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Online break-ups don't work
Breaking up may have seemed "hard to do" when Neil Sedaka first crooned the lyric in 1962. But Neil Sedaka didn't have to…
Touching moment when man with Down Syndrome asks his girlfriend to live with him (+watch)
For this couple the moment is made all the more poignant because not only is it captured on camera, but they both have Down…
Cunliffe confirms marriage break-up
David Cunliffe, who had been married for more than 30 years, confirms split but won't be making any further comment "for…
Deborah Hill Cone: I need to be held close, naked, loved
The feminist mantra of being able to have a shag without engaging your heart doesn’t sit right with columnist Deborah Hill…
Relationships & Pets
Matt Heath: Don't follow rules or laws just because they exist
Take rules on board onboard if you agree with them. If not, put your foot to the floor and just drive…
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Lion cubs turn into stars of Gaza family
Two lion cubs have become star members of a family living in a Gaza refugee camp as a result of the weak economy in the…
Gaza family adopt unusual pets
A family in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah has bought two lion cubs from a local zoo, keeping these unusual pets in their…
It's official: Teens can't help themselves
While risky behaviour has been a hallmark of adolescence for millennia, today's world poses special challenges, possibly…
Dear D&P;: My friend is lying about how she got slim
My best friend had her stomach stapled and is really slim now, but tells everyone it was done through…
Taylor Swift suits single life
She has record-breaking sales and secure friendships — not to mention a steely grip on her digital copyright — what on earth…
A Google Translate love story
"You met, and then?" people say when they ask how my husband, Nico, and I got together. "And then," Nico says, somewhat…
'Sex Box' show faces criticism
American family values groups are tut-tutting about a television show in which couples seek to fix their marital problems…
Ex-AB announces engagement
Legendary former All Black flanker Josh Kronfeld has announced his engagement to longtime partner Bronwyn Illingworth.
How did this 'open marriage' end?
Reliving the fraught decision, Robin Rinaldi wrote: "I refuse to go to my grave with no children and…
Pretty 'Ava' tricks Tinder users
Tinder users looking for love were tricked in to swiping right by an attractive female robot.
Kathryn Flett: Why I won't be speaking to my mum on Mother's Day
Writer Kathryn Flett has spent decades adjusting to being abandoned by her mother - a trauma that has shaped her life and…
Is love really all in the mind?
We may now be a step closer to discovering what love is, thanks to a scientific study that has obtained the first empirical…
Couples reveal sex partners
Do you really want or need to know how many people the love of your life has had sex with?
Adams inspired by grandma's courage
Relationships & Pets Archives
World champion shotputter Valerie Adams is paying tribute to her grandmother's courage fighting cancer…
Health & Wellbeing
'Disease mongering' has created a multibillion-dollar industry - critics
What exactly is "disease mongering?" It's the concept of selling sickness to otherwise healthy people. Many people have…
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Woman posts Facebook ad offering men $700 to get her pregnant
"Meeting men is not a problem. Meeting one who wants a baby is. So, rather than wasting my time on a pointless relationship…
Life & Style
Hipster beards just a way to get women
Last year scientists declared we had reached a "peak beard" situation. Bearded hipsters, they said, would start picking…
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