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My husband and I have been married for 20 years, but our sex life has hardly ever been fulfilling for me. After a lot of analysing and some therapy, I have realised I think this is because I only enjoy sex when I feel cared for. Small acts of love, such as an unexpected hug or him saying something flattering, really turn me on; I enjoy sex a lot on the days this has happened. But he does not show his love in this way as often as I would like. I have told him this is what I need,…

There are times in life when second should be first.The Carolina Panthers made a major trade with the Chicago Bears to select Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft. The Houston Texans were ranked No. 2, beating Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud.More than a season later, the regression is back. Young has struggled to the point where he’s become a backup to a 36-year-old journeyman, while Stroud — who is having one of the best seasons ever for a rookie quarterback — is the runaway NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. .Quarterbacks are once…

Kamala Harris’s economic policies proved far more popular than Donald Trump’s plans in a blind test of their proposals.Four of the top five most popular proposals were from the Democratic candidate’s campaign, according to a new Harris Poll conducted exclusively for the Guardian.The poll showed strong optimism from Democrats about Harris’s presidential candidacy but – once again – highlighted pessimism around the US economy from both sides of the aisle.Americans surveyed were given a list of 12 policy proposals – six from Harris’s campaign and six from Trump’s. The poll did not say whose campaign the proposals came from.The most…

oneCoaches in any sport will tell you that a win is a win: no matter how you get there, that’s a good thing. But how good are the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs feeling about their 4-0 start to the season after narrowly beating the Los Angeles Chargers 17-10 on Sunday?Yes, the Chiefs are undefeated, but their +20 point differential shows how vulnerable they are, and if a few plays go differently in every game this season, they could easily be 1-3 or even worse. Oops. This Chiefs team looks like it did last season, when they had…

My daughter scans the television, unhappy with the babyish options – her usual favourites – and demanding new ones instead. She’s growing older, and since we do not plan to continue growing our family, there is a sense of a ladder being pulled up behind each milestone as it passes. I’ve heard some parents describe this process in a melancholy way, but I feel more than ready to leave babyhood behind.As just one example, I regularly entertain fond daydreams of scrapping her buggy. She inherited it from my son, so it is now more than six years old and one…

key eventsShow only key eventsPlease enable JavaScript to use this featureHello Mike Daniels on the cold Grays Road.”It was a cool, overcast day at the end of the season and the heater in the scorer’s box was on full blast.”End-of-season rumors about Leicestershire’s financial situation and what might happen next season (Rachel Reeves doesn’t have any idea about some members here) and Rishi Patel’s absence from this game, though Saul Budinger is hitting like the penny has dropped for him or his contract is about to be renewed”shareevery The lone fielders, including Philippe, had their hands in their pockets as…

Liam, 57 Something inside of me has gone. The sexual intimacy of our relationship has been removed. Before I got dementia, our sex life was very fulfilling, trusting and loving. We weren’t swinging from the chandeliers, but we were certainly progressive and liked using toys.We felt sexual and emotional chemistry straight away and used to have sex a few times a week: anytime from evenings to mornings to Sunday lunchtime – whatever took our fancy. We would give each other the look, or a certain rub, in a very consensual and trusting way.The sexual side has crashed and burned since…

World number one Jannik Sinner faces the threat of a new ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) appealed a “no fault or negligence” ruling that he tested positive twice in March.Sinner, who won the US Open earlier this month, tested positive for anabolic steroids twice in March, but on August 20, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) determined that he was not to blame and no penalties were imposed.The ITIA accepted Sinner’s explanation that the banned substance entered his body through massage by his physiotherapist, who used a steroid-containing spray to treat a cut on his finger. But WADA…

Gone are the days when subscriptions were only for newspapers and magazines. There’s now one for almost everything. And it makes sense: they can save you money, and it’s often one less thing to lug home from the shops.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.A subscription can also be fun, with an exciting element of surprise if you’re using them for something that changes with each delivery, such as beer or fruit and vegetables. Most are flexible and can be altered or cancelled easily, meaning no everlasting contracts.…

India completed its dominance against 188 teams at the Budapest Olympics. They set a record with an Open winning record of 21/22, putting them 4 points ahead of the chasing pack, while their four individual gold medals include 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju’s 3000+ Performance, he challenged for the world title in November.It was a seminal moment in chess history, comparable to the 1945 broadcast match between the United States and the Soviet Union, when the U.S. team, winners of four Olympic gold medals in the 1930s, suffered a crushing 15.5-4.5 defeat, kicking off the Soviet Union’s long 45 years of supremacy,…