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Relationships love and marriage

Is a French Pacs recognised in the UK or US?

The UK and US have differing legal views on French civil partnerships

French people are having much less sex, new poll suggests

There is an increasingly marked disinterest, it claims, citing time spent on screens and less of a feeling of ‘marital duty’ among reasons

If my partner dies, can I still use our joint French bank account?

Learn if you can access your joint account with no issues in the case of a partner's death

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Single shoppers show status with a ‘love basket’ at French supermarket

The store has been trialling heart-motif baskets to help shoppers identify fellow singles

What French term do you call your partner if not married?

We look at the different terms and names used to describe those in relationships in French

35% of French women dissatisfied with their sex life, survey finds

The survey polled women in five European countries, including France and the UK, and found that women in general were having less sex today than five years ago

France introduces Covid travel waiver for unmarried couples

France is to allow international unmarried couples that have been separated by the Covid-19 crisis to beat travel restrictions, and finally be reunited after months apart.

Coronavirus: transnational couples separated by travel bans

Love is stuck in limbo as hundreds of couples are separated by Covid-19 travel bans.

What are the options to work as a couple in France?

My husband and I live in France and plan to launch a small (online) business together. Can you explain the main options for doing this? Can one of us work without being paid, at least at first? T.B.

Saucy solution to sports chain's sales spike

A Hollywood answer to Decathlon's mysterious jump in sales of horse-riding equipment

Meet secret photographer who catches life's most romantic moments

Couples know Paris as the ‘city of love’ and Gillian Harvey meets one of the people helping keep the memory fresh in their minds. Sandie Carol Dougnac tells of a job where she spends time hiding behind sofas or in a motorbike chase to catch an unwitting client