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Discover AffectionPlus: a tour of the site, section by section
— A quick tour of AffectionPlus: love compatibility test, country comparator, health, astrology, games for two and the app, with a screenshot of each section.
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The AffectionPlus app for iPhone: free, in nine languages, offline
— Meet the AffectionPlus iPhone app: free, in nine languages, readable offline. A tour of its five tabs, one by one, with screenshots of each screen.
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Endometriosis: pain, fertility and intimate life
— Endometriosis: very painful periods, deep pain during sex, infertility; diagnosis by ultrasound or MRI, treatments, fertility, sex and the couple.
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Sexually transmitted infections
— STIs one by one: transmission, symptoms, testing, treatment and prevention, with a detailed page for each infection.
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Assisted reproduction
— Assisted reproduction: IUI, IVF, ICSI, egg and sperm donation, embryo and egg freezing. Eligibility, real success rates, costs and funding, country by country.
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How well do we know each other?
— A free two-player game with no sign-up: fifteen questions about you, then guess your partner’s answers. Send them the link and compare your results.
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The big dating quiz
— Quiz: ten questions on dating — sites and apps, the first date, romance scams, image rights and personal data.
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Genital herpes
— A lifelong, very common and widely unrecognised infection: most transmission happens when there is nothing visible at all.
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Is your relationship solid?
— Test: is your relationship solid? Twelve research-based questions (criticism, contempt, repair, friendship, plans), an explained result and the pages to read next.
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Sterilisation
— Vasectomy and tubal sterilisation: techniques, effectiveness, delay before it works, reversibility, regret, and what depends on national rules.
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Your calisthenics training plan: ten questions, one programme
— Personalised calisthenics training plan: answer ten questions (goal, level, time, equipment, aches and pains, alone or as a couple) and get a four-week bodyweight exercise programme plus nutrition guidelines.
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Low desire: understanding it, and finding the wish again
— Low libido: spontaneous and responsive desire, physical, psychological and couple causes, desire discrepancy, what helps, when to seek help.
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My daily horoscope (zodiac and Chinese sign)
— Free daily horoscope for all 12 zodiac signs, worked out each morning from the real Moon and planets: love, energy, advice, plus the Chinese signs.
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What is your animal archetype? An eighteen-question test
— Test: what is your animal archetype in love? Eighteen situations, twelve animals (lion, doe, wolf, eagle, fox, elephant, chameleon, swan, owl, dolphin, beaver, monkey), an explained result: the way you love, your traps, who you get on with.
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Love compatibility: the full test
— Enter two first names and two dates of birth: compatibility by zodiac sign, Chinese sign, biorhythms, numerology and life path, each reading explained.
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Aphrodisiacs
— Aphrodisiacs: chocolate, oysters, ginger, yohimbine, “Spanish fly” — what the studies measured, what really works, and what sends people to A&E.
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Right now on social media
Five posts spotted on social media on October 28, 2026, chosen for their link with the topics of this site. They reflect their authors' views.
- Couples: hardships can also bring people closer — This creator encourages people not to idealize couples on social media. In their view, going through periods of doubt together can help you gauge what the other person means to you. See on TikTok (@mercisandy)
- The stages of a breakup, each at their own pace — A video describing five phases you may go through after a breakup. The creator stresses that they don't necessarily follow a set order and that healing takes time. See on TikTok (@karsentymaxime)
- HPV and oral sex: what a doctor explains — A doctor discusses the link between HPV, which can be transmitted through oral sex, and certain throat cancers. They point out that an infection doesn't necessarily lead to cancer. See on TikTok (@drsolene)
- Mental load: when only one parent thinks of everything — A short animated film illustrates the exhaustion of a mother who has to anticipate everything in daily life. The video questions the idea of a partner who only helps when asked. See on TikTok (@mignon.cartoon)
- A couple put to the test by the arrival of a baby — In the first episode of a series, a couple of parents talk about the changes that the birth of a child brought to their relationship. See on TikTok (@jessetmilan)
On our topics
Posts from other accounts, found during our documentary research: institutions, media and professionals. They reflect their authors’ views.
