Skip to Content
Cosmopolitan features, long reads

Longer reads

Grab a cuppa and settle in for some of Cosmopolitan's longer read features. Whether it's fascinating real life stories you're into, investigations that matter, or our take on the biggest issues facing young women these days, take five to read and have your thoughts provoked.

what's behind the ketamine crisis

What makes ketamine so addictive?

the prince and princess of wales in full royal regalia look at one another and smile

Are we entering a new era of royal honesty?

kamala harris smiles on stage in a lilac suit

Kamala Harris is re-defining power dressing

sexual harassment tube

Undercover with the grope police

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
trying to get pregnant mental health two week wait

“Trying for a baby has put my life in limbo”

blurred image of young woman flipping the bird

F*ck that? Welcome to the era of nihilism

an athlete with a medal around her neck smiling as other athletes stand in the background

So, what are the Olympic Village rules then?

a person holding a tape measure on a bowl

‘Strong not skinny’ and diet culture’s iron fist

two women whispering in front of big ben in a pop art style

'I'm a Westminster insider... come BTS with me'

a collage of number 10 downing street and an image of keir starmer

The tea on our new Prime Minny (and his cabinet)

a clock tower with an ear and a mouth collaged in the background

‘I’m a fly on the wall inside Parliament'

i walked 10,000 steps everyday for a month – here's what i learnt

'How walking 10,000 steps a day changed my life'

beware the onlyfans pimp

Watch out for the OnlyFans pimps

lib dem leader ed davey in front of orange lib dem signs

Is voting Lib Dems a waste of a vote?

abstract portrait of a young woman bathed in pink light

'My friend Photoshopped me – without me realising'

rishi sunak keir starmer star quality general election popularity celebrity tiktok

The rise and rise of the celebrity politician

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
woman with her eyes closed in sunlight dappled light and shadows

When did the world get so very... loud?

a black woman sitting on a couch looking thoughtful

Self-care is an anti-racist tool: let's learn that

two protestors one holding a sign in favour of ending abortion and another holding a sign saying remove your rosaries from our ovaries which is in favour of women having choice and the church backing away from reproductive rights

A year on: inside the abortion 'safe zone' battle

dating apps

What is the future of dating apps?

a woman sits alone in a hospital gown facing a window

Trans lives should not be political playing ground

aklima bibi a woman who helps rescue women and girls from forced marriages poses in a red top and she has red streaks in her hair

This woman rescues child brides from danger

a young black womans face is distorted

'There's still a loophole in the new deepfake law'

a person holding a phone

'My best friend secretly deepfaked me into porn'

francesca amewudah rivers

'Romeo & Juliet backlash shows change still lacks'

singer billie eilish smiling with a microphone

Can you ever really be 'authentic' on socials now?

woman sleeping under duvet on a sunny morning, top view

The young couples who love their separate beds

a curvy young woman in her underwear looks at the camera defiantly

"My fat liberation is not a fleeting trend"

two larger than life children hold a jump rope while other schoolchildren jump over it

School in the era of Andrew Tate

woman on train meeting police officers at the platform

The fight to take sexual predators off our trains

a person typing on a laptop

"I ignored my emails for a week - you should too"

the dark side of playboy crystal hefner opens up about surviving mind games in the mansion

The Dark Side of Playboy: Crystal is ready to talk

Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
young woman with long blonde hair wearing white dress and floating on water surface

Stop telling me to "relax" to get pregnant!

carefree young woman with drink dancing by female friend enjoying at nightclub

"Everything I learnt by quitting drink for a year"

woman with bare shoulders and a blurred silhouette in neon red light to effect tranquility and relaxation

Welcome to the next-big-things in wellness...

the rise of the mega misogynists

The rise of the mega misogynists

hacking doxxing online social media safety

I tasked a hacker with finding out about my life

a side by side of two images one showing prince william and kate middleton and the other of prince harry and meghan markle

The biggest revelations from spicy new royal book

a black and white image of a woman crying painted on blue tears

Are you a HSP or... just an emotional wreck?

a collage of things associated with wellness like sage and crystals and then objects to show the darker side of it like money and a man holding a sign relating to conspiracy theories

"How rogue wellness influencers duped me online"

a woman walking in city at night

'Cosy season is here - and so is a women's curfew'

half of a black womans face with a rainbow light reflection over her eye

'The pros and cons of Sweden – as a Black woman'

boiling point tv dramas are one thing but life as a female chef is far worse

Boiling Point: The real lives of female chefs

a collage of blood tests, needles and hands in medical gloves

Can a private blood test tell if you're ill?