Relationships

Talking about suicide isn't easy but research suggests having a tough conversation might help save a life.

Aussies place second in the world to emerge from a divorce better financially, a new study has found.

Homer Simpson might want to be a little friendlier to Ned next door, as a new study has revealed that having good neighbours can reduce the risk of having a heart attack.

A young girl's depiction of domestic violence highlights society's dangerous attitudes.

A Brazilian couple who were abandoned as babies have discovered live on radio that they have the same birth mother.

Almost like a scene from The Notebook one Californian couple has ended their 60 year love story in bittersweet fashion.

Angelina Jolie has confirmed she is going to direct and co-star in a new film with Brad Pitt, according to Variety magazine.

Same sex couples raise happier and healthier children than couples in traditional family units, new Australian research suggests.

Who says opposites attract? Here is a list of equally ambitious pairings who have joined forces to become a super couple.

No one likes to be nagged by their spouse but new research has linked the marital habit to death.

While most divorces are related to couples falling out of love financial stresses or affairs one woman opted for a divorce after her husband communicated with her only by post-it notes.

An Ohio teenager surprised his 89-year-old great-grandmother when he asked her to be his date to his high school dance.

Kate Fitzsimons launched the Nicole Fitzsimons Foundation to remember her older sister who died in a scooter accident in Thailand in 2012.

Supermodel Miranda Kerr has spoken about her relationship with ex-husband Orlando Bloom since their split last year.

He was a brilliant driver a magnificent father and a dedicated charity worker - but in matters of the heart well, his report card might have read: 'Could do better'.

A candid Cameron Diaz has said having “lots of lovers” is better than trying to stick with one man.

Lower blood sugar levels have been found to make married people angrier at their spouses.

Denise and Bruce Morcombe have revealed their 30-year marriage nearly fell apart over the abduction and murder of their son Daniel.

Young families rely too heavily on grandparents, exploiting them a source of cheap housing and child care, says an academic from the University of Western Sydney.

A gift website hoping to cash in on Valentine's Day angst is encouraging women to send themselves 'jealousy cards' before February 14.

Fifty years ago, Ralph and Gay Scott's wedding featured in The Australian Women's Weekly. On their golden anniversary, the couple shares their secrets to a long-lasting, harmonious marriage.

As her ex-husband Sean Penn flaunts his new "friendship" with Charlize Theron, Robin Wright has got revenge in the best possible way - announcing her engagement to her toyboy lover.

One of Australia's greatest modern love stories has reached its epic conclusion – but does Rhonda chose Ketut or Trent?

Mother of four Christine Durham finally felt like her life was on the up when a negligent driver slammed into her car, leaving her with devastating brain injuries. The crash forced Christine’s vehicle into a telegraph pole, smashing her ribs in dozens of places and unable to read, write or communicate. “It took 40 minutes […]

We’re living for longer than ever but Australian women are still taking early retirement when they turn 50. New figures from the Bureau of Statistics showed that the average retirement age for women was 50, despite the government urging people to work until they are 67. Men are also falling short of government expectations, retiring […]

The tumult of Tinseltown is all to often too much for a celebrity relationship to bear, but some manage to make it work. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are celebrating their ten-year wedding anniversary, making them one of those rare Hollywood couples whose romance endures. Take a look at some of the happiest couples in […]

Claire Meyer and Alan Linic, a twenty-something couple from Chicago, have been publicly recording their fights on Twitter for the past three and half months. The couple created a shared twitter account titled ‘We Fought About’ which lists their every argument. And while they say their relationship is “going really well”, so far there have […]

Kylie Minogue is reportedly "devastated" after ending her five-year romance with Spanish model Andres Velencoso.

Hollywood's most famous bachelor George Clooney has reportedly rekindled his romance with Croatian supermodel Monika Jakisic.

Julia Robson spends her life trawling internet dating sites but she’s not looking for love — she’s a savvy private investigator making sure her clients’ Prince (or Princess) Charming are who they say they are. It’s a field that didn’t exist a decade ago but Julia’s phone is ringing non-stop, with dozens of lonely hearts […]

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 […]

Another royal wedding could be just around the corner with reports that Prince Harry is preparing to pop the question. The 28-year-old prince’s relationship with dancer Cressida Bonas has been getting serious and friends of the couple say he has been hinting at a proposal ‘any day now’. “The way it’s looking now people close […]

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 […]

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, […]

The number of couples divorcing after 20 years of marriage has doubled in the past 10 years as more parents wait until the kids leave home to separate. In 2011, 28 per cent of divorces occurred after 20 years of marriage, up from 13 per cent in 1990, according to a report released by the […]

A US study claims that not having time to date or find love is no longer an acceptable excuse — you only need four minutes. Focusing on language, the researchers from Stanford universities discovered what makes couples ‘click’ on a four minute speed-date and found that couples were able to form meaningful bonds. The study […]

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.

It is one of the most dreaded feelings we can experience — returning to work after a holiday and although it may make us feel challenged to head back to work, a leading expert says for some it can be a lot harder. Workplace psychology expert Dr Mary Casey, who runs the health and education […]

This provocative image has sparked an international debate about what women's skirt lengths say about their sexual habits.

When it comes to having a happy and healthy relationship that can last the distance, there’s no secret, in fact the key is to keep it simple. The latest divorce and marriage statistics from the Australian Bauera of Statistics show that divorce in Australia increased by 1.6 percent between 2009 and 2010. But while the […]

When Shane Warne and Elizabeth Hurley were photographed kissing in 2010, their relationship was dismissed as a flash in the pan. But two years later the couple are engaged, renovating a new house and eagerly planning their wedding — which can’t come soon enough for their children. The model and the cricketer have four children […]

Let’s about sex, shall we? Not how much of it we’re all supposed to be having, but about whether it’s possible to be married and to be in love, and yet not be having any sex at all. Helen Mirren — the British-born actress who also happens, at the age of 67, to be a […]

Eight months after her split from Olympic champion Kieren (who has revealed the new woman in his life), Symantha Perkins tells Bryce Corbett what it was really like to be married to swimming’s golden boy. It’s a scene that is part of the nation’s sporting history. After cruising coolly to victory in the 1500 metres […]

When 28-year-old Ryan Miller proposed to Lindsay Saunders, 19, in August last year, the loved-up Texas couple decided they would wait until the time was right to get married. But when doctors noticed an ominous mass in Ryan’s right lung in August this year their walk down the aisle became a race against time. Ryan […]

She shares a name with one of Jane Austen greatest romantic heroines, and now UK woman Elizabeth Bennett is the star of her very own epic love story. Last weekend, Elizabeth, 25, tied the knot with Brian Woodward, 26, a man she met when he dialled a wrong number nine years ago. It was a […]

David Bowie was famous for his womanising ways but his son Duncan Jones is much more of a traditional romantic. Duncan, 41, has revealed that he married his girlfriend Rodene Ronquillo, 32, the day she was diagnosed with breast cancer last month. “On November 4th, my beautiful fiancée @rodeneronquillo and I were frisking about in […]

Christmas preparations are stressful enough, even before family members start to arrive and add their ‘colourful’ personalities to the mix. While we all love our family and accept their foibles and quirks, dealing with the relatives en masse can sometimes be less than joyous during the holiday season. Here, family therapist and mother of two […]

They say happy wife, happy life but a new study has proven there is another crucial element to long-lasting happiness: a puppy. A major study run over 72 years has found that a good marriage, close family and owning a pet dog are the key to a happy life. The Grant Study observed 268 men […]

Move over nubile virgin Ana Steele, there's a new erotic heroine in town and she's a grandmother.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that men can’t do more than one thing at a time — but a new study has challenged this long held belief, proving men are actually better at multitasking than women. The controversial research — which will be published in prestigious US journal Psychological Science — claims that hormones […]

Australian entertainment power couple, Russell Crowe and Danielle Spencer have separated after nine years of marriage, according to reports.