Health
Investigation into the trap of fake hyaluronic acid injectors
— A report looks at 'fake injectors' who offer cheap injections on social media outside any medical setting, and hears from doctors who deal with the complications.
YouTube · M6 Info
Living with PMDD: three weeks of suffering each month
— An excerpt from the documentary 'Dans mon ventre' shows the cyclical psychological distress linked to premenstrual dysphoric disorder, far more overwhelming than ordinary premenstrual syndrome.
TikTok · @francetvslash (France.tv Slash)
Period poverty: 4 million people affected in France
— In a street survey, Solidarités International notes that 4 million people struggle to obtain menstrual products and argues that access to them is a basic right.
TikTok · @solidaritesinternational (Solidarités International)
Delayed care for premenstrual dysphoric disorder
— A second excerpt from 'Dans mon ventre' questions the medical wandering and lack of research on PMDD, and criticises the way suffering linked to the cycle is brushed aside.
TikTok · @francetvslash (France.tv Slash)
Medical thresholds for spotting abnormal periods
— An obstetrician-gynaecologist presents three warning signs (flow, duration, pain) and stresses that very painful periods deserve a medical assessment.
TikTok · @endoccitanie (Filière Endométriose Occitanie)
Endometriosis: what is the real impact on fertility?
— An excerpt from a medical programme notes that 30% to 40% of women with endometriosis have difficulty conceiving, though the disease does not mean sterility, and advises a personalised assessment.
TikTok · @maisondesmaternelles
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Virginity certificates: the view of Dr Ghada Hatem
— The founder of the Maison des femmes in Saint-Denis talks about the distress of patients facing demands for proof of virginity and the issues behind the law banning these certificates.
YouTube · FRANCE 24
Endometriosis: informing, acting and improving the care pathway
— A former president of EndoFrance discusses diagnostic delay, the impact of the disease on intimate life and fertility, and progress in the care pathway in France.
YouTube · Eugin (avec Yasmine Candau, EndoFrance)
Painful sex and endometriosis: never dismiss the pain
— A regional care network and a sexologist stress that pain during sex is a medical symptom and encourage women to talk to their doctor to get appropriate support.
TikTok · @endoccitanie
Period pain, fertility and endometriosis: when to see a doctor?
— In an Inserm programme, an epidemiologist and a gynaecological surgeon describe the warning signs of endometriosis, the treatments and the options for fertility.
YouTube · Inserm
Care pathway and imaging for endometriosis: recommendations
— A conference by the Haute Autorité de santé presents national recommendations to shorten diagnostic delay, with the sequence of imaging tests and coordination between regional networks.
YouTube · HAS - Haute Autorité de santé
Seeing the different types of endometriosis lesions and adenomyosis
— A medical video from Lille University Hospital models endometriosis locations and adenomyosis in three dimensions and links these lesions to pain felt during intercourse.
YouTube · EndoFrance
Sexuality
Ifop survey on desire and frequency of sex in couples
— The outlet Simone discusses an Ifop study reporting that 77% of women in couples have sex less often than at the start of the relationship and 26% no longer have it, and touches on consent in couples.
TikTok · @simonemedia
Low libido in women: the role of hormones
— A gynaecologist explains that a drop in female desire is not only psychological and can stem from a hormonal deficit, and recommends a specialist assessment when it causes distress.
TikTok · @adntv.fr (avec le Dr Michel Mouly, gynécologue)
Vaginal dryness at menopause: lubricants and moisturisers
— A feature by Allo Docteurs explains how falling oestrogen affects the vaginal lining and distinguishes lubricants for intercourse from vaginal moisturisers used regularly.
YouTube · Allo Docteurs
Couples: medical and sexological advice to keep desire alive
— Allo Docteurs reviews what can dampen desire in a couple (stress, routine, certain medicines, hormones) and sex therapy approaches, encouraging people to consult a qualified professional.
YouTube · Allo Docteurs
A sex life after a baby? Midwife Anna Roy answers
— A midwife explains why desire drops after childbirth (hormones, pain, fatigue) and recommends tenderness, lubricant and raising the subject at the postnatal appointment.
YouTube · La Maison des Maternelles - France Télévisions (Anna Roy, sage-femme)
Sex without desire in new-parent couples
— A clinical sexologist discusses the pressure on couples and maternal exhaustion after birth, and explains that forcing oneself to have sex without desire can worsen avoidance and pain.
TikTok · @parentepuise (avec Maylis Castet, sexologue)
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Erectile dysfunction: a taboo topic that is nonetheless common
— The French Association of Urology encourages people to seek medical advice without embarrassment for erection problems and notes that they can point to a cardiovascular or metabolic condition.
YouTube · AFU Urofrance (Association Française d'Urologie)
Francophone Days of Sexology and Sexual Health (JF3S)
— The AIUS channel presents the work of the JF3S and promotes a bio-psycho-social approach to desire disorders and sexual dysfunctions by professionals holding the DIU diploma.
YouTube · AIUS Association Sexologie
A thousand solutions for erections... really? (Canal Détox)
— In Canal Détox, Inserm examines the claims made for products sold online against impotence, warns about counterfeit medicines and recalls the validated treatments.
YouTube · Inserm
Nutrivigilance: why report side effects of food supplements?
— ANSES presents its nutrivigilance system, which collects reports of adverse effects from food supplements in order to identify dangerous products and issue alerts.
YouTube · Anses - Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire
Focus: customs action against counterfeit medicines
— French customs present their checks and laboratory analyses against trafficking in fake medicines, mainly erection stimulants, and warn of the risk of overdose.
YouTube · DOUANE FRANÇAISE
Inside the organs: hormonal regulation of the ovarian cycle
— An animated film by Inserm shows how the brain, ovaries and genital tract communicate through hormones, and how oestrogen and progesterone act on the uterus and vagina.
YouTube · Inserm
Astrology
I tried astrological dating: inside the astrolove phenomenon
— A public-service documentary investigates dating apps and events based on birth-chart compatibility among young adults, and what this language says about romantic uncertainty.
YouTube · France.tv Slash (slash enquêtes — France Télévisions)
Outsmarting your cognitive biases with Albert Moukheiber
— In an interview, a doctor in cognitive neuroscience explains how the brain shapes our beliefs and judgments, and how confirmation bias makes us retain what supports our emotional expectations.
YouTube · ARTE (avec Albert Moukheiber)
Phone psychics: false prophets, real profits
— An investigative report examines the aggressive commercial practices of phone psychic services and, through indebted victims, the mechanisms of exploiting vulnerability and per-minute billing.
YouTube · franceinfo (France Télévisions / Radio France)
Astrology: where things stand and the Critical Thinking Barometer
— A specialist in the critical history of astrology comments on major French surveys on belief in horoscopes and distinguishes symbolic or recreational use from dogmatic belief in pseudosciences.
YouTube · Serge Bret-Morel (Rencontres de l'Esprit Critique — REC Toulouse)
Do astrological signs have anything to do with us?
— A short video compares astrology's claims about personality with data from astronomy and experimental psychology, and presents the Barnum effect.
YouTube · ARTE (ARTE Family / Vos questions)
Is astrology unsinkable in our love lives?
— A columnist who covers intimate life asks why astrology holds its place in dating and couple conversations, a symbolic language young people use to categorise partners.
YouTube · France Inter (Chronique de Maïa Mazaurette)
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Cult-like abuses: victims speak and how to prevent them
— An official video describes the mental control exerted by gurus or pseudo-therapists, the warning signs (breaking off from spouse or family, financial demands) and the ways to report.
YouTube · Ministère de l'Intérieur & MIVILUDES (@MinistereInterieur)
The Barnum effect, or why we recognise ourselves in horoscopes
— A neuroscientist recalls Forer's 1949 experiment on the illusion of personal validation and explains why flattering, ambiguous portraits make everyone feel described personally.
YouTube · France Culture & Albert Moukheiber (Podcast Votre cerveau)
Cult-like abuses: how to fight the new gurus?
— A parliamentary debate discusses the rise on social media of gurus in personal development, esotericism and relationship coaching, and the legal responses needed to protect vulnerable people.
YouTube · Public Sénat
Cult-like abuses and a break with a loved one: am I affected?
