Sex & Relationships

At a picnic for a one year olds’ birthday recently, a fellow party guest excitedly confessed he was about to get the snip. He was thrilled and told me it was high time as his third daughter had definitely been a surprise, and he certainly wasn’t risking fatherhood a fourth time around. I had met […]

Fred Stobagh considers himself tone-deaf, but a beautiful and heartbreaking love song he penned for his wife has turned him into an international recording sensation. The 96-year-old US man met the love of his life, Lorraine, in 1938. He describes her as “the most gorgeous girl I ever saw”. They would rarely leave each other’s […]

A transgender couple have taken their love public to challenge the trolls who make their lives hell. Jamie Eagle, 20, who was born a boy, and Louis Davies, 25, who was born a girl, are both “transitioning” between genders. They met last year and have been inseparable ever since, getting engaged in March. Until recently, […]

The number of women cheating on their husbands has risen by more than 40 per cent in the past 20 years, a new study reveals. The National Opinion Research Center’s General Social Survey found that one in six wives cheat on their husbands, up from about one in 10 in 1991. The percentage of men […]

She’s been in the online dating game for less than two months, but Martha Stewart, 71, has revealed she’s already had more than a few risqué sexual encounters. In a television interview that aired in the US on Wednesday night, Martha admitted to having a one night stand and even “sexting”, which involves sending naked […]

If 50 is the new 30, why can’t women find work past their 50th birthday? Zoe Arnold asks why we aren’t taking advantage of our highly-skilled mature workforce. Jean is university educated. Actually she has three degrees — two undergraduates and a Masters — and she’s been working in her field for more than 30 […]

Look out ladies, there’s a new breed of bachelor in town. Only they’re not in town at all — they’re out working on the land. The age of the metrosexual is well and truly over with women shifting their preferences towards blokes who are handy with a tractor and know how to muster sheep. Welcome […]

Married couples who met online are happier and more likely to stay together than those who found love in more traditional ways, a study has revealed. Based on more than 19,000 people who married between 2005 and 2012, the US study by researchers in the Proceedings of the National Acedemy of Sciences found that the […]

The internet has been helping people find love for years — now it’s assisting them when things go sour, allowing them to organise their divorce online. A new software program called Wevorce has launched in the US this week, allowing couples to negotiate the terms of their divorce settlement on the internet. Instead of paying […]

Women are monogamous and men are promiscuous, or at least that’s how the stereotype goes. But evidence is mounting that when the spark fizzles out of a relationship, women are the ones who feel the itch faster. Studies are suggesting women get bored with monogamy faster than sex, but this doesn’t necessarily translate into infidelity, […]