Gay and childless couples are happiest, says new study

Parents struggle to appreciate each other and mums regard their kids as more important than partner

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THE writer Alice Thomas Ellis once observed: "Men love women. Women love children. Children love hamsters".

The line may sound glib, but a new study of relationships suggests Ellis was right – about men and women at least, if not about furry rodents.

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