— A family support association helps relatives spot cultic or esoteric control and offers guidance when a spouse's or parent's involvement leads to sudden isolation and conflict.
YouTube · UNADFI (@unadfi670)
1973 archive: do you believe in astrology?
— This 1973 television archive is a starting point for looking at astrological beliefs in France, between stated scepticism and regular horoscope reading to feel reassured about the future.
YouTube · INA Officiel (Institut national de l'audiovisuel)
Does astrology work? What science says
— A video investigation reviews the astronomical arguments and double-blind studies on birth charts, concludes there is no predictive validity and explains astrology's popularity through cognitive biases.
YouTube · Le Monde
Rights
Marital rape and consent: being a couple never equals agreement
— In an extract from a training course for lawyers, a Paris lawyer discusses how marital rape is classified in criminal law and how to help the victim have the offence recognised.
TikTok · @legalfamily.fr (avec Me Sophie Behanzin)
Sexual offences: definitions, minors and the court process
— An Éducaloi webinar led by a lawyer sets out the legal definition of sexual assault, the consent rules for minors and what happens after a criminal complaint.
YouTube · Éducaloi (avec Me Dominique Boutin)
Law of 6 November 2025: consent in the Criminal Code
— A law teacher explains the reform of article 222-22 of the Criminal Code and how consent is assessed in light of the circumstances, alongside violence, coercion, threat or surprise.
YouTube · École de droit en bande organisée
Consent in sexual matters: criminal and civil perspectives
— A university symposium in Lyon looks at how consent entered the Criminal Code through the law of 6 November 2025 and how it relates to civil law on persons.
YouTube · CERCRID (Université Lumière Lyon 2)
The law on forced sexual acts, with lawyer Rebecca Royer
— On the Government's account, a Paris lawyer stresses that a forced sexual act is never a misunderstanding but an offence, and sets out the criteria used to classify such violence.
TikTok · @gouvernementfr
Consent that is free, informed and present at every stage
— A criminal defence lawyer explains how the new legal definition of consent is meant to reduce grey areas, and recalls that consent can be withdrawn at any time.
TikTok · @jbonaggiunta (Me Janine Bonaggiunta)
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Understanding the legal framework of sexual violence and consent
— A law firm walks through the stages of French criminal procedure, from investigation to trial, and discusses consent during the act, digital evidence and aggravating circumstances.
YouTube · DSP Avocats
Rape: consent, moral coercion and criminal defence in 2026
— Criminal lawyers analyse the elements of rape under article 222-23 and the definition of consent from the November 2025 law, with case law on moral coercion and surprise.
YouTube · Kohen Avocats
Sexual assault: the historical evolution of consent
— This Quebec documentary traces the history of how the courts have dealt with sexual violence and marital rape, and shows how rules of evidence and the notion of consent have changed.
YouTube · Savoir média
5 minutes on criminal law: the latest on combating sexual violence
— A legal column from the Lefebvre Dalloz criminal law team summarises recent developments in legislation and case law on sexual violence.
YouTube · Lefebvre Dalloz
France: non-consent written into the Criminal Code
— A news report covers Parliament's final adoption of the reform that writes non-consent into the definition of rape, and its legal and symbolic significance.
YouTube · TV5MONDE Info
Consent in law: why the justice system still struggles to protect women
— A video investigation sets the writing of non-consent into the Criminal Code against the difficulties courts face with sexual violence, including the high rate of cases dropped without action.
YouTube · Le Nouvel Obs
Countries
Cross-border worker retirement: combining pensions across neighbouring countries
— A cross-border workers' association presents European pension coordination: each national fund pays its pro-rata share, and each state's legal age affects the retired couple's budget.
YouTube · Frontaliers Grand Est
Child marriage and the legal age of 18 in the DRC
— A radio programme reviews the Congolese law setting the marriage age at 18 for both sexes, and the penalties provided for betrothals or early customary unions involving minors.
YouTube · Radio Okapi - Nations Unies en RDC (@radio_okapi)
Family sponsorship delays in Quebec: Federal Court challenge
— A collective reports on a hearing about a lawyers' association's challenge to provincial caps, which stretch foreign-spouse sponsorship to over 33 months against about 18 elsewhere.