Maria Shriver has been spotted wearing her wedding band, fuelling rumours that she may be considering reconciliation with her estranged husband Arnold Schwarzenegger.

It has hardly been a year since Maria Shriver filed for divorce against Arnold Schwarzenegger following the discovery of his affair with the family maid and a resulting secret love child. But Arnie is convinced he can win his “fantastic” wife back. It may sound crazy, even to the estranged wife with whom he has […]

The “Sex and the City” generation constantly has the finger pointed at them for glamorising promiscuity, and women are having sex younger than ever, but it’s over 50s who are most likely to have a one night stand. A recent survey of 3300 Australians by dating website RSVP found that while two to four dates […]

When Simon realised two years ago he didn’t have any close male friends in his life, it hit him like a hammer blow. “I was in my office at home one Friday night and out of the blue it struck me that I’d really love to have a beer with a mate, just a chat […]

Australia’s TV golden girl turned stage superstar Lisa McCune has found herself at the heart of a very public cheating scandal with her South Pacific co-star Teddy Tahu Rhodes.

Infidelity ends thousands of marriages every year, but a new book is suggesting cheating could help couples stay together. It is an opinion sure to prove controversial, but bestselling British author Catherine Hakim has written a self-help book explaining how having an affair could make your relationship stronger. An excerpt from the paperback — entitled […]

We’re all guilty of flicking through our friends’ holiday snaps on Facebook, but how much do we let it affect us? Have you felt little pangs of jealousy when you saw how much better a Facebook friend’s vacation looked than yours? How their clothes looked more expensive and their hair more glamorous? Their children seemed […]

A US company has released an anti-cheating wedding ring that brands wearers with the words “I’m married” even after they take it off. The titanium band — on sale for $550 at TheCheeky.com — is reverse-engraved so that when the ring is removed, the words are impressed onto the skin … for a short time […]

Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne have four children between them so it's perhaps not surprising they aren't planning any more.

Most of us swear we'll never talk to our ex again but former supermodel Christie Brinkley has made it official, signing a contract banning her former husband from speaking to her.

Those who argue women can’t have it all should take a look at Julia Morris. She is a touring comedian, stars in a new television drama, and has two adorable young daughters. The secret to her success? Dan Thomas, her house-husband. He gave up a career in advertising to stay at home with their girls […]

The Humane Society has stripped a man of his bravery award after The Australian Women’s Weekly revealed he had been jailed for beating his wife. During a series of attacks, Paul Francis McCuskey kicked his partner Jeannie Blackburn in the head so hard he snapped her optic nerve and left her blinded in one eye. […]

So-called 'mummy porn' novel 50 Shades of Grey has overtaken Harry Potter to become the fastest-selling paperback of all time.

Women are doing less housework than they used to, but they’re still doing more than men and they’re not happy about it. New research shows that while men have started to pull their weight around the home, 85 percent of women still do most of the work, leading to increased stress levels. Swedish researchers studied […]

A Chinese octogenarian has decided to undergo a sex change aged 84. Qian Jinfan was born a boy in Jiaxing, south of Shanghai. He rose to become a mid-ranking government official in Foshan, Guangdong province, and married when he was 54. In 2008, just after his 80th birthday, he decided he wanted to become a […]

It looks like things are getting serious for George Clooney and Stacy Keibler. The 51-year-old has finally taken his girlfriend to his beloved villa near Lake Como, Italy. Not that she was complaining. The pair, who have been together for 10 months, have escaped to Mexico on more than a few beach vacations throughout their […]

Facebook is changing the world in ways Mark Zuckerberg never expected. One in three US divorce filings involving unreasonable behaviour last year included the word Facebook, a Divorce Online survey recently revealed. The findings are backed by research from the American Academy of Matrimonial lawyers, which also found more than eight out of 10 lawyers […]

Lisa Wilkinson has shared a flashback photo to the 90s of when she was editor of CLEO Magazine. Here she writes for The Weekly about what life lessons she wish she knew at 16.

