Millions of people in England take antidepressants, and many quietly lose their libido as a result. Here is what SSRIs and SNRIs can do, and what your GP can change.
How we live, work, date, parent, argue and grow older — the trends and debates of modern Britain, seen by men in the middle of life. Sharp, sourced and never preachy.
Andy Irwin takes on modern Britain for men 45+ — work, relationships, getting older and the trends worth arguing about.
Middle-aged British men rarely fall out with their friends. They just stop ringing them. Here’s why male friendships fade after 45, and how a pint, a shed or an allotment can bring them back.
Sexual side effects from antidepressants are common, rarely discussed and often fixable. What NHS guidance expects from your GP, and what to ask at your next appointment.
Your laptop gets updates without complaining. Your body and brain need upkeep too. Here’s how to keep sharp at work and at home after 50 using free NHS tools, parkrun and cheap gyms.
The kids leave, the mortgage shrinks and the silence gets louder. Why divorce clusters in the mid-forties and fifties, and what men facing it need to know.
The children leave, parents need care, retirement looms and you both change. Here is why couples in midlife drift, what helps, and why some drifting is fine.
No rows, no slammed doors, just two flatmates sharing a mortgage. Why so many marriages end quietly, why men stay, what leaving actually costs and when settling is fine.
You share a house, a fridge and a Netflix login, but you stopped being a couple some time ago. How to spot a silent divorce, and what you can do about it.
Separate bedrooms, a shared calendar and nothing else to talk about? How to tell when a marriage has quietly turned into a flatshare, and what to do before it’s too late.
The kids have gone, work matters less and the streaming apps keep multiplying. A blunt look at how British men past 50 can avoid drifting and build a life worth getting up for.
Shared history keeps old school friendships going long after you’ve stopped sharing much else. How to tell a rough patch from a friendship that’s run its course, and what to do next.
Most men over 50 have plenty of contacts and very few real friends. Here is how to build new friendships in midlife without it feeling like speed-dating.
Millions of British couples share a home, a sofa and a Netflix password but not a marriage certificate. When things go wrong, the law treats them as strangers.
Bosses are ordering staff back to their desks, sometimes with a week’s notice. What your contract, the flexible working law and Acas actually say, and how to push back sensibly.
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Andy Irwin writes about the way we live now for men 45 and over: work, relationships, mental health, getting older, and the trends and debates that land on men in the middle of life. With the facts, a dry sense of humour, and no lectures.
