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Low-key marriage ceremonies are back in fashion
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Two new books offer insights on intimacy and relationships

Social media, dating apps and political polarisation all play a part

AI tools compose love poems on behalf of tongue-tied suitors

But a once-ubiquitous autumnal playground pastime is dying out

An unfashionable view of why the divorce happened

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