Sporting legend Andrew Ettingshausen’s affair with a team-mate’s wife sent shockwaves through the Australian football community. Here, Andrew reveals the reasons behind his infidelity. “Why would anyone throw away a life that has everything? A loving wife, a beautiful family, financial security and all the material things that make life work? It simply doesn’t make […]

American comedian Steve Harvey’s dating guide Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man has become an overnight sensation in the US. But can his advice help Australia women find love? Fiona Tuite finds out. Should I call him? Do you think he likes me? Could he be the one? The road to true love […]

First-born? Piggy in the middle? Or always the baby? Clinical psychologist Linda Blair reveals how birth order in the family can affect every aspect of your life. From the moment you first draw breath, a number of factors are at work to shape your character. Unravelling all of them would be a major undertaking. However, […]

Barack Obama has become the first US president to openly support gay marriage. In an interview broadcast on US TV network ABC yesterday afternoon, Obama said that after careful consideration, he had decided to speak out in support of gay rights. In pictures: Barack Obama’s girls “Over the course of several years as I have […]

David and Victoria Beckham were left red-faced after they were forced to kiss in front of 20,000 basketball fans.

A voice comes soaring out of the brightly lit TV studio behind Keith Urban and smacks him square in the back of the head. It’s a belter of a voice: an emotion-packed, powerhouse of a vocal — infused with just a hint of desperation. The country music star’s hand hovers over the buzzer in front […]

Our mothers taught us that if we can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all. So why can women be so nasty to each other? Nasty comments are often made in a subtle way. We have all been given the mean-spirited, back-handed compliment along the lines of, ‘Oh, you are so adventurous wearing […]

It’s the question that is usually off-limits, but it seems celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jane Fonda, Sarah Silverman and Zoe Saldana have no problem discussing their bedroom secrets. These leading ladies are just some of the stars who are opening up about their feelings, fears, love life and relationships for the new TV series The […]

Three generations of Kerr women talk to Bryce Corbett, who discovers how tragedy taught them the importance of having a mum. Mother’s Day is especially poignant in the Kerr household. Not least because two generations of the women whose gene pool gave the world Miranda Kerr lost their mothers when they were only very young. […]

Women are known as the fairer sex and it turns out they are more moral too. Eminent philosopher Professor Roger Steare has claimed that women have higher values and ethics than men, with women over 30 being the most moral of all. Steare developed the ‘Moral DNA’ test in 2008 to measure how people’s values […]

Catherine Smith was terrorised by her husband in one of the worst cases of domestic violence ever recorded in Australia. Yet while the blows were directed at her, it was her children who suffered the most. It’s the night that Catherine Smith fears the most. Not for the darkness, but for the nightmares that lurk […]

Parents might say they don’t have favourites, but research shows they are lying. Jordan Baker reports on the science of parental preference and its life-long effects. When US writer Kate Tietje confessed that she loved her son “just a little bit more” than her daughter, she provoked an enormous response. Yet, surprisingly, there was more […]

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have two beautiful daughters, but no matter how lovely his girls are, Keith will always love his wife more. While most parents would confess to loving their children more than their partner, Keith says his Nicole is the centre of his universe, and always will be. In pictures: Keith Urban’s […]

Women in management have a reputation for being demanding and difficult but a new study has found they’re actually better bosses than men. The survey found that women bosses were more democratic and easier to communicate with, allowing their employees to participate in decision-making and encouraging feedback on management policies. “In line with known gender […]

The image of Raquel Welch in a fur bikini is burnt into the brains of a whole generation of men, but the women herself thinks sex is "overrated".

Domestic violence kills an Australian woman almost every week but Jordan Baker doesn't think we take it seriously enough.

Teen pregnancies and STIs are at a record high and Jenny Walsh is convinced there is only one way to reverse the trend — teaching kids more about sex. I am a sexuality education teacher and writer. I make teaching resources and advise on national strategies, so I work with a lot of different audiences, […]

Many men see marriage as the end of their life, but if you’ve got heart problems it could literally save you. A new Emory University study has found that married adults who have heart surgery are three times more likely to survive the next three months than single people who undergo the same procedure. Related: […]