I love the Yeats references SO MUCH, you guys. Thank you.

What? They have the internet outside America?

That's shitty. I went through the same trajectory with my ex, rough patch, things feeling really good for a while for both of us, breakup out of the blue. Your boyfriend was cruel in breaking up with you that way, whether or not he meant it. Either he's callous and didn't care that it would be hurtful, or he's…

Does your husband also see this as an issue and does he want to be more emotionally intimate? Couples therapy can help, but people wait an average of seven years after the beginning of the problem before going for it, so it's often too little, too late. Gottman marital therapy is the only evidence-based form of…

Thank you for sharing your story. My mother had breast cancer five years ago, and is on tamoxifen now. It's not fun, it's causing her a lot of pain and joint instability, but as you say, it's better than cancer. Best of luck with your journey.

Biologically, no, the brain changes are in no way comparable, in scope or in longevity. The most dramatic changes are to the ventral tegmental area and to the insula, and even those changes are reversed within about three months of the breakup. And I'm just out of a ten year relationship that was quite nice in many…

Nope! Romantic relationships rewire your brain on a much smaller scale, and within 12 weeks of a breakup your brain chemistry and structure are back to pre-relationship status. Once you become a mother, there's no going back. You can leave a partner. Being in a romantic relationship tends not to cause a person's…

The cats at the Munich cat cafes are prissy bitches. You missed nothing.

That may be, but the people who don't want to be parents and the people who "should" not be parents are not always the same...

I know it's extreme, but it's not an exaggeration, it's genuinely how I feel. There are many reasons why I think having kids is not right for me, but mainly I just don't want them. They're a life sentence, a burden that you can never put down. I'd prefer to die free. I'm not dissing anyone else's choice and I know…

I really like children too. I'm a therapist who works with children, and I love to help them get back on their feet. Kids are fascinating and fun and nice to spend time with and many other lovely things. They're also not for me.

Me too, same age, never wanted kids. The idea is so awful to me, I'd prefer to get AIDS and cancer, and I've seen close family die of both and it's not pretty. The good news is, an IUD is actually more effective than tubal ligation and less invasive, so perhaps you can use that option?

Sorry for disappointing you :) Some possibilities off the top of my head:

Germans love that "medical porn".

Um, yes? There's no way I can forget Savita Halappanavar, or Michelle Harte, or Sheila Hodgers. What's the relevance here?

More like Ireland. Catholic and Protestant NI politicians get together in a rare display of solidarity to be all sanctimonious about women controlling their own bodies.

Are you a woman, and the shortened version of your name can be read as male? Cos I get that shit ALL THE TIME.

I thought that "waah, I'm not that posh" message came more from the Daily Fail's twisting of his words than anything else? I read that somewhere (perhaps the Guardian...), and I get the impression Cumberbatch isn't a complete moron, so maybe?

How did that work? Kerrygold is Irish. And French and German people think Kerrygold is the best butter :D

I use MyFitnessPal and they have descriptions of exercise levels to make it easier to choose an appropriate speed. So you have: