What a week it’s been for the crumbling of “nice guy” celebrity marriages. First we heard the news that popular cheeky-chappy Mark Owen from boy band Take That had cheated on his long-term partner, now wife, with no fewer than ten women; then we learned the personable, down-to-earth Kate Winslet had split up from her second husband, Sam Mendes.   more »

A friend of a friend, who’s a single parent, has just taken the plunge and, for the first time since her husband died three-and-a-half years ago, booked a summer holiday abroad for her and her two young children. It was a brave step, not least because she was worried about being the only single mum on the beach, surrounded by happy families.   more »

Divorce and separation can bring a host of problems – financial, emotional and practical. One of the biggest difficulties faced by the newly-single is how to fill the time they used to spend snuggled up on the sofa or chatting over the dinner table with their other half.   more »