TikTok · @quebecreunifie (Québec Réunifié / suivi du recours de l'AQAADI)
Cross-border worker in Switzerland: declaring household income for health contributions
— The URSSAF network details the annual household income declaration for cross-border workers on French health insurance, on which an 8% contribution based on the couple's income is calculated.
YouTube · Urssaf Officiel (CNTFS)
Marrying without a contract in Quebec: partnership of acquests by default
— A consumer association warns that without a notarial contract the legal regime applies automatically and, on divorce, leads to a 50/50 split of assets and savings built up during the marriage.
TikTok · @optionconsommateurs (Option consommateurs)
Civil marriage in the DRC: bigamy banned and validity conditions
— A legal programme recalls the civil monogamy requirement in the Congolese Family Code: a second marriage before the first is dissolved would be void and punishable under criminal law.
YouTube · Radio Okapi - Nations Unies en RDC (@radio_okapi)
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Civil registration in Côte d'Ivoire: the "Mon acte, ma chance" campaign
— The Ivorian civil registration office presents the national population register and the digitisation of records, a reliability gain that matters for French consular verification of documents.
YouTube · ONECI TV (Office National de l'État Civil et de l'Identification)
Benin: personal identification and biometric civil registration
— The Beninese Presidency presents the identification agency and the personal identification number, a paperless system that secures the birth and marriage certificates needed for consular procedures.
YouTube · Présidence Bénin
International marriage contracts and prenuptial agreements
— A Paris notary explains how a French separation-of-property contract travels to Common Law systems, where full financial disclosure and independent legal advice determine its effectiveness before a judge.
YouTube · Union Internationale des Avocats (Me Sophie Ducamp-Monod)
Questions to the Government on the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement
— An extract from a National Assembly session addresses the future of the 1968 agreement and the legal and diplomatic consequences of revising family residence rules between Paris and Algiers.
YouTube · LCP - Assemblée nationale
Couples abroad: status and legal regimes for French expatriates
— A consular public service explains what moving abroad changes for the recognition of marriage or PACS and for the law governing the marital regime, with possible gaps on separation or death.
YouTube · France Consulaire
Common-law couples in Quebec: rights, cohabitation contract and parental union
— A legal information body presents the 30 June 2025 reform: childless de facto spouses need a contract and a will to protect themselves, while parents of a child born since then fall under the parental union.
YouTube · Éducaloi
Divorce
The reform of judicial partition procedure: an overview
— This webinar by the French National Bar Council analyses the new rules on judicial partition for separated couples and the coordination between lawyers, family judge and notary to speed up liquidation.
YouTube · CNB Conseil national des barreaux - les avocats
Public funding and expansion of legal aid
— A member of parliament on the Law Committee discusses the funding and widening of legal aid and argues for sufficient resources so that people on modest incomes can access justice.
TikTok · @gabrielle_cathala
Divorce by mutual consent: how it works, steps and cost
— A Lyon lawyer describes amicable divorce without a judge, in which each spouse has their own lawyer, covering the agreement, the fifteen-day reflection period, filing with a notary and the costs.
TikTok · @cabinet.ulrich.avocat
Requesting family mediation through the Caf
— A Caf Hérault speaker explains in a few seconds how to request family mediation during a separation, by contacting an approved mediator to ease conflict and organise co-parenting.
TikTok · @caf_herault
Check your legal aid eligibility on the official portal
— A Montpellier lawyer presents the Ministry of Justice simulator, a free tool for quickly estimating the share of lawyer and court costs covered by the State.
TikTok · @anouck_steffen_avocat
Understanding the Caf family quotient and its effect on benefits and fees
— The Caf Hérault explains the role of the family quotient in calculating benefits and income-based fees, a benchmark also used by public services and family-support schemes.
TikTok · @caf_herault
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Legal aid: income ceilings and eligibility
— The French National Bar Council explains that legal aid depends on reference tax income, not on the minimum wage or jobseeker status, with three levels of coverage and automatic access for some victims.
TikTok · @cnb_les_avocats
Symposium on legal aid and access to justice
— A round table by the Conseil national des barreaux reviews the income and asset conditions for legal aid, as well as the quality of defence for recipients and fair pay for lawyers.
