People have sex because it makes them feel good, so they are missing out on getting the oxytocin and the different hormones released during sex." In some cases, couples may choose "to step away from sex", says Dr Ariana, for a variety of reasons. "And they can still have really strong, connected relationships. It's not always about dysfunction; sometimes it's a conscious, mutual decision that works for them." But research shows sexless couples are rarely mutually satisfied with the arrangement. A 2025 study published in the Journal of Family Psychology involving more than 2,100 heterosexual couples found that only 2.3 per cent were both sexless and mutually satisfied. "That doesn't mean it's wrong or impossible — it just means it takes strong alignment and communication to make it work," Dr Ariana says. In seeing couples who aren't having sex, Ms Koens says she approaches it with curiosity. "Why we are saying no to sex? Is it because it's too hard to talk about, or prioritise?" She says "avoidance is a number one strategy" for people not wanting to address issues there might be around sex in the relationship. For those wanting to reignite the spark and have more sex, Ms Koens says to start by focusing on what is possible. She says sex shouldn't be defined as intercourse, because there are many other ways to "have sex" and be intimate without penetration. "Your skin is an erogenous zone, you can be making out on the sofa, dry humping, just doing a bit of heavy petting and then stop. Couples should talk about "what is on the agenda" for that day. Is it just kissing? Or is it giving one person a massage? Is it penetration? "Often people assume, if my husband kisses me then I have to do all the sexual things and I don't feel like it — no," Ms Koens says. "Even just a kiss keeps physical connection." Ms Rovere says for some couples, sex may help establish more of an emotional connection, but others may need the latter first. "Connecting through sex can be a great way to reinvigorate the relationship, whereas other people think 'get the emotional connection back on track, then work towards intimacy and sexual connection'." Dr Ariana says if you're in a sexless relationship and feeling alone, "it's not a failure". "It's a signal to talk, reconnect, or reach out for support. "There's no one-size-fits-all here. What matters is whether it works for you."
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
People Are Asking ChatGPT for Relationship Advice and It's Ending in Disaster
Despite ChatGPT's well-documented issues, people are using it to advise them on relationship issues — and it's going about as well as you'd expect. In a new editorial, Vice advice columnist Sammi Caramela said she had been blissfully unaware of the ChatGPT-as-therapist trend until someone wrote into her work email about it earlier this year. Back in February, an unnamed man told the writer that his girlfriend refused to stop using the chatbot for dating advice and would even bring up things it had told her in arguments. Though Caramela was so shocked that she "nearly choked" on her coffee, the advice-seeker wasn't all that perturbed — and claimed that he found his girlfriend's ChatGPT use fascinating. "I was a bit floored by this confession. I had no idea people were actually turning to AI for advice, much less input on their relationships," the columnist wrote in her more recent piece. "However, the more I explored the topic, the more I realized how common it was to seek help from AI — especially in an era where therapy is an expensive luxury." Intrigued, Caramela found a friend who used the OpenAI chatbot for similar purposes, running relationship issues by it as a "non-biased" sounding board. Eventually, that person realized that ChatGPT wasn't unbiased at all, but rather "seemed to heavily validate her experience, perhaps dangerously so." Similar questions have been posed on the r/ChatGPT subreddit, and as Caramela explained, the consensus over there suggested not only that the chatbot is something of a "yes-man," but also that its propensity to agree with users can be dangerous for people who have mental health issues. "I often and openly write about my struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)," the writer divulged. "If I went to ChatGPT for dating advice and failed to mention how my OCD tends to attack my relationships, I might receive unhelpful, even harmful, input about my relationship." Digger deeper into the world of ChatGPT therapy, Caramela found multiple threads on OCD-related subreddits about the chatbot — and on the forum dedicated to ROCD, or relationship-focused OCD, someone even admitted that the chatbot told them to break up with their partner. "Programs like ChatGPT only speed the OCD cycle up because you can ask question after question for hours trying to gain some sense of certainty," another user responded in the r/ROCD thread. "There's always another 'what if' question with OCD." Like so many poorly-trained human professionals, chatbots aren't equipped to handle the nuance and sensitivity needed in any therapeutic context. Regardless of what OpenAI claims in its marketing, ChatGPT can't be truly empathetic — and if your "therapist" will never be able to have a human-to-human connection, why would you want it to give you dating advice in the first place? More on chatbot blues: Hanky Panky With Naughty AI Still Counts as Cheating, Therapist Says
