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Beth Ashley

Beth Ashley is a features writer, investigative journalist and factual TV producer specialising in sex and relationships. She also writes a lot about social class, exploring this in her newsletter Different Classes.

<p>There are many reasons as to why your grown-up kids don’t have children of their own </p>

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Dear family: Stop asking me when I’m going to make you grandparents

<p>A ridiculous unspoken rule of society is that the coupled-up only hang out with other couples, while single people head to the club or out on dates so that they can become part of the relationship gang</p>

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Selena Gomez just did single women a massive favour

<p>There is more to polyamory than just sex, and those distinctions are important to explore</p>

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The Great Sex Experiment is a win for everyone in an open relationship

<p>Receiving nothing more than a fine is meaningless to two men with a combined estimated net worth of over £3bn</p>

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Fines mean nothing to Sunak and Johnson – they only punish the poor

<p>I don’t want it to be a defiant act of radical self-love not to diet, nor do I want that decision to be shamed by a culture of fatphobia</p>

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The constant pressure to ‘love yourself’ is exhausting

<p>‘Social media is supposed to be fun, a simple element of a distraction economy’ </p>

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Beth Ashley

Dear family: Stop asking me when I’m going to make you grandparents

Selena Gomez just did single women a massive favour

The Great Sex Experiment is a win for everyone in an open relationship

Fines mean nothing to Sunak and Johnson – they only punish the poor

The constant pressure to ‘love yourself’ is exhausting

Actually, it’s OK if your social media is a highlight reel

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