YouTube · CNB Conseil national des barreaux - les avocats
DesignGouv: the online legal aid service
— The DINUM presents, with the Ministry of Justice, a simplified online procedure for applying for legal aid, in which tax data is retrieved automatically.
YouTube · DesignGouv
Dividing property and assets after a divorce
— The Conseil supérieur du notariat describes how the matrimonial property regime is settled and assets are divided, including the notary's role, a possible balancing payment and the costs of the deed.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat
Family mediation explained by the Caf
— The Caf of Gironde explains how family mediation works: a free first meeting, then sessions priced according to income, to help separated parents reach agreements.
YouTube · Caf de la Gironde
What is legal aid and how do you apply?
— A short video by the INC presents how the State covers certain legal costs, the resource ceilings, the link with legal protection insurance and how to submit an application.
YouTube · ConsoMag
Marriage
Marriage and family: Pope Leo XIV's reflection at the General Audience
— A French-language Catholic channel summarises Pope Leo XIV's catechesis on the vocation of marriage and the family, in light of the pastoral constitution Gaudium et Spes.
YouTube · Sel + Lumière Média (@seletlumieretv)
Sexuality and the couple: what the Bible says through seven love stories
— A Dominican friar and theologian rereads seven biblical stories, from Genesis to the Song of Songs, to present the Judeo-Christian view of desire, the body and tenderness within marriage.
YouTube · Frère Paul-Adrien (@frerePaulAdrien)
Parental authority: can the other parent decide everything?
— A family lawyer distinguishes everyday acts from major decisions (education, faith-based schooling, religion) and explains how to go to the family court judge when parents disagree.
YouTube · J'peux pas, j'ai avocat by WAVE AVOCATS (@WAVEAVOCATS)
Secularism: looking back at the birth of the 1905 law
— For the 120th anniversary of the 1905 law, a parliamentary report recalls how the Republic guarantees freedom of conscience, free exercise of worship and state neutrality, separating civil marriage from religious ceremonies.
YouTube · Public Sénat (@publicsenat)
The conditions for marriage in French family law
— A lawyer and teacher sets out the substantive conditions (free consent, monogamy, adulthood) and formal ones (publication of banns, public ceremony at the town hall) that make a marriage valid in France.
YouTube · Maxime Bizeau - Fiches-droit.com (@maximebizeau)
Marriage contract: good idea or bad idea?
— A notary explains that only civil marriage, possibly preceded by a notarial contract, has property effects in France, and compares community of acquests with separation of property.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat (@NotairesdeFrance1)
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Should you convert to marry someone of another religion?
— A priest recalls that freedom of conscience is absolute and that a token conversion imposed by family pressure undermines the sincerity of the commitment, then describes the support offered to interfaith couples.
YouTube · KTO TV (@KTOTV)
Mixed couple: "Saying our children will be Catholic or Muslim would deny their freedom"
— A daily newspaper speaks with a Franco-Moroccan couple, one Catholic and one Muslim, about married life, respect for freedom of conscience and passing on their spiritual heritage without closing off their children's choice.
YouTube · La Croix (@lacroix)
Marrying in church when your spouse is not baptised?
— A short video explains the dispensation from disparity of cult in Catholic canon law and the conditions under which a Catholic may have a religious wedding with an unbaptised spouse or one of another faith.
YouTube · KTO TV (@KTOTV)
Marriage: which marital property regime to choose?
— The French notaries' national council presents the rules governing spouses' property under the regime chosen before the civil wedding, and the value of planning for the couple's protection and inheritance.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat (@NotairesdeFrance1)
Divorce in Judaism and the giving of the get
— A legal scholar presents the Talmudic and rabbinic rules of Jewish divorce, based on the husband's voluntary delivery of the get, and the situation of women blocked from religious remarriage, the "agunot".
YouTube · Akadem (@AkademTV)
Interfaith marriage: what religious upbringing for the children?
— A programme tackles the practical questions mixed couples face when a child is born (baptism, circumcision, family prayer, spiritual education) and stresses dialogue before the wedding.
