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Tell us: what impact have GLP-1s had on your relationships?

We want to hear about how weight-loss drugs have affected your relationships – whether you are a GLP-1 user or not

The rise of GLP-1s has been gamechanging. In just a few short years, weight-loss drugs have transformed bodies, minds, menus and beauty ideals.

They’ve also had a more subtle, but no less significant, impact on relationships.

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* This article was originally published here

Saturday, July 11, 2026

‘I was a captive in this water prison with over 1,000 miles left to sail’: how an ocean odyssey with my old flame turned into a nightmare

I had always longed for adventure, so when ‘the Captain’ invited me on a 4,000-mile sailing trip, I took the plunge. Then coronavirus hit, and I found myself stuck in a relationship as choppy as the sea we were navigating. Who exactly was the man I’d followed onboard?

I sat on the stern bench, the sun shining down on me. The bright orange wheel spun gently on autopilot, keeping us on course to the Marquesas Islands. We were a week out of Panama, and it had been a smooth passage so far, with everyone settling into their rhythm and responsibilities as we worked as a team to sail the 4,000 nautical miles. Then, the email from the Pacific Crossing network we were part of arrived.

Coronavirus had become a worldwide pandemic – borders were closing fast. There was nowhere to land. I was on a 47ft (14-metre) sailboat with my on-again, off-again boyfriend (the Captain), three strangers and a dog – the safest place on Earth, and the most stuck I had ever been in my life.

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* This article was originally published here

Saturday, June 13, 2026

‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal | Dave Schilling

Following a failed relationship in my 40s, solitude is tempting. But I’m not giving up on finding love, warts and all

My birthday is coming up next month. I will be, by my count, even more ancient than I was last year. I’ll be far enough from 40 to make it irrational to lie and say I’m actually in my late 30s. I’m solidly, unequivocally in middle age.

And when you’re in middle age, you do a lot of looking back, soul-searching and other highly unproductive activities. I’ve been doing that even more thanks to being dumped by my girlfriend a month before my birthday. Yes, I am a 41-year-old man who uses the term “girlfriend”, a word that infantilizes me just typing it. What am I, a teenager sobbing to a Smiths song? In spirit, yes. I am.

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* This article was originally published here