No-one thought their relationship would last, but US mum Karen, 31, and her Aussie teen lover James are proving them wrong as they tie the knot and await their first child together. With a nervous grin, Perth teenager James Barry exchanged vows with the “older woman” from cyberspace who won his heart — Californian mum […]

Young Morgan Featherstone and her mum defend pre-teen modelling, following the international outrage over a 12-year-old model as the face of fashion week. Morgan is a model child. Blonde, leggy and blue-eyed, she’s polite, kind, studious, and popular with schoolmates and teachers. A typical 12-year-old, she’s crazy about wildlife, adores her pet dogs, admires Bindi […]

During my first two years of uni I met a fantastic guy named Leon. We clicked straight away and had an absolute blast, really making the most of uni life. He was gay and I was way too immature for any kind of serious relationship so he was the perfect ‘boyfriend’. We fast became best […]

The sister of the Bali nine’s youngest prisoner Matthew Norman fears this birthday may be her brother’s last With her twin brother sentenced to death by firing squad, a pale and shockingly thin Cheryl Norman flew to Bali to celebrate what might be their last birthday together … their 21st. Cheryl is haunted by the […]

My son’s teenage mate Johnny was sleeping over one weekend. He is a gorgeous 19-year-old guy who I’ve known since he was little. I’ve always known he was attracted to me, but of course I just let it go as a teenage crush. At about 2am, I thought I heard a noise at the other […]

After an agonising struggle to conceive, Sally and Andrew Woods defied the odds. Sally Woods kissed her husband goodbye and hugged him tightly. Taking a deep breath, she watched as he climbed into the family car, clutching a flask. In just a few hours, the container would be full of hope. Andrew, 40, was embarking […]

My sister In-Law, Mandy, has never been a great judge of character when it comes to men. She’s had a string of rocky relationships owing to the fact (in my opinion) that she tends to go for ‘bad-boys’. My wife, Sian (Mandy’s older Sister) has always been protective of Mandy and she hates seeing her […]

The first time I met my future husband Rob, I took him by storm. Rob was dark blonde with big brown eyes, wide shoulders and an absolutely killer smile. He was also very quiet and painfully shy. We took every opportunity to talk over the next few weeks. I knew he liked me, but he […]

“My rock star marriage nearly killed me.” On the radio, in a lift, at the supermarket, Juanna Fatouros can’t escape painful memories of the rock ‘n’ roll love affair that almost destroyed her life. Steely Dan’s music is everywhere. But Juanna’s role with the legendary band — as girlfriend, muse, assistant and eventual wife of […]

Night after night it happened. His “nights out with the boys” went on seven times a week. My husband would come staggering in after a hard night at the local, no excuses, just demands for his evening meal. Always it was ready, warmed up, ready to eat. This went on for years until I had […]