YouTube · KTO TV (@KTOTV)
Relationships
Planning your pet's protection with a notary
— The Paris Chamber of Notaries notes that a pet cannot inherit, but a will can entrust its future to a trusted person or an association.
TikTok · @chambrenotairesparis (Chambre des notaires de Paris)
Pornography in a couple: private garden or infidelity?
— This debate from the outlet Le Crayon questions the place of pornography in a couple, between private space and betrayal, and distinguishes open use from a loss of control that causes suffering.
TikTok · @lecrayonmedia
Divorce: organising custody of your pet
— This regional report presents the steps for arranging pet custody in a divorce, noting the value of putting alternating or sole custody into the agreement to avoid going before a judge.
YouTube · France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Buying a home as a couple: should you sign a PACS first?
— This notary video explains that a joint purchase falls under co-ownership, with shares to be stated in the deed, and that a PACS gives no inheritance right without a will.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat (@NotairesdeFrance1)
Joint bank account: what to know before opening one
— The INC and UNAF detail the liability attached to a joint account: one holder's overdraft or bounced cheque can bind and penalise both partners.
YouTube · ConsoMag — Institut national de la consommation (@ConsoMag)
Parliamentary hearing on the impact of screens
— A psychiatrist-addiction specialist and a neurologist, co-chairs of an expert commission, explain to MPs how attention is captured, platforms' addictive biases and their effects on sleep and family life.
YouTube · Assemblée nationale
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How to exit a joint account after a separation
— The IEFP explains how to close a joint account together or end it alone by registered letter, then how it becomes an undivided account requiring both signatures.
YouTube · La finance pour tous — IEFP (@lafinancepourtousIEFP)
Making a long-distance relationship work, per Gottman Institute research
— The Gottman Institute presents strategies for keeping emotional connection and trust at a distance: daily rituals of mutual attention and clearly planned reunions.
YouTube · The Gottman Institute
Jointly owned property and separation: liquidation rules
— French notaries present what happens to the shared home after a separation (sale, buy-out with a balancing payment, remaining in co-ownership), the calculation of claims and the occupation indemnity.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat (@NotairesdeFrance1)
PACS: passing on assets and protecting your partner by will
— Notaries remind viewers that PACS partners are not each other's heirs without a will, and explain how to draft one and use usufruct to secure the survivor's home.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat
Blended family, age gap: protecting the surviving spouse
— The notariat presents the tools to protect a surviving spouse in a blended family or with an age gap: gift to the surviving spouse, usufruct, and balance with the reserved share of children from a first union.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat
Divorce: how judges and couples settle custody of the pet
— The 30 Millions d'Amis foundation examines, with lawyers and owners, pet custody disputes in separations, between proof of ownership and the family's emotional attachment.
YouTube · Fondation 30 Millions d'Amis
Dating
Online subscriptions: what to watch out for
— The INC warns about discounted trial offers that hide a paid, automatically renewed commitment, and reminds viewers what to check before paying.
YouTube · ConsoMag (Institut National de la Consommation)
Romance scam: how to react
— This official clip describes the warning signs of romance scams and what a victim should do: stop paying, keep evidence, alert the bank and file a complaint.
YouTube · Cybermalveillance-gouv-fr
Romance scams: recognising control and taking legal action
— This programme describes the gradual manipulation that isolates a victim before money is demanded, then presents legal and banking remedies and the role of victim-support associations.
YouTube · ConsoMag (Institut National de la Consommation)
Webcam blackmail (sextortion): emergency reflexes
— This prevention module explains intimate-video blackmail and insists on never paying, then guides victims: secure accounts, keep screenshots, request removal and contact the police.
YouTube · Cybermalveillance-gouv-fr
Everything about cancelling "in 3 clicks"
— This INC clip presents the obligation, in force since 1 June 2023, to offer a direct, free cancellation button, and what the business must confirm in writing.
YouTube · ConsoMag (Institut National de la Consommation)
Fake cryptocurrency investments: testimony and prevention
— This video shows how fake platforms display imaginary gains before freezing funds, and reminds viewers to check intermediaries' registration and official blacklists before any transfer.
