Relationships

When Paul Forziano and Hava Samuels began planning their wedding three years ago, they envisaged beginning married life like any other couple — together. Instead, the newlyweds who both have mental disabilities, have found themselves embroiled in a legal battle fighting for the right to live together as a married couple after their respective care […]

A quick browse through any online jewellery store reveals a surprising social trend — men are now, apparently, wearing engagement rings too. If the sales pitch is to be believed, the days when diamond sparklers were presented only to betrothed women are well and truly over. The modern Australian man now wears one too. “Men’s […]

Coca-Cola understands that it’s very hard to meet potential dates these days, but never fear, the Chinese arm of the giant has finally found a way for women to exploit their most endearing feature — perceived inherent weakness — to break the ice and meet a man. The ad campaign, which has arguably achieved its […]

She’s only been in the online dating game for six days, but Martha Stewart has already become one of the internet’s most eligible bachelorettes at the age of 71. The media mogul created her Match.com profile just last week, and has already garnered more than 20,000 page views and 1000 messages under her alias ‘thegoodlonglife’. […]

The evolution of online dating has seen it go from a desperate last resort, to an acceptable activity with some stigma attached, to just about the only option among Australian singles. But to Gen-Y, setting up an RSVP profile is no longer desperate or shameful, it’s just passe — Twitter is where it’s at. The […]

Parents facing marriage breakdowns have cottoned on to a strategy practised by siblings of younger children all over the world — blame it on the baby. A survey of 2,000 parents found that a third of those who had divorced or separated blamed sleepless or interrupted nights caused by crying children. Parents of young children […]

Tracey Barnes always knew her daughter was different, but never imagined she would grow up to be a handsome young man who was engaged to her best friend. Bobby was just a toddler when Tracey realised she wasn’t like the other little girls she knew. By the time Bobby was four, she was dressing as […]

When divorce coach Naomi Douglas tells people what she does for a living she almost always gets the same response: “You must be busy.” Like the wedding planner and life coach of the nineties, divorce coaching is one of those job titles that provokes a scoff and an eyebrow raise from the unacquainted, but it’s […]

It’s the burning question that has plagued women for centuries: how attractive am I to men? Thankfully, Esquire magazine published a helpful quiz to answer this very question in 1940. The quiz, written by men, tells the 40s girl exactly why she is still single, and how to go about getting married immediately. So where […]

Yes, love does come first, but sometimes money matters get in the way. Find out if you and your partner are financially compatible by asking yourselves these six questions.