Love, sex and Relationships
How to tell if someone's single
If only we could tell who is and isn’t single
DOM KNIGHT 11:59pm Dom Knight laments the end of a time when a theme party could make this blissfully obvious.
Can couples get closer by fighting?
Olivia Fane Many of us believe arguments spell trouble in a relationship. But they can be an essential part of intimacy.
Reinventing traditions
Why I asked for a dowry
S.A. Jones One female writer thinks it's time we re-invented our wedding traditions.
Mental health
Why love won't cure your depression
Alice Williams Forget the rom-com clichés -- falling in love can be totally terrifying for someone with depression.
Privacy v secrecy
The things we don't share with our partners
PIP DOYLE Newlywed Pippa Doyle on the (very important) difference between privacy and secrecy.
Viral proposals
Are proposals the new weddings?
CANDICE CHUNG Why couples are spending more on elaborate engagements than the actual weddings.
Grown-up crushes
Adult celebrity crushes
CLEM BASTOW *And why they're arguably healthier than real-life unrequited love.
Marriage equality
In defence of marriage
ANDREW P STREET Andrew P Street on why the chance to be married (whether you choose it or not) is still worth fighting for.
Over-sharing
Has social media ruined weddings?
JEAN HANNAH EDELSTEIN Or perhaps weddings now only exist to be documented.
Men faking it
Do men fake orgasms?
CLEM BASTOW A new book challenges our notion of how sex between a man and a woman is “supposed” to happen.
Late-life divorce
Being single in your 50s
Alexandra Carlton A growing number of women are leaving their marriages after the '20 year itch'.
Anti-bridezilla
Diary of a relaxed bride
TARA MURPHY There was no 'my day, my way' for this super relaxed bride.
Lying in relationships
Does lying always ruin a relationship?
NICOLE ELPHICK How much honesty should you practise and require from your partner?
Self-help
Why men don't read self-help
CANDICE CHUNG The real reason why guys don't read about relationship problems.
Making love last
Does a healthy relationship need 'rules'?
ANNIE STEVENS A new version of 90s best seller The Rules was published this year. Should it have been?
Making couples happy
TV as couples therapy
KATE WILCOX For couples wanting to find happiness, TV could be the answer.
Wedding blues
Dealing with post wedding blues?
Pippa Doyle That awkward moment when you realise there is nothing left to organise.
Relationships
Should relationships last 'til death do us part'?
ANDREW P STREET ANDREW P STREET would like a more realistic timeline, please.
Relationships
Stop telling me marriage is hard
KATE FRIDKIS KATE FRIDKIS is sick of sounding like a fake for saying she’s happily married.
Relationships
Loving someone with depression
ANDREW P STREET ANDREW P STREET knows depression is hard. But it's also hard on the people who care about him most.
Bridget Jones
Should Bridget Jones come out of retirement?
ANNIE STEVENS Reaction to news of a third book has been v. v. mixed. Is our favourite singleton cut out for being a woman in these times?
Rules of engagement
When women propose
CHRISTOPHER SCANLON Why are we still hung up on who pops the question?
Understanding women
Five things about women*
ANDREW P STREET That guys apparently don't quite grasp.
Wedding season 101
Wedding conversations dos and don'ts
Pippa Doyle One bride-to-be's handy guide on what you should (and shouldn't) say before the big day.
Dating decoded
How to spot a liar online
KASEY EDWARDS What are the most common lies we tell in our online dating profiles?
Facebook 'couples pages'
Performative relationships
JEAN HANNAH EDELSTEIN The new Facebook couples page gives us pause to remember: your relationship is only interesting to you.
Real life
Sex, love and disability
ALECIA SIMMONDS Why aren’t there more disabled women on the big screen?
Relationships
The ‘50 Shades’ divorce
KASEY EDWARDS Should a ‘boring attitude’ to sex be counted as ‘unreasonable behaviour’?
Relationships
Do we judge a man by the woman he's with?
SARAH MACDONALD Why we admire men who are with smart, strong woman.
Relationships
Do you need a sex contract?
Amanda Robb Sex therapist Amanda Robb explains why you should (or shouldn't) consider drafting one with your partner.
Women and sex
Do women really not like sex?
ANNIE STEVENS Because an awful lot of surveys appear to suggest so.
Going it alone
How to survive a wedding when you're single
DOM KNIGHT There's an art to flying solo at an event solely focused on making your friends a permanent couple.
Pre-wedding partying
I'm a chicken when it comes to hen's nights
Pippa Doyle Is there a guaranteed way (besides tequila shots) to turn the forced fun in to actual fun?
The end of love
The science of a break-up
ELLY TAYLOR Research reveals why the end of a relationship literally hurts.
Sex and relationships
Male sex fantasies v female sex fantasies
Amanda Robb Is there really a difference?
Relationships
The unbearable sadness of 'dream couple' break-ups
CLEM BASTOW Why Amy Poehler and Will Arnett's break-up is almost as excruciating as our own.
Like a virgin. But not quite.
RUBY HAMAD The new vaginal tightening product that promises to make women feel “18 again”.
Relationships
It's not 'just' an affair
ELLY TAYLOR Relationship counselor and the author Elly Taylor explains why infidelity can be a form of domestic abuse.
The urge to snoop
Fighting the urge to snoop
Amanda Woodard Why snooping on your partner may reveal more about you than them.
Wedding STDs
Sweating the small stuff in weddings
Pippa Doyle STDs (Save the dates) and other things you never thought you'd worry about.
Sex and love
A quickie with a sex therapist
Amanda Robb Everything you've ever wanted to ask a 'sexpert'.
Augusten Burroughs
What I know about men
Robyn Doreian Running with Scissors author Augusten Burroughs reflects on the significant men in his life.
Marry me
'Grand gesture' proposals
Pippa Doyle Are the best wedding proposals YouTube-worthy? Or just low-key?
Snooping
Jools Oliver reads Jamie's emails
JEAN HANNAH EDELSTEIN Is electronic snooping on your partner OK?
Relationships
'I want to sleep with other people'
Georgia Clark Can you say this without breaking up?
