As the theory continues to dominate the dating discourse online and offline, Olivia Petter explores why we shouldn't be so rigid in how we think about attachment styles. which can change and evolve over time open image in gallery Psychologists are growing increasingly sceptical about how attachment theory is being weaponised (Getty/iStock) Your support helps us to tell the story Read more Support Now From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when...

As the number of single women deciding to go it alone and start their own families triples, Olivia Petter uncovers the countless financial and social barriers preventing them from having the children they want open image in gallery (Getty Images) Emma’s fertility story began, counterintuitively, with a breakup. “At 32, I’d reached the age where most of my friends were coupled up and many were having babies. I began to worry that my biological clock was ticking forward faster than my love life...

As conversations around consent continue across the globe, Olivia Petter asks if we need to take a closer look at what it actually means to agree to sexual activity, and the different circumstances under which we say ‘yes’ open image in gallery ‘When we are exploring the possibilities of how we might connect, sexually, and romantically, it can often be a complex, ongoing navigation towards finding common ground’ (Getty Images) It was a man who told me about it first. “I just think it’s really...