YouTube · Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)
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SignalConso: how to report a dispute
— This guide explains how to use the free public SignalConso platform when a website refuses the right of withdrawal or obstructs a cancellation, and what happens to the report.
YouTube · ConsoMag (Institut National de la Consommation)
Distance purchases: when can I withdraw?
— The INC recalls the principle of the 14-day legal withdrawal period for online purchases, when it starts, the refund obligation and the exceptions provided by law.
YouTube · ConsoMag (Institut National de la Consommation)
Pharos and webcam blackmail: what to do
— In this video from the French Gendarmerie, officers explain how to report cybercriminals on Pharos and why one should neither panic nor send money.
YouTube · Gendarmerie nationale
Le 2min: what is SignalConso?
— The French Ministry of the Economy presents SignalConso, a public DGCCRF tool for disputes and misleading practices, with the steps of a report and the investigators' action in case of repeat offences.
YouTube · Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances
THESEE: fighting online scams
— This Interior Ministry video presents the THESEE online service, which lets victims of internet scams file a complaint remotely and centralises reports for specialised investigators.
YouTube · Ministère de l'Intérieur
How to cancel a tacitly renewing contract
— This programme explains that the provider must give written notice before the non-renewal deadline; without it, the subscriber can cancel free of charge at any time and request a refund.
YouTube · ConsoMag (Institut National de la Consommation)
Family
The Basics: long-term volunteer foster care and adoption of wards of the State
— This clip from the EFA federation presents child-protection schemes involving non-professional carers, from sponsorship to simple or full adoption, depending on the child's status.
YouTube · Enfance Familles Adoption
Long-term volunteer foster care and a ward of the State's journey
— In this interview a child-protection professional explains how long-term volunteer care fits with the status of ward of the State and how life and adoption plans are built.
YouTube · Enfance Familles Adoption
International adoption: an investigation into abuses and safeguards
— This ARTE documentary looks back at past abuses in international adoption and adoptees' search for their origins, and stresses the ethical safeguards of the 1993 Hague Convention.
YouTube · ARTE
La Matinale: EFA supports families through the adoption process
— This TV interview presents the work of the EFA federation with approval applicants and adoptive families, the changing profile of adoptable children and support for adoptive parenting.
YouTube · SQOOL TV
Interview with EFA: informing and supporting adoption applicants
— This interview broadcast by the Aveyron UDAF describes the role of EFA's local branches with approval applicants and adoptive parents, including mandatory preparation and discussion groups.
YouTube · UDAF de l'Aveyron Udaf 12
Adopting your spouse's child: what steps?
— In this column, a notary details the conditions and procedure for adopting the child of one's spouse, PACS partner or cohabiting partner, how consents are collected before a notary, and the civil and inheritance effects.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat
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International adoption: legal framework and illicit practices
— This France Culture programme examines the tightening of rules governing adoption of children born abroad, the checking of consents, the Mission de l'adoption internationale and authorised bodies.
YouTube · France Culture
Simple adoption of a spouse's child: how it works and its effects
— A notary explains simple adoption of the other partner's child after the 2022–2023 reform, the preservation of ties with the birth family and the direct-line tax scale.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat
Adopting the child of a spouse, PACS partner or cohabiting partner
— This notaries' video summarises the law of 21 February 2022, which opens adoption of the couple's child to PACS partners and cohabitants, and compares simple and full adoption.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat
Adoption in France: approval delays and applicants' journeys
— This Public Sénat report analyses longer waiting times and the decline of international adoption, and the aims of the 2022 reform: opening adoption to unmarried couples and better supporting wards of the State.
YouTube · Public Sénat
In the Senate: speech on the bill reforming adoption
— During the reform debate, Senator Michelle Meunier presents the advances of the law of 21 February 2022: adoption opened to PACS and cohabiting couples, minimum age lowered to 26, a stronger status for wards of the State.
YouTube · Michelle Meunier
Adoption in France: which regime to choose?
— This notariat programme compares full adoption, which creates an irrevocable parentage, and simple adoption, which adds a bond without breaking the original one, with effects on name, parental authority, reserved share and tax.
YouTube · Notaires de France - Conseil supérieur du notariat
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