Why women go off sex in midlife and what men need to know

We’re taking a look back at some of our favourite and most popular Lifestyle stories of 2024 , giving you a chance to catch up on some of the great reading you might have missed this year. In this story from October, which contains sexual content and is suitable for adults only, experts offer tips for how to get the spark back in a relationship going through a major dry spell. Before going to sleep, the last thing 54-year-old Graham* does is reach across the bed and kiss his wife Laura* goodnight.

This small gesture of affection has endured over two decades of marriage. But for the past six years, Graham has retreated to his side of the bed afterwards, feeling increasingly rejected, resentful – and lonely..